Tag Archives: my students

Graduation

Posted on June 20, 2007 by Meg

We had graduation on Monday night. It was great to see my students all dressed up and to meet their families. Unfortunately, it was really disorganized. Get here at 6, bring your certificates and sit in the front rows! No, … Continue reading →

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Test Scores

Posted on June 12, 2007 by Meg

I hate state-required testing, and I don’t think it measures anything, and I think it’s a waste of my students’ time… except when works in my favor. I got my students’ test scores back today and they were awesome! The … Continue reading →

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Semester Review

Posted on May 11, 2007 by Meg

Much better class today. I told my students not to bother taking out their books, which put everyone in a good mood. I’d copied some worksheets from other books, so we could review the semester without boring everyone. It was … Continue reading →

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Expendability

Posted on May 8, 2007 by Meg

Sometimes my ESL lessons don’t go every well, and when that happens, they fail spectacularly. My freewrite today was a journal entry about one day in childhood, which I thought would lead neatly into a review of irregular past tense … Continue reading →

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Portuguese Igloos

Posted on May 3, 2007 by Meg

I gave my students a writing warm-up exercise today. A lot of my students come straight from work, or from picking up their kids, etc. and I thought it would make a good transition into English class. And it rewards … Continue reading →

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2 3/4 Classroom Hours Until April Vacation

Posted on April 10, 2007 by Meg

I think no matter how much you like your job, there are going to be days when you’d rather stay home and sleep off yesterday’s chardonnay and jelly beans. And remember that when I say “you”, I actually mean “me”. … Continue reading →

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Going To

Posted on April 5, 2007 by Meg

I went back to work yesterday, and I got to see one of Mikhail’s finest moments. Mikhail is in his seventies, he’s got a masters in engineering, and he speaks Russian and Hebrew fluently. He’s taking my English class more … Continue reading →

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Academic Triage

Posted on March 14, 2007 by Meg

Some of my students will learn English whether I’m a good teacher or not. They are the most fun to teach, and they ask the most interesting questions, but I spend most of our class time on the middle of … Continue reading →

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Paris In Azeroth?

Posted on February 2, 2007 by Meg

I just heard a web rumor that even Paris Hilton is in WarCraft. Personally, I thought she’d be more of a Second Life porno avatar than a WarCrafter. She’s an NPC Blood Elf, of course. Typical. The forums say she’s … Continue reading →

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Universal Game Culture

Posted on January 31, 2007 by Meg

My students were having trouble with the difference between an action in the present and a habitual action. The book seemed a little technical here, so I pulled out my cell phone. “I’m going to call my boyfriend,” I said. … Continue reading →

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