One day teacher A said to teacher B, “Your students gaze you take to the classroom some sheet of paper where you planned that day’s class. They see this day after day. They also see you have a glance to those notes from time to time.  That is an interesting point. Your students notice you plan each class, taking into account what fits a more ...

One day teacher of English A said to teacher of English B, “The teacher must know his students, but also he must know himself: how am I doing? Are my students really learning? How am I working lately? 20th century philosopher and writer Jean Guitton (1901-1999), one of the best minds in that century, used to say that intellectual work, and ...

One day teacher of English A said to teacher of English B, “Currently I teach adult students. They’re retired people. The course has two hours per week. The atmosphere is one of nice rapport. I teach them useful expressions for their trips to other countries. They registered in the program just because they wished. And also because they need ...

One day teacher of English A said to teacher of English B, “A few years ago I taught English to recently retired people, most of which had earned a university degree and worked as such professions as they had studied. Nice people, very nice. And we had fun. We had two classes per week. They had enrolled the course to improve their English, to ...

One day teacher of English B said to teacher of English A, “Do you think in English – you’re not a native speaker of this language – when using your diary-organizer, when you write something necessary about your everyday conducting, for example, when writing notes or typing documents, not only concerning the school but for other purposes? I ...

Teacher of English A said to teacher of English B, “I wanted to show you the planning of my first class of English with adult learners that are going to attend an adult school center to participate in varied cultural and sport activities. Some of them are retired people and also there are younger learners. The groups are small. Some of them ...

One day teacher of English B said to teacher of English A, “Teaching, learning, communicating, as you know, must be something linked to our surroundings. I’d tell you something to help you link the contents of your classes to their actual lives. These are my findings. Utilize realia up to the age of 9: real food, real cutlery, to simulate having ...

This is a comment I’ve just written, for British Council – BBC site, to answer a teacher who wants to receive ideas to teach the speaking skill. / Photo from learningsupport co uk (The comment has not been published yet: the staff is moderating whether being outlet on the site). Hello Maria Victoria, small9 and vlnraojagatha, You know ...

One day teacher A said to teacher B, ''You've asked me for a class planning of mine, so as to have one example of my classes. Here you go. These notes are for a regular day of my schedule: they may be not the best-thought ones, just one class at random. I've written them briefly, as a prompt for myself: behind are years of experience and battle. ...

Yesterday I tried to help out a colleague of ours, by means of sending one comment to him. These posts have been published on the website of British Council – BBC; you can clic on the gadget this blog for further viewing the site; worth for teachers to visit. I changed some minor mistakes. Sorry if any formatting bugs when publishing this post ...