I admit to a mild feeling of trepidation on Sunday nights, especially when I have, as Jody said, vacation head. Will my lesson plans work? Will I be in mental conflict with one or more kids? Will I reach them? How bad will the push back be? Will my instruction reach them?
It seems worse on a Sunday night. One would think that in year 33 of this, it would be cake. Such is the nature of the profession that it is not. If I thought it was just me on this, I wouldn’t say it here, but I think many of us feel this way – kind of scared.
What is it going to take to get me to relax and just enjoy the SLOW and hanging out with the kids in the target language? When do I get to be free of the idea that I am on stage? The idea of relaxing with the kids wasn’t possible before, but now it is, so why not do it?