There are roughly three stages of classroom interaction with a new group of students. First, the honeymoon period: a few precious weeks in which your students are in love with you. After that, the testing begins – exactly how much delinquency will be tolerated? Finally, if you can stay firm and co[...]
Posts Tagged ‘teaching English’
Cavorting Across the Cultural Divide
It’s been quite a momentous year for Chile, what with the earthquake, the inauguration of Sebastian Piñera (first right-wing leader since the dictatorship), their first World Cup in twelve years, and now, this September 18th, the two-hundredth anniversary of their independence. September 18th is [...]
How Much Difference Did I Really Make After 5 Months of Teaching English?
Jon Clarke likes to play with words, understand people, and vice-versa. He’s English, and this manifests itself through an uncontrollable desire to have a nice cup of tea whenever possible. Global wanderings have taken him all over the place, nodding and smiling in a variety of different i[...]
June 16th, 2010 - 10:03 am § in Costa Rica, Volunteer
Nobody Teaches You How to Say Goodbye
Last week was my last of teaching. It made for a week of fun and a week of sadness. In every class, we had a party, which ranged from me bringing cookies to every student chipping in to make food. Some members of my intermediate classes and I grabbed beers afterward, extending our lessons into the [[...]
Double Pull
At minute 38, Mexico scored the first goal against South Africa. The students watching the game went wild. But then the referee retracted it. Off sides. The emotion went one from one extreme to the other. “Boooo!” cried our middle schoolers whose morning classes were canceled to particip[...]
