I hope my students don't hear the shaky undertones in my voice that indicate my nervousness. They are not much younger than me, and I hope that I don't seem too much like I have no idea what to do with them. I have no training. A fellow teacher told me to ask the students to talk about themselves. That is exactly what I do. And then… nothing… I've got no clue what to do, so I have them work on adjectives that they have on their worksheets. I'm speaking a bit too fast for them to understand, and my students are a bit shy. No worries. I understand how it is. They're shy to speak English in the classroom, just the same as I was shy to speak French. They don't seem to know what to do, so I talk (more slowly), and try to have them talk as well. The bell rings and my students are free to go. As am I. Here I am, once more in the classroom, this time on the other side.
10/1/2012
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