an example of an epic fail (part 1):

putting on a 3-hour long film for your students to watch, having planned about 4 days worth of lessons around it, where the characters all have difficult accents, and discovering there are no English subtitles.

best solution: “we’re watching it anyway!” and stop it every 10 minutes to explain.

it’s good they are good sports.

an example of an epic fail (part 2):

day 2. finishing disc 1, you reach for disc 2. where is disc 2? telling all students to help you find disc 2, which has been hidden by a toddler. 25 minutes later it is found. putting in the disc, and finding that it skips every 2 minutes, because you bought it for maximum cheap in a maximum cheap market.

best solution: “hey, it’s friday! class is out an hour and a half early! enjoy.”

it’s good that no one can disagree, as it is, in fact, friday.