13.05.13

Today I made a decision. I want to learn my students' names. It's going to be impossible to get all 700 of them memorized, but I'll give it a shot and maybe a few will stick.

I printed out photos and am labelling them. It's great practice for my hangul reading and writing. I feel like I'm getting miles faster.

I forgot how good it is to learn something and watch yourself get better at it. It's mighty encouraging for my brain.

I take great pride when a student sits down for their speaking test and gives me a very pleased and surprised look when I say their name right, even if I did read it off a sheet of paper. 

Names are easy, they're just sounds. Next up is actually knowing what words mean.