First day teaching stories

[mohammed ahmed25]

I still remember the first day in one private school in Jordan. It was a funny experience for me. I was interested and enthusiastic to teach English to adults students. It was a listening class where I have to take the students to the computer lab. I took the key from the principal and informed him that we had a listening class. In the lab as usual I started with an introduction on how to use the computer. A little while later I noticed that two students were not paying any attention to me. I went to see what was going on. I was surprised to find that they were playing games - The two students were staring horrified, so I decided not to scold them and take it easy.
I started playing the game and asked one of them to join the challenge for two labs. At this moment the whole class gathered around us and started backing-me-up saying: TEACHER! TEACHER! TEACHER! Their sounds were too loud but I couldn't recognized that because of my full concentration on the game, before I crossed the end there was a silence, then I jumped happily in the air saying: YES! I DID IT! I WON THE RACE!
I turned my back to see the principal staring with rounded eyes at me. I didn't know what to say? I was embarrassed then he said, 'What an efficient listening class.'
After the class he called me at his room and started blaming me for what I had done, my face was totally red.
This was unforgettable event in my teaching experience.
From Jordan