tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4208807733342075660.post128278490662940455..comments2024-01-29T04:22:11.107+01:00Comments on Natasa's blog: More on the Scary Subject of Letting GoNatasahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12048765349737400507noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4208807733342075660.post-26161738636523184882009-09-30T00:25:48.250+02:002009-09-30T00:25:48.250+02:00Thanks, Karenne. You know, I have never really tho...Thanks, Karenne. You know, I have never really thought about the impact this has had on the student who organised the Taboo game. Yes, she has learnt a lot, I guess. Not to mention that her instruction-giving technique was better and clearer than mine:(Natasahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12048765349737400507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4208807733342075660.post-27445002414134778072009-09-28T18:19:00.179+02:002009-09-28T18:19:00.179+02:00Natasa,
These are the golden moments - do more li...Natasa,<br /><br />These are the golden moments - do more like this! You thought it was one of your best classes and I'm willing to bet your students did too.<br /><br />Even though you didn't collect feedback that day, just think how much more your student did that day and the impact on her learning that night - willing to bet a good few vocabulary words she worked on have stuck!<br /><br />KarenneKALINAGO ENGLISHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15202016406865561740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4208807733342075660.post-39276083419719215432009-09-20T00:36:45.624+02:002009-09-20T00:36:45.624+02:00You are right - I listened to my instincts and it ...You are right - I listened to my instincts and it turned out fine, but there are so many ways in which the class could have gone wrong. Students who are willing to do something like this are often extroverts who talk too much and might annoy other people in the classroom. That's not how I remember this particular student. She never tried to dominate my class again. <br />There are so many situations when the teacher has just a couple of seconds to make a decision. Though no one will die if we make a mistake, it is still scary.Natasahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12048765349737400507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4208807733342075660.post-34036366413120173672009-09-18T09:54:52.745+02:002009-09-18T09:54:52.745+02:00You absolutely did the right thing. The difficult ...You absolutely did the right thing. The difficult thing is that there are very similar situations where letting go wouldn't necessarily be the right thing! E.g. if the other students were already annoyed with that student being too dominant, if the culture of the country or class meant that that would be seen as you not taking the responsibility you should, or if the activity they chose wasn't useful<br /><br />TEFLtastic blog- www.tefl.net/alexcaseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com