Teacher A said to teacher B, “Often I recall my students, whenever I am out of the school.  If I see my kids and the way they play or study at home, I learn from them and from the way kids think.  Some other times, also out of school, some lamp inside me turns on and pops out an idea which I could help my students with.  For example I speak in ...

Teacher A said to teacher B, “And remember and bear in mind, in your classes as a teacher of English to adults, that the point is not for your students to learn facts ABOUT English, but to actually LEARN AND ACQUIRE English.  Speak in English extensively: your students CAN understand you maybe more than what you think. Their goal is learning ...

Teacher A said to teacher B, “A person who really wishes to learn a language, and he has the firm resolution to carry out the process of learning it, he will learn it for sure.  It’s a mixture of effective willing plus something you like, or view it is necessary. You love what you know. You know more and more, and this fact makes you love ...

Ask the students how many times you teacher of English have used one grammar pattern along the class. Use, for example, present perfect profusely; the kids write checks [tics?] each time. / Photo from: bringingaba blogspot com. elementary school students raising hands in classroom.   

Teacher A said to teacher B, “Often, with the passing time, students obtain a real interest to learn and/or acquire English.  This language opens up a pathway to them.  I have found that students do not like the school subject of English just because it has no significance for them now. It’s their teacher’s duty to help them grasp interest, with ...

Teacher B said to teacher A, “The following things are important for the learner of English: serenity, peace, studying and practicing peacefully (if possible).  The point here is to be able to dream and think of the project of reaching far in the learning of English and holding communication with people all the world around. For those things ...

Teacher B said to teacher A, “Nowadays it’s more difficult for kids to focus because there are more devices that distract them. Focus and effort now are more difficult.  So what now?  The teacher should be a bit kind of an actor or actress, who keeps their students’ attention more than ever before. However, the thing depends on the way that ...

I'm super busy tonight and don't have time for a long post,  but I did want to share this sweet note from a friend: It brought an instant smile to my face  and helped keep me motivated throughout the day! I hope that ALL of you have an awesome Teacher Appreciation Week!

Sometimes a student is going bad because either (or both) he doesn’t understand the textbook or he doesn’t like/wish learning. Or one could be the consequence of the other.  So, the teacher’s mission is helping the student wish to learn, but alas! with an amicable respect for his freedom. As soon as he wishes, he’ll run forward. / Photo from: ...

Teacher A said to teacher B, “Lucas got a Pass in the last test.  He looked not much satisfied, but he told me he used to fail so far.  Now he’s being more optimistic and positive: he has improved, and thinks he can go on improving the mastering of English.  All this is positive motivation and optimism: to see the good side of things. This ...