Wed 15 Jan 2003
Another long day, but a better end.
Posted by Marc under Teaching Fun
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Today I TAUGHT. Real students. Four of them. And you know what? It wasn’t that bad. Did I do everything right? No. Did I mess up a lot? Yep. But it went okay, overall. I think they learned something, and that’s what’s really important.
I taught “How” questions, like, “How much does it cost?” and, “How long is that scarf?” I forgot to do things like explain how the exercise was supposed to work, and demonstrate the questions and answers, and I even forgot to put the Q&A on the whiteboard!
BUT I was enthusiastic, and I really wanted the students to learn. I had the chance to meet them all before the class started, and find out about them and why they were studying English. And that made my job easier because then I knew their names and a few interests, and I was able to use that in the class.
So, overall, it went okay. Was it great? No, but it wasn’t bad, and I think pretty darn good for my first time! And you know what? My Grammy was there and she saw it all.

January 16th, 2003 at 5:23 pm
hmm… looks like the re-education regimen hasn’t quite taken on this one… his will is strong. commandant, will you please increase the power? soon he will follow orders like the others.
January 17th, 2003 at 12:03 pm
How much are diamonds? How many diamonds can I have? How come I don’t have any diamonds?