Quote from: sevenpm on July 05, 2017, 08:52:01 amI hate how my CTs this year often make class go over into the break time. Even if we are just playing a game they will keep it going like 5-7 minutes into break and I'll barely have enough time to take a piss. Why??It could be one of two causes:CT's piss poor planning?Your poor piss planning?
I hate how my CTs this year often make class go over into the break time. Even if we are just playing a game they will keep it going like 5-7 minutes into break and I'll barely have enough time to take a piss. Why??
On the matter of 'English Camp', who was the genius who came up with that term. Why a "camp"? In my first year, I thought I was going to the countryside for a week with my students. Spent a fortune on hiking gear and a tent.
I went out last night and ordered some french fries... that were covered in sugar. I have never seen that before and it was so disappointing! I know they have sugared garlic bread and sugared other things, but I have never seen it on french fries.
Yeah, the line-cutting here can be really frustrating, not just because it's so inconsiderate, but also because it's incredibly disrespectful. Most line-cutters I've seen usually pretend that they don't know they're cutting. Some legit aren't paying attention, but a lot of them know exactly what they're doing and count on the idea that you won't say anything. Recently was waiting in line to enter a subway car and a young woman with her boyfriend tried to squeeze right in front of me. Or really, the woman did, the boyfriend didn't really want to but was just kind of following her lead while looking at me to see what I would do. I didn't say anything, I just squeezed my way back in front of her once the doors opened, lol. Pretended I didn't even see her. I can play that game, too, sista.
Quote from: yirj17 on July 05, 2017, 11:06:40 amThese stories of line cutting make me really appreciate the small things-- the other day I was at the bank and people don't really line up, they just kinda cluster around the teller's desk. There was an ajumma in front of me who noticed I had just one bill in my hand-- she had a big handful and insisted I go first. They don't pull numbers at your bank? the concept of one transaction at a time.
These stories of line cutting make me really appreciate the small things-- the other day I was at the bank and people don't really line up, they just kinda cluster around the teller's desk. There was an ajumma in front of me who noticed I had just one bill in my hand-- she had a big handful and insisted I go first.
Just had one class reach that magical age where they like to say Puck You. So I deployed my usual massive overreaction. Shouting and all fun cancelled for the next two periods. At the end of the hell class I ask my co-teacher to explain why they should never use those words unless they like being punched in the face.Dear girl could barely pretend to give a toss. It was all giggles and whatevs. Kids think it's just some odd quirk of mine now.Does anybody teaching out of Korea feel like filming their students learning the Korean expression for 18, dog baby, eating boiled candy and crazy guy? I'm sure my co-teacher would see the humour in this situation.
Quote from: Arabin on July 05, 2017, 11:34:03 amJust had one class reach that magical age where they like to say Puck You. So I deployed my usual massive overreaction. Shouting and all fun cancelled for the next two periods. At the end of the hell class I ask my co-teacher to explain why they should never use those words unless they like being punched in the face.Dear girl could barely pretend to give a toss. It was all giggles and whatevs. Kids think it's just some odd quirk of mine now.Does anybody teaching out of Korea feel like filming their students learning the Korean expression for 18, dog baby, eating boiled candy and crazy guy? I'm sure my co-teacher would see the humour in this situation.Well, that is one approach.Have you ever tried simply to ignore it and not react?Then, at the end of class you can simply address the student, individually, when the others have left, ask why he was held back and explain why using such language leads others to believe you are an uneducated dolt, a half-wit.It has worked a charm at times.Different strokes, different folks.
Quote from: elsbethm on July 05, 2017, 01:48:04 pmQuote from: Pecan on July 05, 2017, 01:19:37 pmQuote from: Arabin on July 05, 2017, 11:34:03 amJust had one class reach that magical age where they like to say Puck You. So I deployed my usual massive overreaction. Shouting and all fun cancelled for the next two periods. At the end of the hell class I ask my co-teacher to explain why they should never use those words unless they like being punched in the face.Dear girl could barely pretend to give a toss. It was all giggles and whatevs. Kids think it's just some odd quirk of mine now.Does anybody teaching out of Korea feel like filming their students learning the Korean expression for 18, dog baby, eating boiled candy and crazy guy? I'm sure my co-teacher would see the humour in this situation.Well, that is one approach.Have you ever tried simply to ignore it and not react?Then, at the end of class you can simply address the student, individually, when the others have left, ask why he was held back and explain why using such language leads others to believe you are an uneducated dolt, a half-wit.It has worked a charm at times.Different strokes, different folks."Wow! Good English!" has always stopped my kids dead in their tracks. It's not the reaction they were hoping for expecting, and they never seem to feel the need to say it again.I'm actually low-key proud of them when they pull out English swears. It means they took the initiative to learn English outside of English class.In the corridor, I heard one of my girl students tell another girl to 'piss off' in a joking way. Brilliant.I told my Swedish friends about the 'puck you' thing and they thought it was hilarious before mentioning that it isn't really a swear word because as the spelling has changed it's meaning has changed. I think it is a second language thing. I don't really hear it nearly as much as I did when I first came here, mind. As I teach girls, the rate of hearing swearing has been reduced to about once a semester. Boys middle and boys high would be ten times a minute.
Quote from: Pecan on July 05, 2017, 01:19:37 pmQuote from: Arabin on July 05, 2017, 11:34:03 amJust had one class reach that magical age where they like to say Puck You. So I deployed my usual massive overreaction. Shouting and all fun cancelled for the next two periods. At the end of the hell class I ask my co-teacher to explain why they should never use those words unless they like being punched in the face.Dear girl could barely pretend to give a toss. It was all giggles and whatevs. Kids think it's just some odd quirk of mine now.Does anybody teaching out of Korea feel like filming their students learning the Korean expression for 18, dog baby, eating boiled candy and crazy guy? I'm sure my co-teacher would see the humour in this situation.Well, that is one approach.Have you ever tried simply to ignore it and not react?Then, at the end of class you can simply address the student, individually, when the others have left, ask why he was held back and explain why using such language leads others to believe you are an uneducated dolt, a half-wit.It has worked a charm at times.Different strokes, different folks."Wow! Good English!" has always stopped my kids dead in their tracks. It's not the reaction they were hoping for expecting, and they never seem to feel the need to say it again.I'm actually low-key proud of them when they pull out English swears. It means they took the initiative to learn English outside of English class.
There's nothing 'cool n' chill' about letting kids run around saying expletives, and it's even worse when they greet it with a chuckle or think it's cute. But, it also is a chance for an educational moment - a lot of the time if you explain to kids that it's actually a bad word, and that it's not cool or funny or cute, then a lot of the time they'll kind of clue in, and at least avoid saying it directly in front of you. Of course some kids are just jerks and will continue, but some students genuinely don't know that those are bad.
Nah, super small rural town. It just happened to be a "busy" time and there were like half a dozen people clustered around one teller (apparently the only one who handles utility bills?). I noticed this time that people just put their bills on the counter to show who was next in "line." Reminded me of days of old when people would put tokens onto the arcade game screen to stake a claim for the next round. One of the bank employees handed out those small glass fruity (energy?) drinks to everyone who was waiting! That was a nice surprise.