Across the Spectrum

I apologize for the lack of updates. My internet's been shakey for some reason.

I've only been teaching for a week, but I feel like I already have experienced the entire spectrum of emotional possibilities.

Every class I teach has their own, personality, of sorts. Unlike in the US, the students are divided by grade, and class--a level of sorts. And they have their own room, which they have nearly every single class in. The teachers change classrooms, not the other way around. But this has the aforementioned side effect: every class then bonds and develops a certain way of treating life. And let's just say, I've seen a lot. To name a few, I have the class who is:

-super excited about everything and wants to have fun.
-super obedient and energetic
-interested but not very skilled
-don't really care but will sort of do what you tell them.
-apathetic
-apathetic and gives me the "why the hell are you trying?" look.
-depressed because they know they can't succeed.

This last class, is a real downer. I don't actually teach the class (my partner does), but I've seen them. As I said, every class is sectioned off by grade and class. This particular one, has been labeled as the "loser" class. Their scores are so low, their academic proficiency so weak, they know, and probably have known, that there's no hope for them for getting into a university, especially since they're so close to taking their all important test that determines if they can get in or not. There's not much we can do. Time has simply run out.

This experience has definitely been very trying on my idealistic mindset.

I think that's enough "depression" for a day.