Every week when I go to my Polish lessons, you just never know who's going to show up. You don't know if new students would show up or if the regular students would keep on coming. In some ways, it's a bit disconcerting for everyone involved, especially for the teacher, because you can never plan accurately for the lesson. (This was one of my main frustrations as an English teacher over the summer in Poland-you plan a lesson for 20 students, and in the end, only 3 would show up! Makes you think on your feet really fast. Plus, occasionally, you would have to accept new students because it was a free program, and open to the public).

Plus, it could be a bit frustrating for students as well. Progress in learning is like "moving one step forward, two steps back". (Sometimes I wish the school would just not accept new students because it's hard to enter lessons halfway-however, I guess the school needd the money.

Today, a young family joined the class. There was a man with three young children. Their mother is from Poland, originally from Bialystok. They did a really great job today! I felt so bad for them entering a lesson halfway through the semester, especially for the young children who were participating in a 2 hour long lesson for adults! They are going to learn Polish faster than everyone else! Their minds are not sculpted yet, and resistant to changes.

(Help me, why am I forgetting Polish words all of a sudden? have problems remembering simple words, especially the spelling! This was in true force today during class. I was only in Poland two months ago and already I'm forgetting! Sigh! How frustrating!)