Quote from: waywardtimelord on December 13, 2016, 05:31:38 pmI create good lessons, I'm never late or absent, and I always say yes when asked to do something.I don't know. I just feel discouraged right now. I was finally starting to feel good about staying for another year, I'm so excited about my Christmas lessons, and now I'm just... sad.Popularity contests aren't easy.What you listed above is pretty bare minimum.I would suggest:1. Learn your students names2. In the beginning of every school year, have each student make an info card that contains key info, birthday, likes, dreams, family, etc.3. Always smile and greet your students wherever you are.4. Make a simple calendar with all of the students birthdays on0 them and acknowledge them on their special day.So many other things you can do, but I'd start with the above.
I create good lessons, I'm never late or absent, and I always say yes when asked to do something.I don't know. I just feel discouraged right now. I was finally starting to feel good about staying for another year, I'm so excited about my Christmas lessons, and now I'm just... sad.
Quote from: Pecan on December 13, 2016, 06:43:18 pmQuote from: waywardtimelord on December 13, 2016, 05:31:38 pmI create good lessons, I'm never late or absent, and I always say yes when asked to do something.I don't know. I just feel discouraged right now. I was finally starting to feel good about staying for another year, I'm so excited about my Christmas lessons, and now I'm just... sad.Popularity contests aren't easy.What you listed above is pretty bare minimum.I would suggest:1. Learn your students names2. In the beginning of every school year, have each student make an info card that contains key info, birthday, likes, dreams, family, etc.3. Always smile and greet your students wherever you are.4. Make a simple calendar with all of the students birthdays on0 them and acknowledge them on their special day.So many other things you can do, but I'd start with the above.I'll try to smile more often, but learning all of their names is daunting. I would love to. But I've got over 500 students across three different schools. They all use different books, so I average 14 unique lesson plans a week (two classes at a rural school are back-to-back; I do actually know those kids' names). I tried the name-card thing, but the kids don't have an English classroom and the homeroom teachers don't care, so they're inevitably lost from week to week. Probably used as spitball material. Hmm. Anyone have tips for learning names when there are just. so. many? Lol. That would actually be a cool goal for next year.
Not really ranting, but we don't have a thread for bemoaning our existence... yet.There's something seriously wrong with my emotions right now.My school sent out a survey to our 4th and 5th graders and their parents asking how they felt about the English program and about me in particular. I got very... mixed reviews.I'm a teacher. Kids aren't all supposed to like me and obviously some parents are against NETs in the classroom. So I shouldn't be so shocked and hurt. I'm not normally the "cries-in-a-bathroom" type, but I have seriously gave my all this year. I create good lessons, I'm never late or absent, and I always say yes when asked to do something.I don't know. I just feel discouraged right now. I was finally starting to feel good about staying for another year, I'm so excited about my Christmas lessons, and now I'm just... sad.
Quote from: waywardtimelord on December 13, 2016, 05:31:38 pmNot really ranting, but we don't have a thread for bemoaning our existence... yet.There's something seriously wrong with my emotions right now.My school sent out a survey to our 4th and 5th graders and their parents asking how they felt about the English program and about me in particular. I got very... mixed reviews.I'm a teacher. Kids aren't all supposed to like me and obviously some parents are against NETs in the classroom. So I shouldn't be so shocked and hurt. I'm not normally the "cries-in-a-bathroom" type, but I have seriously gave my all this year. I create good lessons, I'm never late or absent, and I always say yes when asked to do something.I don't know. I just feel discouraged right now. I was finally starting to feel good about staying for another year, I'm so excited about my Christmas lessons, and now I'm just... sad.This is what happened to me 2 years ago.. That's when I decided, like the NET'S before me said, you are putting in waaay to much effort. I teach what I am suppose to at a bare minimum, and actually my teaching stress has gone WAAAAY down, and some how the staff like me more etc... Kids attitudes didn't change at all. People don't appreciate hard word and dedication/passion in Korea. They appreciate the illusion of it. It's not about doing work, its about being more stressed than your counter parts, alluding to your special situation why you don't do things.Seriously, I used to care, now I am just another, laughing all the way to the bank NET. It's sad, but I am waaay better off from it, and the attitude towards my teaching, and input from students hasn't change AT ALL.
This is what happened to me 2 years ago.. That's when I decided, like the NET'S before me said, you are putting in waaay to much effort. I teach what I am suppose to at a bare minimum, and actually my teaching stress has gone WAAAAY down, and some how the staff like me more etc... Kids attitudes didn't change at all. People don't appreciate hard word and dedication/passion in Korea. They appreciate the illusion of it. It's not about doing work, its about being more stressed than your counter parts, alluding to your special situation why you don't do things.Seriously, I used to care, now I am just another, laughing all the way to the bank NET. It's sad, but I am waaay better off from it, and the attitude towards my teaching, and input from students hasn't change AT ALL.
Where are all you people getting feedback from? lol. Never had any good or bad in a decade.
Quote from: waywardtimelord on December 13, 2016, 05:31:38 pmNot really ranting, but we don't have a thread for bemoaning our existence... yet.There's something seriously wrong with my emotions right now.My school sent out a survey to our 4th and 5th graders and their parents asking how they felt about the English program and about me in particular. I got very... mixed reviews.I'm a teacher. Kids aren't all supposed to like me and obviously some parents are against NETs in the classroom. So I shouldn't be so shocked and hurt. I'm not normally the "cries-in-a-bathroom" type, but I have seriously gave my all this year. I create good lessons, I'm never late or absent, and I always say yes when asked to do something.I don't know. I just feel discouraged right now. I was finally starting to feel good about staying for another year, I'm so excited about my Christmas lessons, and now I'm just... sad.I feel you. I got mixed reviews as well. I think the bad reviews came from parents whose children are pretty much spawn of satan and I am fairly strict. Also my CT and I aren't exactly on the best of terms and I noticed that parents who are friends with her gave her rave reviews and me, not so much. She doesn't even teach or prepare materials or have anything to do with classroom management. She will play non English related fun Korean games with them though so of course they all love her more than the teacher who actually makes them do work and learn and who has to be the policeman. So be it. Can't please all of the people/kids/parents/CT's all of the time. Take the rest of the year to chill, throw together classes last minute, show videos, you did your bit just be kind to yourself now.
Same for all of the schools I've worked at so far. If they have any evaluations, I'm not hearing about any of it.
Fuhhh so on the bright side, they upgraded/replaced my office computer (and my old computer is moving to the English lab, which is great) but on the downside, I don't remember how to change the display language to English. Trying to figure that out again. If anyone knows offhand, that'd be cool to know.