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Livewire
Joined: 27 Feb 2011
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 Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 6:47 am Post subject: Accused of Teaching the kids to gamble - wth? |
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What the hell?
Last ten minutes of every class I design a new game or play an old fave (hot seat, jeapordy, flashcard guessing game etc) with the kids and to make things more fun and kind of like our own gameshow, I bring in either 2 dice or a pack of playing cards. The rub is - you answer a question correctly - you roll the dice or pick a card and that's the number of points your team gets. The kids LOVE IT.
But no. not one little crybaby, or perhaps his zealous Christian parents.
Apparently I have to stop using the dice and cards now because this parent thinks I am 'teaching or encouraging the students to gamble.'
Wth?
Really? There is no money involved and you cannot gamble your points, it's not gambling. But no, judge things purely on the surface huh - sparkley sparkle.
So after 5 months and no complaints and very happy kids the wangjang says - no dice. Jubus Krist. I even told her how we use them and said I personally think the parent is an idiot and she agreed, but of course she has to look after her bottom line.
I wish I could invite that parent into our hakwan and in front of all the other staff and students do the gesture Kurt makes in this short clip right in her face -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10jVbWyH-WM&feature=related
I have to make up my own vocab for people like that. Ridiculous doesn't cut it. Retarted isn't even enough.
Retardulous is what it is. |
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Radius
Joined: 20 Dec 2009
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| Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 8:46 am Post subject: |
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That's too bad they suck the fun out of it.
Instead of letting my kids talk the last 5 minutes maybe I should play some games with them, too. I have cards, I'll bring them in tomorrow.
What kinds of questions do you ask them--just whatever your discussing in the book at the time?
What are some other games? I have no imagination at all for coming up with fun games. |
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cragesmure
Joined: 23 Oct 2010
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| Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 11:08 am Post subject: |
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| Radius wrote: |
That's too bad they suck the fun out of it.
Instead of letting my kids talk the last 5 minutes maybe I should play some games with them, too. I have cards, I'll bring them in tomorrow.
What kinds of questions do you ask them--just whatever your discussing in the book at the time?
What are some other games? I have no imagination at all for coming up with fun games. |
I used to teach kids and they go nuts for an activity I would do. Just make a bunch of fake money and make a whole bunch of cards with supermarket products with varying prices on them and set up a fake shop. Set up teams and go let them take turns coming to the shop to buy whatever they like. Teach them the basic language first, of course. Then, as the game (uh, activity) goes on, randomly have "sales" (like my apples are getting old...half price; or special on cakes today..two for one; or free chocolate bar with every pack or peanuts). Watch the kids go nuts. At the end, give them points for number of items purchased minus number of fake dollars left. Kids love it, parents don't complain. Apparently consumerism is easier to swallow than gambling... |
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madoka
Joined: 27 Mar 2008
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Smile and calmly tell them:
"Casting the lot settles disputes and keeps strong opponents apart." Proverbs 18:18 |
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RMNC
Joined: 21 Jul 2010
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| You are the Mr. Pryzbylewski of Korea. Obviously what you have to do is when the higher-ups come around you pretend to be doing normal work, then when they leave everyone busts out the dice and starts learning fractions. |
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