Last night, I was making lesson plans for my third grade class about "Sports and Hobbies". I was reading about common sports idioms that we use in English to apply to other life situations. One such commonly known phrase is "the full court press", meaning: feelings of intense pressure and effort. id: "The committee put on a full court press to collect the necessary funds".
Peace Corps Training is one dang intense, FULL COURT PRESS. From 7am to 11 pm everyday, it's a mad, yet satisfyingly schedule to keep. Some days, I end the day only remembering 5 new Russian words out of the thousands that have been thrown at me and some days, I teach two or three classes, plan for two or three more, develop community projects, do day to day life skills that require more skill than imagined, and ALWAYS have tea with Alla. Yes- "the full court press", when properly adapted, can be quite "successful" even on the 5 words/ day learning curve.
Peace Corps Training is one dang intense, FULL COURT PRESS. From 7am to 11 pm everyday, it's a mad, yet satisfyingly schedule to keep. Some days, I end the day only remembering 5 new Russian words out of the thousands that have been thrown at me and some days, I teach two or three classes, plan for two or three more, develop community projects, do day to day life skills that require more skill than imagined, and ALWAYS have tea with Alla. Yes- "the full court press", when properly adapted, can be quite "successful" even on the 5 words/ day learning curve.
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