25 July, 2009
I told my students that I remembered what they said about the ideal class.
"Let's make it come true!" I said. "Firstly, I allow you to move and sit with the one you are comfortable with."
When I said so, they even did not move. They looked at each other. They thought I was kidding them.
But when i repeated what I said before, they started moving.
Well......I missed my first ten minutes, but it was okay
After ten minutes, after everyone got their seats, I had to start the class, yes of course...lol..
Could I do that?
(I knew you would laught at me...)
Well, you bet.....I was teaching human beings, not gods or engels...lol....
And when they were sitting next to their "beloved" classmates, all they wanted to do was.....yes...CHATTING...lol...
Did I get angry?
No...I did not, cause it was just as I expected....(mmm?)
Another ten minutes passed.....I let them that way....chatting...
In our time......in the past....when the teacher kept silent, said nothing, looked at our eyes sharply, we would soon realized something was wrong with us.
In present time? I do believe most teachers will agree with me....students --now--are different from the ones--in our time--in the past...
Yes, I said nothing, was looking at them, one by one.....observing.....and no one realized that I was waiting for them...to get ready to listen to me and to start the class....
It seemed that I wasted my "another precious 5 minutes", well in short, I had lost my 25 minutes!!!!
;-)
(to be continued...)
Monday, May 17, 2010
How this year will bring us...
23 July, 2009
The new academic year always brings new hope and excitement, as well.
The first day of this year did the same to me.
It was the ninth graders who I met that morning.
The spirit of young teenage was reflected by those eyes in front of me.
As it was our first day which was started with such an introduction between the teacher and her students, I asked them a very important (well...important...in my opinion..) question
"How would you like our class ?"
Soon, they mentioned a long list of "ideal class" they were dreaming of...lol...
fun--lots of jokes, lots of games
no homework
no test
allowed to sit beside anyone they like
allowed to chat
no angry teacher
easy to get good score
I smiled at them....okay, I agreed with them, i meant, if i had been students, I would have got the same ideas with them...
It was our first meeting, and I saw their excitement knowing I was aware of their "ideal class", so I did not intend to bother their good time.
So, I just said, "Okay, we'll see, how we can do that--your ideal class"......I smiled, and the clapped their hands...and the introduction session continued to made us closer till the bell rang....
The new academic year always brings new hope and excitement, as well.
The first day of this year did the same to me.
It was the ninth graders who I met that morning.
The spirit of young teenage was reflected by those eyes in front of me.
As it was our first day which was started with such an introduction between the teacher and her students, I asked them a very important (well...important...in my opinion..) question
"How would you like our class ?"
Soon, they mentioned a long list of "ideal class" they were dreaming of...lol...
fun--lots of jokes, lots of games
no homework
no test
allowed to sit beside anyone they like
allowed to chat
no angry teacher
easy to get good score
I smiled at them....okay, I agreed with them, i meant, if i had been students, I would have got the same ideas with them...
It was our first meeting, and I saw their excitement knowing I was aware of their "ideal class", so I did not intend to bother their good time.
So, I just said, "Okay, we'll see, how we can do that--your ideal class"......I smiled, and the clapped their hands...and the introduction session continued to made us closer till the bell rang....
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