The most horrible morning ever.

I was teaching a group with 5 girls and 5 boys. But the boys refused to learn or stay in the room so I struggled with the class. The girls were extremely annoyed with the boys and told me they were disgraced that the fact I came over from England to help them and to get this behaviour from them. I carried on teaching the girls, trying to make boys to join in but as when I turned around to write something on the board..the boys has disappeared. So I was really frustrated, so I decided to write some questions for the girls to copy and then answer whilst I've gone to find the boys..but that didn't happen as once I went to wipe the questions off..one boy came back and took the wiper away. I saw and there was a big group of boys outside laughing at me, and the boy threw the wiper outside and sat behind a tower. I was getting a bit upset so I went back in the classroom to write some more things on board to stop me from getting really upset. I texted Sara, and hoped she'd come soon as she has finished her class.

The two prefects came pass and saw the situation, they were so furious and told me to tell the vice principal. I wasn't too sure because I really didn't want to get them in trouble but they were right, it was getting out of hand so a girl in my class wrote the boys names down on a paper. The prefects brought the vice principal over, with the boys and the girls told her that those boys were rude to me. So she hit the boys, once each on the head and then said 'Molly flew all way from England to teach you all, and to help you all to achieve well in the future and this is what you do?!'

She then apologised on their behalf and asked me if I wanted to have a break. I decided to stay for the girls. When the bell went, Sara came over and I told her everything, she was so sorry I had to go through that and seen them being hit. I was truly feeling so many of emotions that morning.

I felt it was my fault, and such a failure as a teacher. But Sara reassured me that it wasn't my fault and it has to be done as it was their culture and way of dealing things like this. She was right, even thought we disagree with teachers hitting the children but it was really getting out of control and it was their way of getting things under the hand.

So all day I was frustrated and felt low so it was not a good day for me at the school.

When I came home, I had a shower and had a long think, the water was not too cold, just warm from being in sun all day so I had a long think and realised I was missing home more than I thought, but I was proud of myself as it was a challenge for me to do and I'm almost there.