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[kermo]

This term, I've been blessed with some really groovy classes. The material is appropriate, the students are motivated, and everybody gets along well. I just float out of those classes, feeling witty, personable, imaginative, on top of the world.

I also have a few classes that make me tear my hair out. I've chosen the most basic book I could find (without openly insulting their intelligence) but it still seems to be beyond them. They're not in the English department (they're studying to be secretaries) which explains some of their cluelessness, but their lack of concentration/interest just amazes me. Some of the students remind me of rowdy, recalcitrant elementary school kids. I can't resist the temptation of dismissing them early, and I walk out feeling like a failure.

It's just amazing to me that classes can be so different from one another, that I have to try eight times as hard with some groups, while others need minimal prodding/discipline.

I'm not saying anything deep here. Just sharing, and wanting to find out whether you guys sometimes feel the same way.

[cdninkorea]

Oh yeah. In August I did some part time work at a hagwon (yes, legal), and in it I had two classes of teenagers.
One class was great- they were motivated, outgoing, did their class and homework impeccibly, and even knew enough English that I could make jokes with them and they'd understand (they'd crack jokes too on occasion). It was great.
The other one was awful- they'd sit there with their heads resting on their hands, droopy eyed, quiet as a mouse when I asked them to read something, and just general pains in the ass. I'm still not sure if they were a) lazy b) stupid or c) bored. Maybe it was a combination.
Like you, I'd walk out of my bad class thinking to myself "am I a bad teacher?" Then I'd realize that my other classes aren't anything like that, and I'd just shrug it off.

[Dan The Chainsawman]

Foist of all Kermo you gotta take it from the perspective of the girls. Yah see they be training to answer the phone and nifty stuff like that. So you be filling their heads up with all sorts of useless things.

Teach them stuff they can use.. here are few terms that they will need to know to get ahead in the world if they have waygook boss feller.

1) Get on your knees.

2) BLOW JOB

3) On the desk luv its time for your annual review.

4) Pick up that piece of paper on the floor please.

5) Ms. _________ It is time for you to do some DiCtation.

6) Cigar or no Cigar?


By teaching them the posted phrases and whatever else comes to your imagination you will be able to help them work their way to the top in no time. Be sure you instruct them in the proper hand signals as well.