One of the things that I find absolutely amazing is the fact that we were able to find work, when so many others have been unable to. Not only that, but we are doing the same thing that we did in China. We are teaching English. In our class, we have students from Mexico, Russia, Guatemala, and Turkey. We have really enjoyed teaching adults, instead of the children that we usually teach. We enjoy both groups but this has given us a different set of challenges, and we have had to come up with other methods of teaching. We have been asked many times "How can you teach English to someone when you don't speak their language"? Well, the methodology that we use is based on the way that children learn to speak. Our TESOL instructor holds to the belief that if the students are not having fun, then they are not learning, so we always administer a healthy helping of play in every class. It takes energy, imagination, and a lot of repetition, but we have seen results. I wish someone would use these methods to teach me Chinese. -FrankGood teaching is one-fourth preparation and three-fourths theater.
Gail Godwin
Frank, you're supposed to teach the juggling before the words!! No, I loved watching you guys teach. Much better than my Spanish teacher! Sounds like you have a lot of fun and really good results. Let me know when I can join the class too. :)
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