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by TheReason
Mon Aug 07, 2017 5:04 pm
Forum: Teacher's Corner
Topic: What did teaching teach you?
Replies: 8
Views: 7767

What did teaching teach you?

I started teaching because I was in kind of a financial hurry. Teaching was the only available (and best paying) job at the time. I never really thought of myself as a patient person and I never pictured myself in a classroom. All those things were proven wrong as soon as I started. Teaching taught ...
by TheReason
Sun Aug 06, 2017 4:29 pm
Forum: Teacher's Corner
Topic: How to manage parent's complaints?
Replies: 14
Views: 12770

Re: How to manage parent's complaints?

I have and it really is very strsssful. It seems that It is always the teacher's fault if the students misbehave or get bad grades. Though the teacher plays a significant role, ultimately it is up to the student to pay attention to class and study at home. I have always tried to tell that to the par...
by TheReason
Sat Aug 05, 2017 3:24 pm
Forum: Rants
Topic: Tackling beliefs
Replies: 9
Views: 9037

Re: Tackling beliefs

Unless someone's really interested in your beliefs, I don't see the point in explaining to them anything. Sometimes people just want to pick on you. They're not really interested in listening to you, they just want you to lose patience and get angry with them, or just humor them. Don't try to explai...
by TheReason
Thu Aug 03, 2017 7:51 pm
Forum: Teacher's Corner
Topic: What's the youngest group of students you've taught?
Replies: 6
Views: 6712

What's the youngest group of students you've taught?

My youngest group was around 8/9 years old and they were great (my patience was tried to the limit but it still was good). My oldest was 65/70 years old and they also were amazing. This proves that you're never too young (or old) to learn a language. I never had any issue with them and they learned ...
by TheReason
Wed Aug 02, 2017 10:17 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What do you think it's the hardest thing about moving to another country?
Replies: 46
Views: 1498630

Re: What do you think it's the hardest thing about moving to another country?

Being from a country where families used to be close, leaving my family is the hardest part of going overseas. I miss them so much when I am away. Second, the adjustment in my new place. It will surely be difficult to adjust especially everything is new. New home, new work, new culture, and possibl...
by TheReason
Wed Aug 02, 2017 10:12 pm
Forum: Teacher's Corner
Topic: Class brat (and their parents)
Replies: 7
Views: 6996

Class brat (and their parents)

I think we've all had that student who thinks he/she is the best just because they have money/power (even when they're not the brightest or smartest). They do the minimum effort in class and misbehave and then get mad when they fail the class. When you want to deal with it with their parents, you fi...
by TheReason
Wed Aug 02, 2017 9:39 pm
Forum: Teacher's Corner
Topic: Teacher's Pet
Replies: 7
Views: 5766

Re: Teacher's Pet

Having a favorite can't be helped. We form a connection with all our students but with some of them, the connection is stronger. That doesn't mean that those students will get special treatment or anything. It just means that you're special to someone young and they kind of look up to you. We all ha...
by TheReason
Mon Jul 31, 2017 3:40 pm
Forum: Teacher's Corner
Topic: Homework
Replies: 13
Views: 11164

Homework

In my early days as a teacher, I used to be that annoying teacher who left homework in absolutely every class. Students would get mad at me for it and that later on led the class to rebel against me (which made the teaching-learning process extremely difficult). I now try to have a healthy balance a...
by TheReason
Mon Jul 31, 2017 3:21 pm
Forum: Teacher's Corner
Topic: Discrimination Against the Disabled, Overweight, and Non-Caucasians
Replies: 9
Views: 9377

Re: Discrimination Against the Disabled, Overweight, and Non-Caucasians

It's important to remember that most Arian cultures are highly superficial and very dependant on looks and how people see you. It is only logical that they'll judge other cultures as much as they judge themselves. I wish I could tell you some kind of magic advice or anything but I don't really know....
by TheReason
Mon Jul 31, 2017 3:15 pm
Forum: Teacher's Corner
Topic: Preference for Canadian Teachers
Replies: 1
Views: 3670

Re: Preference for Canadian Teachers

This happens all around the world. For instance, Spanish academies in Japan prefer to hire Spanish teachers instead of South American ones (and they don't really care about the accent or anything). In Europe, they prefer British teachers instead of Americans, and so on. I guess it has something to d...