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No, no, they're neither hobbits nor trolls and my students ARE bright! Some just struggle more withe English than others. Ali, poor Ali.....he was in level one and actually failed and was thrilled to be repeating it because he knew he wasn't ready to move on. BUT, he would have been the ONLY level one student and because we are short on classrooms and teachers, the manager had him move up to level 2 (on probation supposedly). His...

Quote: Originally Posted by aware5 Hey, don't over rationalise/intellectualise Korean students. They are mostly immature, usually will only co-operate with teachers under explicit or implicit threats of punishment/penalties, have been well trained by school age to do things the Korean way and that doesn't include foreigners in the loop. There's not much going on in the heads of a lot of them during our English classes except...

Quote: Originally Posted by rawley Anybody else want to explain to him why his idea may be wrong? I'm too tired of dealing Tarkaan's ridiculous ideas of teaching. Anyone want to explain to rawley that sometimes you gotta give the people what they want?

Quote: Originally Posted by RF Pete, that is absolutely disgusting. Hey, don't knock it until you've tried it.. and don't knock it after as well.

Quote: Originally Posted by Wondering what on earth is the point of having students stand up in front of the whole school, all their friends and find out THEN that they have failed the session? That's fucked up. Seriously, that's fucked up. I have no failures this semester yet, but I at least give them a headsup first, so it's not a surprise. Three are on the cusp. I've already sat them down and told them what's up:...

Hoju I sent you a pm but I guess I can feel stupid...If a child has H1N1 and an ear infection, can those ear temp checks where the tip is not cleaned spread the virus?? cause kids at my schools are dropping like flies and they all ear check.

I've had the fun of trying to decipher boy's names (in hangeul) and I just can't help but feel this is karmic justice for my bad handwriting as kid

i can't believe i've never seen this before! ~better late than never, i guess. http://www.pinkyshow.org/ You Tube You Tube You Tube You Tube i'm watching this one now: You Tube You Tube Quote: Pinky: Hmm. Okay. I guess this might be a stupid question, but... Mr. Thornton: There is no stupid question, Pinky. Pinky: Okay. I guess I'm wondering if these programs you're talking about are so successful, why doesn't the...

Quote: Originally Posted by kiwiliz Hoju I sent you a pm but I guess I can feel stupid...If a child has H1N1 and an ear infection, can those ear temp checks where the tip is not cleaned spread the virus?? cause kids at my schools are dropping like flies and they all ear check. I won't speak for Hoju, but I bet those things can spead all kinds of things.

then don't slip into friendly mode. you are her teacher, not her friend. you don't owe her friendship. be hard on her. if it is the only thing that works then continue. hopefully, after spending enough classes kneeling in a stress position, she'll come around, if not, so be it, the ball is in her court.