LPKSA
Joined: 02 Mar 2014
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 Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2014 8:44 am Post subject: |
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| whimsical1 wrote: |
| JoeKing wrote: |
| To be sure, even individual problem students can cause a lot of stress...... Adolescents are skilled at pushing buttons, and it can drive one to drink. |
This is true everywhere! I teach middle school currently in the US. Talk about spoiled, snotty, disrespectful kids! I can't wait to get out of here and try something new, somewhere else! |
You will find it's the same elsewhere. Learning English as a second language in NNES Countries requires money; in many circumstances, students are not paying out of their own pockets. Their company or their families are covering the cost, especially so with younger students.
I have taught in China, Korea, the USA, and now Saudi. Spoiled students are going to be in your class. They will have the 'money equals power' attitude, especially here in the Middle East. Look past it, treat them the same as any other student in the class. Don't stop the class for one student on the phone. Continue your class as normal, and when they complain about you not adhering to them, be firm with them. They can smell your fear and acknowledgement of intimidation on their behalf.
Water off a ducks back. Don't let them get to you. Money is money, intelligence and individuality are more valuable. Give them the silent treatment, in fact, act like they're not even there and tend to the students who really want to be there.
Also, a good strategy I found with this problem is whenever someone takes out their phone and starts to talk, and ignore you, stand there silently, stare at them, and tell the whole class "I can wait. Can you? I can't continue because we are having a problem." Continue to stare at the offender and wait. Eventually the other students in the class will put the offender in his/her place. |
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