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nourozi
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 Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2009 11:41 pm Post subject: Whats better? Teaching Middle School or Elementary? |
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| Whats better? Teaching Middle School or Elementary? |
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D.D.
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| Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 12:40 am Post subject: |
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| Elementary is easier , but some middle school kids can talk enough to make it interesting. |
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thoreau
Joined: 21 Jun 2009
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| Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 12:42 am Post subject: |
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I'm sure responses are varied but here is my opinion from my fresh eyes.
In elementary schools you have a specific book with a cd-rom that you can use for each lesson. You job is to follow the lesson adding to it with your own pesonality. You have to do very little in regards to lesson planning. The students are still young, not thinking about girls yet, and will 'buy-in to your lesson if you seem excited.
Middle schools are full of hormone filled boys or girls. There are books but you may or may not have access to them or be asked to follow the book. Middle-school boys can be trouble with regards to discipline. However, the few higher level English students in each class will give you the chance to really connect and utilize your strengths. |
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byrddogs
Joined: 19 Jun 2009
Location: Shanghai
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| Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 12:56 am Post subject: |
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| I've always preferred middle school aged students. I taught both back in the States and here in Korea. |
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cruisemonkey
Joined: 04 Jul 2005
Location: Hopefully, the same place as my luggage.
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| Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 2:30 am Post subject: |
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| thoreau wrote: |
| Middle-school boys can be trouble with regards to discipline. |
And middle school girls are perfect angels? 
I've taught both elementary and middle school (boys and girls) and much prefer middle school boys - they don't cry... and if they do, I'll beat them again (and again) until they stop. 
Seriously though... it really depends on the individual.
I have a great rapport with (almost all) of my 1076 middle school, male, hormonally-charged, window-busting future gangsters - I caught one extorting money from a classmate today - and doctors.  |
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byrddogs
Joined: 19 Jun 2009
Location: Shanghai
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| Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 3:08 am Post subject: |
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| cruisemonkey wrote: |
| thoreau wrote: |
| Middle-school boys can be trouble with regards to discipline. |
And middle school girls are perfect angels?
I've taught both elementary and middle school (boys and girls) and much prefer middle school boys - they don't cry... and if they do, I'll beat them again (and again) until they stop.
Seriously though... it really depends on the individual.
I have a great rapport with (almost all) of my 1076 middle school, male, hormonally-charged, window-busting future gangsters - I caught one extorting money from a classmate today - and doctors. |
That seems about right. I teach 1200 middle school girls at my school (which most I adore, but many are just completely out there if you know what I mean).
We had a district wide summer camp that was co-ed this year. I was leary about teaching the boys, but they ended up being awesome. |
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lifeinkorea
Joined: 24 Jan 2009
Location: somewhere in China
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| Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 3:13 am Post subject: |
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Oh, I feel so left out 
I am not getting these CD-ROM jobs you guys talk about for elementary school. I see the head English teachers use them. A new teacher coming in is in the same boat, but I keep getting these after school programs and English zone jobs at public schools.
So far I am not complaining though, |
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Kurtz
Joined: 05 Jan 2007
Location: ples bilong me
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| Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 4:58 am Post subject: |
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Elementary gives you the chance to get to them first and to try and get them speaking correctly, before adopting bad habits such as I like PISH, not FISH!
You can also see real improvement, they learn so quickly at that age and their energy level is great.
Classroom management is important though, you have to learn some control techniques fast unless you want complete chaos. |
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D.D.
Joined: 29 May 2008
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| Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 1:01 pm Post subject: |
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| lifeinkorea wrote: |
Oh, I feel so left out
I am not getting these CD-ROM jobs you guys talk about for elementary school. I see the head English teachers use them. A new teacher coming in is in the same boat, but I keep getting these after school programs and English zone jobs at public schools.
So far I am not complaining though, |
Explain to them that those cd's are for Koreans to teach English with and are too basic for a Ft. Most schools will get this and at least let you teach your own stuff for 20 minutes. I had one elementary school where I just went in and did 20 minutes then left the classroom and the Korean teacher did that cd stuff for 20. the next term I did 30 mins of my own stuff and The Korean teacher did 10 of that cd crap. |
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