Tomorrow I will cover a rolling tutor. It is before Christmas and I suppose kids would like to be with their regular tutor, but they cannot. They will have me instead. That is ok, but... they may expect some treats from teacher just before Christmas, they may have some surprise. I had that last year as well. This time was a nightmare. And I don't really want to have this again. I am ready - I will have some DVD. But I don't want to buy them sweets. Is there any strategy how to survive disappointed kids? How to make them feel, they are special, even if I am not their tutor and I don't know them really well. I am still exploring the life here and I am not equipped with social skills for this occasion...
There are few things I find rather hard and I miss social skill to cope with them. They are mostly related to special occasion like Christmas. Now it is this class and what is expected from form tutor during last day at school. Yesterday it was... Christmas cards. Am I supposed to give a card to everyone at school, or just to my close colleagues? Or no one? I asked. I took the 'via media aurea' approach and gave card to HoDs and close co-workers. I still feel I missed someone out. And I realised, that males usually do not do this... so I could save some money and time... I hate doing it. (not like I didn't want to give them)
The same with gifts. There is a lot of things I do not know how to do, why when... I do not want to lose my identity or became 100% British I just want to blend more in. I bet I will have similar problem after break and then again and again... Well I try and learn.
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