tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8311151968716514867.post8219604341126754872..comments2023-09-06T08:23:46.896-07:00Comments on oreneta aground (but missinaibi's afloat!): Think bigger picture....orenetahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10616103982088424715noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8311151968716514867.post-16202722861961626082008-02-22T19:21:00.000-08:002008-02-22T19:21:00.000-08:00I said my rant about testing in the last comment. ...I said my rant about testing in the last comment. We have a monastery in a sub division near us. Someone had mentioned it a few times, and finally a couple weeks ago, I came across it in my travels. Didn't go down the road, but I can now tell people it is in a different sub division. I am not paying much attention to the presidential election.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8311151968716514867.post-60915984641187796572008-02-22T09:06:00.001-08:002008-02-22T09:06:00.001-08:00elPadawan, I wouldn´t aim for ´light´ but an overf...elPadawan, I wouldn´t aim for ´light´ but an overful curriculum is death..or one hat is too old for the class...<BR/><BR/>Sea dog...convent...of course!!! filled with nothings! I have a long hisrory of creative noun use, give me a break, OK?<BR/><BR/>Helen, I like that idea, and it is tough to get any studnet to teach anywhere, even my adults..they just want to regurgitate, it is in some ways easier...<BR/><BR/>DD, yeah..I wasn´t that interested in 2000...but it was certainly NUTS<BR/><BR/>Lynda, apparently middle aged white guy had an affair!!! on the news today...what can you expect.orenetahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10616103982088424715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8311151968716514867.post-50779362503342543962008-02-22T09:06:00.000-08:002008-02-22T09:06:00.000-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.orenetahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10616103982088424715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8311151968716514867.post-33851189599248453682008-02-22T02:28:00.000-08:002008-02-22T02:28:00.000-08:00Am I glad I don't teach any more. I used to teach...Am I glad I don't teach any more. I used to teach to adults and most were always highly annoyed to have to learn English. Usually, they were obliged to learn by the companies they worked for. They expected to learn just by coming to class and were always much too busy to do any homework. Teaching kids must be more interesting, but tiring too. :)<BR/><BR/>As for the Presidential race, it seems the whole world is expectantly waiting to see if the U.S. finally goes for a change, rather than sticking with the middle-aged white guy thing. We'll see...Mother Theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09648404612737553605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8311151968716514867.post-70214211115429165592008-02-21T21:46:00.000-08:002008-02-21T21:46:00.000-08:00I don't think I can comment about the teaching met...I don't think I can comment about the teaching methods, but I can comment about the presidential race: I think it's interesting, but it'll have to go a ways before it beats 2000. That race was nuts.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02737980462115396236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8311151968716514867.post-49683519217108497452008-02-21T14:35:00.000-08:002008-02-21T14:35:00.000-08:00Teaching methods in different countries are hugely...Teaching methods in different countries are hugely different. Brian teaches kids from all over the world and has to integrate them into one class and his biggest challenge is always to get them to think. Most African systems and Asian systems teach regurgitation of facts, not thinking - actually most systems do that. My favourite bit of his early teaching method with a new class is to give each one 3 different biscuits (cookies) and make them describe them, so they have to find words for taste and texture and relative descriptions of the biscuits, which will give them an inkling of the words and thoughts they will need to write and think about music. Some of them get very distressed when the facts they give are not what their teacher is looking for because it goes against the way they have been taught up to that point and it is a very hard adjustment for many of them. It is difficult to take the very student centred methods you learnt and use and to make them fit to a very different system. Good luck!!Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07201306601361606616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8311151968716514867.post-12685105685765392062008-02-21T05:14:00.000-08:002008-02-21T05:14:00.000-08:00Its called a convent and it is populated by what y...Its called a convent and it is populated by what you called "nothings" at a young age, English being a confusing language, but when did you invent the word "advetising" as a noun?<BR/><BR/>Seriously, I showed yesterday's blog to Csilla who is having some difficulties with becoming a teacher and she found it very inspiring. So you got two readers not one on that hit.<BR/>Sea DogAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8311151968716514867.post-2586786786132812472008-02-20T19:21:00.000-08:002008-02-20T19:21:00.000-08:00so... the key lies in having a "light" curriculum ...so... the key lies in having a "light" curriculum to cover. Considering the timespan you have for each unit, I totally agree with your methods (sometimes, it was like that when I was in school... good times ;)). But I remember as well, especially in High School, curriculi so packed that the teachers never had enough time to cover everything, it was pretty much a race against time in order to put as much knowledge (uncount :p) as possible in those little heads of ours. (History being the worse. That thing keeps on expanding over the years. Who forgot to stop time? ;p)elPadawanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15870668413989993257noreply@blogger.com