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Yu_Bum_suk

Joined: 25 Dec 2004
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Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 8:37 pm Post subject: You know your co-worker's approach is pretty useless when... |
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...you give him a list of six words to translate, and he has to pull out his dictionary even though all six words come from this week's word-test list for his own class. |
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Misera

Joined: 12 Oct 2008
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Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 8:53 pm Post subject: |
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or when your coteacher still doesn't understand the game's directions even though it was played last week in every class and directions were simple enough for the 4th graders to translate it back to me in Korean  |
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Hightop

Joined: 11 Jun 2003
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Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 9:18 pm Post subject: |
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Or when they ask you not to talk to them in class cause they are embarassed to speak English in front of the students as many of the students' English is better than theirs. |
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poet13
Joined: 22 Jan 2006 Location: Just over there....throwing lemons.
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Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 9:25 pm Post subject: |
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...or when in every class you have to go around and subtly fix his or her mistakes.
"Well, I'm sure in the right context, you COULD say "most favorite"..." |
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Underwaterbob

Joined: 08 Jan 2005 Location: In Cognito
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Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 9:36 pm Post subject: |
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The students regularly insult him in English and he never seems to notice. |
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curlyhoward
Joined: 03 Dec 2008
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Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 9:37 pm Post subject: |
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Me: Do you have the key to the Teachers' Room?
co-teacher: I'm fine. How are you?
Me: Key! Teachers' Room!
co-teacher: Oh...umm..., I'm very happy! |
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cruisemonkey

Joined: 04 Jul 2005 Location: Hopefully, the same place as my luggage.
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Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 9:51 pm Post subject: |
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Me: What are you doing?
CT: I'm fine, thank you... and you? |
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Misera

Joined: 12 Oct 2008
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Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 10:04 pm Post subject: |
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oo yea the conversations are always fun!
Me: Monday & Tuesday, what did you teach?
CT: Yes.
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Me: Chair shape, not good.
CT: Yes, drug.
Me: Chair too soft.
CT: Yes, cloth drug. |
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sokocanuck21
Joined: 16 Mar 2009 Location: Ansan
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Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 10:05 pm Post subject: |
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or when they repeatly have the class repeat the word "crap", thinking it is crab...
my friends school as an English Land and they have a painting on the wall of the ocean and ocean creatures. The label for the crab, in paint, is crap.
spell check that stuff people! |
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xCustomx

Joined: 06 Jan 2006
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Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 10:15 pm Post subject: |
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When they design an English board to show off in the hallway and it says: "The early birds catch the WARMS" |
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mole

Joined: 06 Feb 2003 Location: Act III
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Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 10:29 pm Post subject: |
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...when he sends a memo home with students reminding parents there is no class on Monday due to it being ERECTION DAY.
...when your mae-mae stick is longer than his. |
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AussieGav
Joined: 02 Sep 2007 Location: Uijeongbu
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Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 10:33 pm Post subject: |
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Underwaterbob wrote: |
The students regularly insult him in English and he never seems to notice. |
Change the word 'him' to 'her' for me. Sometimes I'm not even sure what language she is speaking, some Arabic dialect I assume.  |
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Captain Marlow

Joined: 23 Apr 2008 Location: darkness
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Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 10:35 pm Post subject: |
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when they still say "englishee"... as an english teacher, you should at least be able to say this one... |
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harlowethrombey

Joined: 17 Mar 2009 Location: Seoul
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Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 10:39 pm Post subject: |
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mole wrote: |
...when he sends a memo home with students reminding parents there is no class on Monday due to it being ERECTION DAY.
...when your mae-mae stick is longer than his. |
I assume we get time off for Erection Day. If not, it will be awfully awkward teaching that day. . . |
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Davew125
Joined: 11 Mar 2007
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Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 10:42 pm Post subject: |
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when you over hear her phonics class -
"der elepant is in der joo, jer jer joo" |
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