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Illysook
Joined: 30 Jun 2008
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 Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2008 5:45 am Post subject: eleven year old "beginners" |
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You know the ones. They've gone from hagwon to hagwon, they are disruptive and a general pain in the behind. How do you deal?
I think that the kindies are easier. At least with them, I have a Korean teacher in the classroom. With the 11 year olds, I'm on my own. I think that my boss must have her head up her you-know-what to be doing this to me. I mean, I'm a brand new teacher, but even I can see that these kids are smart enough to get the three letter phonics one vocab, long before they can understand the instructions in that same book...but can I explain the instructions in a language that they can understand? Ummmmm....NO!!!!
The result seems to be behavior problems and/or kids hollering TEE-CHAA GAME!! until I just give up on teaching them anything at all.
...and I've only been at my job for three weeks. The school is in the middle of nowhere, and I have almost no one to talk to when I get home, not even my cat. |
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pootle
Joined: 05 May 2008
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| Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2008 6:41 am Post subject: eleven year old "beginners" |
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Tobias
Joined: 02 Jun 2008
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| Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2008 7:16 am Post subject: Wait until you get the real beginners |
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Well, you could have 50-year-old beginners who've been studying for twenty years and still don't know their pronouns yet. These are, of course, the ultimate pains in the G-Maximus, as they think they know more than YOU and quite often let you know so in the middle of class.
And they of course also know how to complain, complain, complain. I used to like the prospect of teaching adults. Not anymore. |
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