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Yu_Bum_suk · Joined: 25 Dec 2004

I just taught a class during fourth block (well, showed the first part of Anne of Green Gables after a brief introduction) and when I went to sign the homeroom class book noticed that I was the second teacher to have visited the class today. For yesterday, four of the seven class blocks had been signed. I imagine that most classes are similar. Everyone is busy preparing for the school Christmas / music festival on Friday.

What is the point to having a week of nothing following exams? I know some teachers use it to do exam reviews but that could be done easily in two days. Why not have another week of regular lessons so that the time students spend learning subjects relative to the time they spend preparing for exams can increase just a little?

Bibbitybop · Joined: 22 Feb 2006 Location: Seoul

Our students are finished with testing, so we are playing language games and watching videos, then discussing them.

Buff · Joined: 07 Apr 2004

Final exams right now. Next week is a waste of time though. Never will understand why schools continue to have classes after finals.

poet13 · Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 6:47 pm Post subject:

Definitely teaching. My syllabus is practical english, sound mechanics, stuff like that, not dependant of the school curriculum. I will spend as much time with the third graders as possible to give them a little extra for high school.

jaderedux · Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Location: Lurking outside Seoul

My third graders are on a special schedule. Called: We ain't doing nuthin. They have not had a single actual class from me or anyone else since finals exams.

Second and First years...some vids and christmas carols..some making christmas cards in English. Thank the heavens for glitter.

Jade

Yu_Bum_suk · Joined: 25 Dec 2004

Yu_Bum_suk · Joined: 25 Dec 2004

PS Some of my grade 3 HS students have been on that schedule for months now.

Boodleheimer · Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 9:24 pm Post subject:

not a lot, really. i'm showing my first graders movies, but i'm still teaching my second graders because they've been complete c*cks all semester.

ED209 · Joined: 17 Oct 2006

rothkowitz · Joined: 27 Apr 2006

Through to the end of the year,I'm taking turns with the 2 main teachers I share classes with.

My class a vid,their class no idea.Vid?

I'm not going to waste my energy trying to have a proper lesson.That would just be futile.

I went over some of their English test questions with a couple of students.Somehow they knew the official answers now and....official answers were wrong.

Korean teachers never bothered to check the test with me. Rolling Eyes

thu_tinh · Joined: 27 Sep 2006

3rd graders have some sort of worksheets they have to do.
1st and 2nd graders have been watching movies.
the top decided this for me.
so i'm just working away on camp activities

formerflautist · Joined: 30 May 2006

I haven't taught my vocational students anything since Chuseok. My partner teacher disappeared at the beginning of the semester (although he has been seen wandering the halls.) Yelling didn't work, games didn't work, candy didn't work, studying certainly didn't work. They like to teach me Korean so that works. I guess it's better than them sleeping.

I'm just wrapping up things in my other classes. We're playing games and listening to music.

Yu_Bum_suk · Joined: 25 Dec 2004

rawiri · Joined: 01 Jun 2003 Location: Lovely day for a fire drill.

I've had a grand total of 2 40 minute classes today. It's been like that for about a week and a half.