I Never Want to Be a Teacher (Sorry Mum!)

Big review test this morning, well only lessons 20-22, though it was rather long. I didn't think it was too bad, though; they're not all that important. This followed by a kanji test, though I had plenty of time to do it, so I managed to remember how to draw all those pesky things.

We had Seb's lesson in the afternoon after lunch. We worked through the Meiji Era. I love the history of Japan, it can be so funny: Japan decided to take the Liaodong Peninsula in China in 1894. After wasting the Chinese, Russia, France, and Germany stepped in and gave Japan some "friendly" advice to withdraw from the peninsula, which Russia quickly occupied. In 1904, however, Japan once again attacked the peninsula. Russia tried to reinforce her navy presence in the area, but this involved sending the fleet around the Cape of Good Hope due to ice making the northern waters impassable. By the time the ships arrived, they were in a bad state of repair and were destroyed by the Japanese fleet. Japan took back control of the peninsula in 1905. After this they annexed Korea (1910)!

I hate Linden Hall. I was made to teach the 2nd years today as I haven't been recently. One might say I've been avoiding it, but on the other hand, when I've been teaching, some one has always offered to do it instead! Oh, well. I just didn't care. They ran riot in the classroom, they ran riot in the hall. I just taught those few that I'd managed to make sit down. Spelling test, filling in the missing word, and then countdown. They seem to like playing that, but I was glad when it was over. I lifted Louis up outside, and he promptly put his muddy feet on my jumper, the little oik! I've got to wash it now!