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once again · Joined: 27 Jan 2003 Posts: 815

What is the most important thing YOU have learned while being a teacher?

Gordon · Joined: 28 Jan 2003 Posts: 5309 Location: Japan

Patience, still a work in progress.

shmooj · Joined: 11 Sep 2003 Posts: 1758 Location: Seoul, ROK

English

denise · Joined: 23 Apr 2003 Posts: 3419 Location: finally home-ish

Not to blame students/show frustration in the classroom. Still working on it...

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FGT · Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 762 Location: Turkey

There isn't necessarily only one right answer. There are many (sometimes contradictory) truths. We learn more than we can teach.

lajzar · Joined: 09 Feb 2003 Posts: 647 Location: Saitama-ken, Japan

How to grow old disgracefully.

J-Pop · Joined: 07 Oct 2003 Posts: 215 Location: USA

I learned:

--I genuinely like children, especially 5-10 year olds. And they like me too! Very Happy

--When teaching, especially in a formal setting, I have a huge amount of patience.

Shonai Ben · Joined: 15 Feb 2003 Posts: 617

I learned that I really like to teach.

once again · Joined: 27 Jan 2003 Posts: 815

I guess I should my own here...I like the ones about patience and not blaming the students..but perhaps for me the most important thing has been that there really is such a lot for ME to learn and that learning never stops. Also I have learned to ADMIRE people who put the effort in to learn a foriegn language.

Roger · Joined: 19 Jan 2003 Posts: 9138

I used to be rather frightened of children, but have learnt to be their guide, friend, teacher.

denise · Joined: 23 Apr 2003 Posts: 3419 Location: finally home-ish

Wolf · Joined: 10 May 2003 Posts: 1245 Location: Middle Earth

Patience.

How to be professional and helpful when feeling tired/having my own problems.

Capergirl · Posted: Thu Oct 09, 2003 12:35 pm Post subject:

I have learned tons about other countries and cultures from my students (not to mention my own, ironically enough). I feel like I have exited a bubble that I didn't even know I was in. Confused

nomadder · Posted: Thu Oct 09, 2003 5:13 pm Post subject:

All of the above plus you can never be too generous with praise. Focus on the positive as much as possible and encourage, encourage, encourage.

dmb · Joined: 12 Feb 2003 Posts: 8397

Tomorrow or the next time you teach. Ask your learners how many students are in the class. If you have a 'class'' of 8 then I am sure they will answer 8. However point out to them there are 9 students in the class. Maybe it's my teaching style but i probably learn more than my 'students' do than they do. There are 9 students in the class