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[Super Frank]

I told you, I am a performing monkey. Reading is no substitute for experience in any profession.

[vikdk]

Most teacher training degrees also have pratical periods - I had to do a 3 and 6 month stint - not all classroom Frank, but as an expert on teacher training degrees I thought you would have known that And of course I agree with you a, monkey which has been allowed to mingle in the native classrooms for a few months - and of course one with a good nature, one that doesn't bite and one that doesn't demand too many bananas - will always be welcomed by many of our Chinese overlords - yikes they don't like those stick by their principles, I know what I'm doing pros - no they'll take a monkey any day - less boat rocking and more getting on with the job of attracting an audience and pulling in the dough

[Brian Caulfield]

My feeling about discipline is that , if you show your students you are really interrested in their learning , you won't have problems . I have found the most difficult class to teach here in China is the multi lingual class . The students are coming from affluent families . The father works long hours and the mother is busy spending his money . They hire people to teach their kids at home . The kids have everything but are angry . They have everything but the parents love and time . So you throw a bunch of these kids together and you find them striking out at each other and the teachers .
Hang in there Roger I think you are the perfect person for this group . I have always found that my first impressions of students were wrong .
Maybe like In Time says ," You should step back and find a way to make it a more students centered classroom ." Try working the back of the class and the corners . Get them up on the blackboard .

[prof]

In a purely commercial exericse, if you "tick off" one customer (ie. one child/parent) you are "gone" if a fresh face is available.

[InTime]

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