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Yu_Bum_suk



Joined: 25 Dec 2004

PostPosted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 8:37 pm    Post subject: You know your co-worker's approach is pretty useless when... Reply with quote

...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

PostPosted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 8:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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 Very Happy
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Hightop



Joined: 11 Jun 2003

PostPosted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 9:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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.

PostPosted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 9:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

...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

PostPosted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 9:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The students regularly insult him in English and he never seems to notice.
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curlyhoward



Joined: 03 Dec 2008

PostPosted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 9:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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.

PostPosted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 9:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Me: What are you doing?

CT: I'm fine, thank you... and you?
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Misera



Joined: 12 Oct 2008

PostPosted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 10:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

oo yea the conversations are always fun!

Me: Monday & Tuesday, what did you teach?
CT: Yes.

...

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

PostPosted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 10:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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

PostPosted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 10:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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

PostPosted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 10:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

...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

PostPosted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 10:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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. Rolling Eyes
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Captain Marlow



Joined: 23 Apr 2008
Location: darkness

PostPosted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 10:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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

PostPosted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 10:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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

PostPosted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 10:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

when you over hear her phonics class -

"der elepant is in der joo, jer jer joo"
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