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fat_chris
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| golsa wrote: |
| Or a school administrator realized that he could get 100Y per head for each 45 minute class with a foreigner. |
Bingo! There it is! I'm thinkin' this too, golsa.
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Non Sequitur
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| Posted: Sat Dec 28, 2013 6:23 pm Post subject: |
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I'm warming to the idea of splitting into 2 classes. Blue and Red watches?
Off duty go to the back rows and study or sleep.
Be an interesting barometer of how interesting your material is when off-watch students take an interest in the lesson. Particularly if they've already done it in the previous period. |
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Happy Everyday
Joined: 09 Feb 2007
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| Posted: Sat Dec 28, 2013 11:57 pm Post subject: |
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| fat_chris wrote: |
| golsa wrote: |
| Or a school administrator realized that he could get 100Y per head for each 45 minute class with a foreigner. |
Bingo! There it is! I'm thinkin' this too, golsa.
Warm regards,
fat_chris |
Possible. Don't know enough to know for sure. There can be several factors at play. Maybe the school would like all the students to have a class with the FT.
The ideal of fairness and equality is real. So is wanting more money. He's only teaching two classes, so I believe it has more to do about fairness in the minds of the decision makers. Money is also a factor. But in this case, I'm calling fairness so the students without an FT won't get upset. So, the room is packed for only 2 classes. Or maybe he's getting what is in fact a typical classroom in China.
Personally, I would gladly accept two big classes for full time work. You'll work your butt off but it's manageable and fun if you know how. I thrive in large crowds. I can handle 100 students and have prepared lesson plans that I can do on the fly. Did the classroom next door have a problem and cannot commence? Combine them with my class. No problem. I've had a Chinese boss resist this because they want students to have a Western education experience (smaller classes). Big or small, ready to roll! Wooooo! Love it!
I'd like to know how the OP handles it. Has anyone here divided a class into 50% sleeping / 50% learners? I've never tried it. A variation of that is to give instruction to one group, then have them work on a project amongst themselves while giving instruction to another group. |
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