Jinxed!

I spoke too soon about the air-con sitch. Seems only about 30% of the classrooms at my school have air-con (which is still a damn-sight more than a lot of schools). Today, 2 out of 3 of my classes were in rooms "cooled" by a couple of floor fans. Hello, people! Ceiling fans???

The poor students were fanning themselves frantically with their shitajiki (plastic book undersheets) in the 32 degree sweat-pool. The kicker though, was after class my lovely JTE said, "I'm so sorry that the students were fanning themselves. Maybe it was very rude for you." Are you KIDDING!?!?

At the end of my advanced second year class, 5 of the boys cornered my other JTE and begged, yes, begged, her to let them join the intermediate class. Their reason? The intermediate class have their lessons in the air-con room. Can't say I blame the poor buggers either.

The well-worn excuse of the BOE's "low budget" is wearing a little thin, considering, for example, at Matt's school, they have state-of-the-art colour photocopier machines and super-douper coffee machines for the teachers. I'm only there 2 mornings a week so give a shit, but people, priorities!

I just can't wait for winter when the non-insulated schools have only a couple of electric heaters to keep the kids from freezing.