I thought I was making some progress with my tight-knit nearly all girl class. (I’ve had them from 5th to 6th grade) They’ve been icey cold since I first arrived last year. But then today one of the girls said hi to me in the hall so i waved and the other girls asked her what she was doing. Then they all started making fun of me in Japanese while I was just standing there. I don’t know Japanese super well but the other group of girls from this school I have had from 6th to 1st and they also give me a hard time. It’s just frustrating some days to always be disrespected right infront of your face when you know the kids wouldn’t treat any other teachers like That. I know many ALTs struggle with this. I have some amazing classes and they give me confidence to try my best. But sometimes after a bad class i just feel so frustrated. I get that kids are going to talk like that just wish they had more respect for me. I know they don’t respect me bc I’m the ALT. I know all that but it’s still not easy
by ComprehensiveUse9816