Rotten Tooth Teaching

Morning just outside El Galleon.

I looked into the mirror and found a worm has eaten through my tooth. I found the worm - it was thin, white, and still moving. I managed to pick it out from the tooth. I removed my decayed tooth and surrounding tissue and put them in a clear sealed bag. The tissue was still alive and twitching in the bag.

Someone I knew kept on disturbing the bag which annoyed me. I wanted to keep the bag away from harm, and undisturbed. I made an appointment to see my dentist but had trouble getting there in the rain. Someone disturbed the bag so much that the tissue stopped twitching, and everything in the bag started decomposing. The tissue turned into mush.

There was a small hole in the bag. The smell that leaked out the hole was rancid and the tissue inside turned green because it was exposed to the air.

I woke up. I went straight to the bathroom to brush my teeth.

Today I spent the entire day in the classroom. It was interesting though in that I learned how to teach a class in general using micro teaching technique. I’m starting to feel good about the course and not worry as much about the final exam. I’m feeling more confident in what I do and how I do them. I’m also realizing that I may have been worrying more than I should have.

After class, I prepared for a presentation I had to give the next day. There’s a certain sequence you have to present information in and certain psychological techniques to get students to learn it best. I didn’t know there’s so much structure and thought into a lesson plan. I’m also realizing how good the PADI system of education really is. PADI really strives to best accommodate students and have them excel and retain what they’ve learned.

Later in the evening, I hung out at the Point bar with Peter and another Instructor at Asia Divers.

- jason