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matthews_world · Joined: 15 Feb 2003

What are your classroom catchphrases?

For example, I'll respond "It's a secret." or "You shouldn't ask a foreigners age." when they ask. I'll tell more advanced students that even questions about age and even weight are sometimes frowned upon by foreigners.

I can't think of anymore but what are your classroom catchphrases?

kabrams · Joined: 15 Mar 2008 Location: your Dad's house

cruisemonkey · Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2009 11:01 pm Post subject:

"You DIE!"

Hey... they're middle school boys. Laughing

Goku · Joined: 10 Dec 2008

When students ask me why I do something unusually "cruel" or "hard" I say it's to teach you.

I say "it's because you learn from hard experiences" - They usually respond like a deer in headlights. And they press and press and ask and ask, In which case, I take the opportunity to say "This is Sparta"

As a side note, my best teacher was a hard ass who ultimately gave me grades in the D range. But I'm thankful as I learned a lot of life lessons from how hard he was. So I pass this wonderful gift to my students. <3

I'm no Picasso · Joined: 28 Oct 2008

If there's one scrap of English I know for a fact every single one of my students will walk away with, it's, "Hey, guys..."

It's to the point now where if the class is being a bit unruly and one of the students notices I'm waiting to have their attention, instead of shouting, "YA! JOOYONGHIHAE!" like they used to, they just shout, "HEY GUYS!"

ekul · Joined: 04 Mar 2009 Location: [Mod Edit]

unfortunately it's nothing catchy at all; quiet please.

losing_touch · Joined: 26 Jun 2008 Location: Ulsan - I think!

I am known for exclaiming "Wonderful!" at the top of my lungs in a sarcastic way. The students run around saying it sometimes. I am also known for jokingly yelling in a loud voice "[insert student name], WHY ARE YOU LATE?"!! The last one has gone so far that students yell it at other students when they are late.

RufusW · Joined: 14 Jun 2008 Location: Busan

'Ooooooooookay, listen. Listen up guys, listen..........listen..........LISTEN!!!'
(while grabbing my ears frantically)

And 'Practice' (while cycling my hands)

Elementary school mind you.

dmbfan · Joined: 09 Mar 2006

"Who Ban-ku"?

dmbfan

thrylos · Joined: 10 Jun 2008

I just throw my hands in the air and I wave them like I just don't care...

Seriously, when girls are appying makeup, boys are punching each other, and almost all are simultaneously texting on their cellphones, that's exactly what I do to get their attention. If they don't shut the f$$k up and pay attention, I take a 10 minute coffee and cig break. And this is uni, mind you... Rolling Eyes

poet13 · Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2009 2:18 pm Post subject:

'Ten please." - That's pushups.

"Isa! Delawa! Tatlo!" 1,2,3 in Tagalog. Korean is boring.

Yu_Bum_suk · Joined: 25 Dec 2004

'Yes but you have a difficult test coming up'.

That's my catch-phrase for 'Teachah, dippicult'!

Clockout · Joined: 23 Feb 2009

ekul · Joined: 04 Mar 2009 Location: [Mod Edit]

I realised that subconsciously I say 'go for it' an awful lot, only really noticed it today when I kept saying it to the kids who had to do a speech test.

tob55 · Joined: 29 Apr 2007

My favorite catchphrase at work?

"Is today payday?" J/K Laughing

I don't have any because every day is a new adventure and I never know if what I say will work today, even if it did or didn't work in the past.