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[Mandinga]

I've been working at this hagwon for a year and a half and I have always hated the ''phone teaching'' sessions we have to give our students. It's literally a 3 minute call with hellos and goodbyes totaling a big 5 minutes per student. Every instructor here hates doing it because it is completely pointless. Our head teacher even says its just for the parents and showing that we are reaching 'outside' of the classroom.

Now, we've been given the chance to come up with something better to fill our ''working hours" up with, god forbid we just sit in our office and do prep work.

So my question is: Do any of you have any ideas as to how we can provide some kind of service outside of class that the parents could see the results of? Simply, the parents must feel like we are giving them something extra and see a tangible result.

Any ideas are much appreciated. Thanks

[Skippy]

Has the phone teaching always been around? Or was it implemented during your time. Now is the time to start the slow death of the program. See if you can shorten the time. Do not be forgiving barely wait for responses. Call only one - no call backs. If little Kim misses his scheduled time he gets it next week or month. I really agree the phone teaching is really useless.

My advice is consider some extras for the school. See if you can set up a field trip like once a month that you can do nn a Saturday for half a day. (I know I know teaching on Sat is just wrong. But what would you rather waste a Saturday that is a bit fun about once every two months or an hour or more each night pulling teeth trying to get the little kid to understand the question of "How are you"

Consider having an open class once in a while. The parents that really care will show up and see the teacher in action.

Have events - sports day, parents day, movie day, etc

One thing is find out which parents are the ones that need the extra hand holding. Give them the extra time. Give the rest what you can spare or want to give.

Another way to show you are paying attention is give the kids homework and have they have a homework sheet to be signed by mom or dad. Punish kids who forget to get the sheet signed.

Reports Cards - another extremely hated exercise. Adding in that you work for a a Hagwon and you can not write the truth. But reports card give the parent the idea that the school - cares. Even thru most parents will not look at it or understand it if it is in English. Remember its the thought that counts.

[tokkibunni8]

I did and still do that. Two students are schedule to call me a day during my non teaching hours at school. Each one last about 3 mins and the pay me 30k for the week. I don't mind doing it at all. And, as long as they use English, I don't find it pointless.

[tokkibunni8]

I did and still do that. Two students are schedule to call me a day during my non teaching hours at school. Each one last about 3 mins and the pay me 30k for the week. I don't mind doing it at all. And, as long as they use English, I don't find it pointless.

[ddeubel]

http://voxopop.com

Make a school account. Start conversation questions and get the students responding. Any parent can go online and listen to the spoken "thread". think of it like a voice Dave's but private.

DD
http://eflclassroom.com

[The Gipkik]