This week has been nuts. I’ve alternately gone from thinking so many students would quit that I wouldn’t be able to make rent to thinking that my student numbers just might double over the next few months.

Nine students came to my new class today. It’s not a big class, but it’s a relief after having already resolved to push on and teach a class of four at a loss. The class went really well, too. I was able to teach halfway into the second lesson all during the [...]

Over the last two weeks, I’ve been on vacation. I didn’t go anywhere, though. I stayed at home the whole time. I did a bit of curriculum work for the first couple of days, but after that, I put work out of my mind and just relaxed. I had time for [...]

This week has been busy. Simon’s classes started their vacation last weekend, so it’s just been the secretary and me at school. There have been a ton of odds and ends to tie up; everthing that needed to be done before the break had to be done this week. I gave retests [...]

I’ve been having great results with the Dr. Seuss books I’ve been using in my 1st and 2nd grader’s class. In fact, it almost feels like they were made to go along with the oral spelling drills I’ve already been doing. The kids love them, too.

The major downside of taking on my current entrepreneurial project is the money that I’m not making any more. This pain has been further compounded by the fact that the stock I’ve been wanting to buy has grown by over 30% in the last two months.

As I mentioned last week, since joining my new school, I’ve created a new buxiban program. There are quite a few non-teaching responsibilities involved. One is entrance tests, and explaining my system to parents of prospective students. While those duties are extremely important from a sales perspective, I spend the vast majority [...]

One thing I haven’t written about recently is what I’ve been doing job-wise. There’s quite a bit to blog about, but I’ve been so busy actually working that I haven’t had the chance. I’ve also wanted to sort out my ideas mentally before putting them to print.

I’ve never been a fan of secrets. I hate it when they’re kept from me, and I hate keeping them. In this case, though, I’ve had no choice.

I didn’t go on any trips today. I didn’t do anything special. Nothing exciting happened at work. In short, it was an ordinary day that would be easy to forget. But somehow, it was wonderful. I woke up around 11AM to my alarm clock playing a song I like. [...]