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[hugekebab]

Apologies if this has already been posted, but I haven''t seen it before.

This guy represents everything that's wrong with the education system here.

Cringe.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrCnAD1ksXE

If you want to be a comedian, or a clown, then join the circus perhaps?

Really, this is a total loss of face and dignity. No one should have to behave like this in front of children unless they are in a suit of some sort. His board work is shocking, too. (See Lionel in Bundang 2 for an example of that.)

[Otherside]

Unfortunatly for many of us, that is what is expected (especially at elementary level).

I remember when I first started my PS job, my co-teacher showed me a video as an example of what we are supposed to do in the class. In the video, while the Korean teacher maintained the "respected teacher" image, the FT was dressed in a magicians outfit and was pulling crap out of a hat. Entertaining? Sure. Effective? Possibly. Maintaining any form of dignity and being respected by students/peers? NO WAYS.

If you showed that video of Lionel to our Korean co-teachers, I'd say a sizeable majority would give it a solid thumbs up.

[thoreau]

Is it common to wear a whistle to class?

[ytuque]

Reminds me of a clown my friend hired to entertain some 8 year old kids.

[Zulethe]

LMFAO....

Yeah, I posted about this clown before. The funniest part about it is he actually thinks he's good at his job. He's posting as sort of a tutorial for present and future teachers.

Does anyone know this clown? Or, clown, are you reading cause I would love to hear from you.


ahhahahahahahahaha.

[Yu_Bum_suk]

As sad as this is, it's not as bad as some of the English teachers I've seen on TV here.

[patongpanda]

Can you post your teaching vids so we can see what a good teacher looks like.

[harlowethrombey]

Looks prettysilly, but, to be honest, I dont really see what's 'wrong' about it. It's embaressing for him, if he feels embaressed, not for the rest of us.

A foreigner acting like a d-bag in a bar (screaming, pawing the locals) does a lot more damage to our collective reputation than a teacher acting goofy in class.

Not nearly as bad as the poor English Village 'surfers' *shudder*

[halfmanhalfbiscuit]

That was pretty depressing.

[dean_burrito]

To be fair this is an elementary video so I think what he was doing was fairly appropriate.
Here's what I found to be interesting though. I was quite surprised most of the children seemed to understand him, students actually stayed in their seats, no one was tackled, and a co-teacer was in the room. It looked like a pretty organized class room with routines and expectations. It makes me a little jealous.

[Draz]

[Zulethe]

I'll send out an impeccable resume with every teacher certification imaginable and I'll send this video as a demonstration of my teaching techniques.


Let's see how many job offers I get.

I rest my case.

Bloody hell, I used to hire and fire people. If only I had Dave's to use. It would have been so easy during the hiring process. Just show them a total retard, talking like a retard and ask them what they think.

"What did you think about the video." "It was pretty good." NEXT!!!!

[dean_burrito]

[Goku]

I have to admit,

Although this guy comes off like a total nutjob and I wouldn't want him anywhere near young children... (oh wait)

he does seems like a "good" teacher. (depending how you define good).

Kids probably understand him better and find him more entertaining. Probably don't take him seriously at all though. And he's probably the reason all my kids expect me to act like a clown.... They teach like this in elementary school and kids think English clowns will persist all their life.

In a way I can commend him... I think the kids probably learn something from him... but I'm afraid he's dressing up English to be fun too much and coming off way too strange.

I just wish we could convey to children the cold hard fact that English is a language and no amount of candy, stickers, and clowning can make it into a circus of fun.

Teachers have to resort to this kind of crap... especially in L2 teaching settings.

[halfmanhalfbiscuit]