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mindmetoo · Joined: 02 Feb 2004

This one is my favorite:

VanIslander · Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 5:37 pm Post subject:

That student would last two minutes in my class.

It is more damaging to you as a teacher than to him as a student.

Think about it.

Seriously.

seoulsista · Joined: 31 Aug 2005

OMFG! I had Andy as a student last year! I took his bag of squid flavored chips away, he cried, mother complained, I was blamed. Laughing

But seriously, that was hysterical.

Here's mine:

"Dong-Young must make a greater effort to focus on class and not be disruptive by fondling other students and giving into flatulence."

Seriously, there wasn't enough room to get him to sit alone so I had him up in the front of the classroom with me.

poet13 · Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 5:46 pm Post subject:

You allowed him to do this more than once?

Hobophobic · Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 6:26 pm Post subject:

My personal favorite - not mine, but from another teacher...

ABCstudent has hit rock bottom yet continues to dig....

poet13 · Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 7:18 pm Post subject:

Ok, in fairness, if I am going to jump on someones thread with a disparaging comment, I should at least also participate.

I try to find something positive to say about every student. But alas, the best I could come up with for one student was, "He is a student."

Mr. BlackCat · Joined: 30 Nov 2005 Location: Insert witty remark HERE

I had this walking ADD commercial of a kid in my class who would just run around screaming, hitting, throwing things, etc. I had no support as my partner teacher said he wasn't a problem for her, and my supervisor told me it would be embarassing to talk to the parents about the problem. The other kids would beg me everyday to kick him out so they could actually learn (and not be in fear of physical harm). But I guess Hakwon logic is that its better to keep one misfit and lose 5 good kids than to deal with the situation.

Anyway, here's what I wrote one month:

Xkid has completely gone beyond my expectations for his misbehavior and disruptiveness. However, all is not lost. Xkid has a firm grasp of words such as 'sit', 'be quiet', 'put that down', 'stop hitting him/her', 'what's wrong with you?', 'calm down' and 'go pick up what you just thew'. He has become so used to being punished that he is well prepared for his sordid future as an adult. He has also forced the other students in the class to work on their debating skills in their attempts to get him removed from our class.

I may have taken some artistic liberties with the comment here in this forum, but it is true to the tone of the original. Probably best for all, no one really understood it but me. Surprised

mindmetoo · Joined: 02 Feb 2004

Yu_Bum_suk · Joined: 25 Dec 2004

"______________ is a perfect example of what this institute can be expected to produce."

jajdude · Joined: 18 Jan 2003

Being told to keep comments positive despite some students being useless, I've got a few stock phrases to fill in the 4 or 5 sentences.

"has a lot of potential"

"seems to enjoy having fun"

(sometimes can be stretched into "appears to enjoying participating in numerous activities that allow him a chance to freely express his personality in the classroom")

"is an interesting student"

"has the ability to do well when interested in the lesson and focused on the material"

"has a lot of energy"

"is a very active student"

and so on