Since my teaching schedule is a four-week rotation, I see different classes each day of every week. Even now, in February, I still have no idea where I am going half of the time! On top of that, I see some classes once a month, while others I see every week. This is because there are about 800 students total in my school, which is considered large for Spain. I am the only English teaching assistant, so my supervisor designed my schedule so that I see the most amount of students possible.
Here is a typical Tuesday:
I wake up at 9:00 a.m., throw some coffee in my cafetera (coffee moka pot, very typical in Europe and in Cuban culture) and head out the door by 9:50 a.m. My first class is at 10:10 a.m. and my school is about a 20 minute walk from my flat. Here in Spain, teachers only have to show up for when they teach. It is not like most public schools in the U.S. where teachers need to be in the building right when school starts, even if they don't teach first period. Once I'm there, I teach one class from 10:10 a.m. - 11:00 a.m., then the whole school goes on recreo, or break, between 11:00 a.m. and 11:35 a.m. At this time, students will eat a snack and go outside.
