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Kootvela · Joined: 22 Oct 2007 Posts: 513 Location: Lithuania

I guess I'm too tired to be willing to share. I just want them to let me do my job. That's what they pay for, anyway Wink

Justin Trullinger · Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 9:13 pm Post subject:

naturegirl321 · Joined: 04 May 2003 Posts: 9041 Location: home sweet home

She' wants him to go halfway into the year of first grade and he's only five. That's the problem and the fact that he should have become fluent after a month of English.

I teach him daily for about 45 minutes. Daily homework is given.

I've come up with a basic curcciulum, based off of www.mes-english.com and also www.everythingpreschool.com so I'm doing sentences, vocab and some "projects" like making get well cards, count downs for Xmas, etc.

I think he's made real progress , so it really bugs me when his mom's like this. He sits and listens to a story and tries to make converstaion instead of stikcing his feet in my face.

Thanks for all the advice

Oh, and he's only been learning English for two months! The mom's impossible.

MO39 · Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 11:21 pm Post subject:

naturegirl321 · Joined: 04 May 2003 Posts: 9041 Location: home sweet home

She-s studied. Not fluent or far from it. At this momemnt in time, I can-t be picky.

Kootvela · Joined: 22 Oct 2007 Posts: 513 Location: Lithuania

fluffyhamster · Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 7:58 pm Post subject:

One reason for possible tension between parents and teachers is the lack (or perceived lack) of quality and/or organized materials. (I know that a syllabus should always be developing and being tweaked, but even experienced teachers often don't have things sufficiently organized. It would be a bit like going to a car dealer and being assured that all those scrapheap parts will somehow be transformed into a gleaming racer). Is there too much cobbling together and not enough proper design going on in TESL? Surprised