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Goku
Joined: 10 Dec 2008
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 Posted: Sun Jul 12, 2009 11:25 pm Post subject: A classroom with no teacher |
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I wonder,
If we conducted a social experiment. What do you think would happen?
Do you think it would end up in anarchy, democracy, or dictatorship? |
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Fishead soup
Joined: 24 Jun 2007
Location: Korea
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| Posted: Sun Jul 12, 2009 11:30 pm Post subject: |
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| An ambulance would come to the school |
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VanIslander
Joined: 18 Aug 2003
Location: Geoje, Hadong, Tongyeong,... now in a small coastal island town outside Gyeongsangnamdo!
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I once went a whole class without saying a word, writing on the board that I had a really sore throat so I needed them to talk in English, us doing whatever, as long as it's in English.
One little dictator took over until another student objected and a quasi-democratic decision to change the English game occured. It was fascinating.
(Not the same thing as I was there to wave my finger to enforce groundrules regarding language use and was the presence of authority.) |
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oldtactics
Joined: 18 Oct 2008
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My girls are at school for 15 hours a day.
I can assure you that, given the opportunity, they would sleep for the entire period. |
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Bronski
Joined: 17 Apr 2006
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| Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2009 12:10 am Post subject: |
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| This happened a couple of times at my old hagwon because of scheduling mistakes, and it was a pretty big academy. The students policed themselves and kept dead quiet, hoping that no one would notice. One class spent a whole period like that. They were pretty proud of themselves until they learned they would have to make up the class and stay an extra period. |
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Tundra_Creature
Joined: 11 Jun 2009
Location: Canada
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I remember once my teacher didn't come to class. We hung out a bit and then when he realized he wasn't coming, so some of us went home, others went and finished other projects for class, and so forth. No idea what you'd really call that though.
We later found out he got mixed up with the schedule due to the holidays, so it was all cool.
But I guess this thread is more for classes in Korea, though huh?  Can I still count? |
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blackjack
Joined: 04 Jan 2006
Location: anyang
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| Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2009 8:13 am Post subject: |
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| VanIslander wrote: |
I once went a whole class without saying a word, writing on the board that I had a really sore throat so I needed them to talk in English, us doing whatever, as long as it's in English.
One little dictator took over until another student objected and a quasi-democratic decision to change the English game occured. It was fascinating.
(Not the same thing as I was there to wave my finger to enforce groundrules regarding language use and was the presence of authority.) |
I have tried the silent method a couple of times and as long as you have a good method of control already in place then no difference.
If I am not there at all
My younger ones, 1/4 destroy my markers and write on my wite board, a 1/4 try to kill each other, a 1/4 look for me and the final 1/4 go next door to my co-teacher.
My older ones half start playing knuckle bones, the other half either go to sleep or finish their home work.
I was sick for a week with a stomach bug and was in and out of the classroom often.
Just to claify I teach an after school program with a max class size of 14 |
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chris_J2
Joined: 17 Apr 2006
Location: From Brisbane, Au.
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| Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2009 8:31 am Post subject: No Teacher, equals? |
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| Total anarchy. |
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semi-fly
Joined: 07 Apr 2008
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| Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2009 9:49 am Post subject: |
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Battle Royale
- Japanese movie
If you know you'll understand. |
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Tundra_Creature
Joined: 11 Jun 2009
Location: Canada
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| Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2009 9:59 am Post subject: |
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| semi-fly wrote: |
Battle Royale
- Japanese movie
If you know you'll understand. |
Except for they don't have the collars. |
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pootle
Joined: 05 May 2008
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| Probably lots of fun, provided the box cutters don't make an appearance. |
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typo
Joined: 16 Jun 2009
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| Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2009 11:03 pm Post subject: |
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| Guarantee that they'd sleep. Hell, my high school girls will sleep through even the funnest games with no educational value whatsoever. |
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Xuanzang
Joined: 10 Apr 2007
Location: Sadang
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| Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2009 5:44 pm Post subject: |
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| Elementary school kids would make Lord of the Flies proud. HS would take the opportunity to sleep. MS could go either way. |
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Fishead soup
Joined: 24 Jun 2007
Location: Korea
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| Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2009 7:14 pm Post subject: |
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| I think no teacher is the ultimate in Communicative and Student Centered. |
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ardis
Joined: 20 Apr 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2009 7:25 pm Post subject: |
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| Xuanzang wrote: |
| Elementary school kids would make Lord of the Flies proud. HS would take the opportunity to sleep. MS could go either way. |
Yeah. Some of my middle school classes would happily chat, work on other projects, read a comic book, or doodle. Maybe some kids would play a card game or have arm wrestling competitions.
In other classes, some students would be lying on the ground with broken limbs after being hazed and beaten by the class bullies, while other kids fearfully stand around and watch in silent horror.
Middle school: a total toss up. |
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