We've been writing Feature Articles on famous/humanitarian personalities in the last week in my English 10 class and I've been going over and over all the formatting rules and stressing to them how important editing and proofreading is. Also, they have been especially rowdy this class (and complained for the umpteenth time about homework.....) So, at the end of class today, I finally settle them all down and tell them, rather strictly:
"Now, your articles are all due tomorrow. Remember I'm marking you on format AND content. I've told you a thousand times what I expect to see from your Good Copy!"
Hypatia shouts out (in correct pronunciation, nonetheless) "Hyperbole!"
Thank you Hypatia for making my day and reminding me that things really do get through to you guys!!!!
Thursday, December 30, 2010
Friday, September 24, 2010
Teachable Moment No. 1
So last week I taught my Communications 11 class about cliches. It took about 2 classes (4 blocks) but they finally grasped the concept (and even came up with their own which mostly consisted of them making fun of their classmates! Read: awesome.)
Anyways, just before our midgi holiday break, I had to keep one of my better students after class for speaking Chinese too many times in class. This is what I said to her: "Vicky, you are an amazing English speaker but sometimes you cannot control your urges and you just shout in Chinese!" This is her response: "I know Miss Adamson, sometimes I just wish I could eat my words!"
And that concludes the lesson for today.
Anyways, just before our midgi holiday break, I had to keep one of my better students after class for speaking Chinese too many times in class. This is what I said to her: "Vicky, you are an amazing English speaker but sometimes you cannot control your urges and you just shout in Chinese!" This is her response: "I know Miss Adamson, sometimes I just wish I could eat my words!"
And that concludes the lesson for today.
Monday, September 13, 2010
I love my students!
One of my grade seven students comes running up to me at the end of class:
Student- "Teacher!!! Teacher!!"
me- "Yes what's wrong?"
Student- "I like you"
:)
Student- "Teacher!!! Teacher!!"
me- "Yes what's wrong?"
Student- "I like you"
:)
I love my students!
One of my grade seven students comes running up to me at the end of class:
Student- "Teacher!!! Teacher!!"
me- "Yes what's wrong?"
Student- "I like you"
:)
Student- "Teacher!!! Teacher!!"
me- "Yes what's wrong?"
Student- "I like you"
:)
Monday, September 6, 2010
Day of Torture
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| Sadness.... |
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| More Sadness.... |
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| The Checklist of Torture that we had to endure |
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| This was the line up at the Public Security Building |
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