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[linton]

I need some help.

I teach at a middle school and I work with 6 co teachers.
Someone is never happy with the lessons I try. Five of them could be happy but it seems like there is always one who is not.

Please help, anyone know a place with some good lessons for middle school kids? I would love some PPT stuff.

THanks all.

[D.D.]

Stick to your own ideas and also listen to them but don't take them too serious.

Listening to everyones advice will drive you crazy. When I first started teaching I had 30 students in China handing me notes with advice and also about 10 teachers as well. Problem was it was all different. I think it is best to develop your own style by studying online and trying things.

Try to get an idea what the students need and provide that. I find western people and Koreans will have different ideas. The students don't need another Korean style teacher so offer them a new perspective.

Usually if you are offering state of the art new stuff many people will disagree with your technique. If you are teaching average lessons most people will like you. Sometimes really bad lessons will be liked more than really good ones.


I usually meet much resistance until the teachers notice the improvement in the students.

[Joe666]

linton, I believe you are fine brother, just relax. I am in the exact same boat. I have 5 female co-teachers. One is alway's cool, she is my handler, roof roof. The other 4 rotate bitchiness on some Confucian/meunstral Korean cycle that only Korean females could even begin to understand. Your situation is par for the course.

Stick to what you believe and ignore your co-teachers slanted attitude. I don't care how good their English is, it can't be close to yours and the main purpose for most, if not all of us is to get Korean students to converse with us.

DD is right on. All my co-teachers say totally different things on the same subject. I thought they talked to each other and came to concrete descisions about whatever. Not the case!