Welcome to the rewarding experience of teaching!

You might be wondering why the name of this blog? It is because I believe that teaching is a project of life, and when you have a project you expect a successful result, and when you finally get it and you are able to see it you feel so happy because you made it! Every day in class is a step iun your project and at the end of the course when you see how students have improved, and they come to you and tell you “teacher, thank you for everything” you know you have succeeded. Feel free to leave any comments and constructive criticism; we are all here to learn. I hope you enjoey it and once again: Welcome!

“The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The greater teacher inspires.”

- William Arthur Ward

Sunday, October 7, 2012

My Accounting students

I teach a group of 21 students a course of Technical English for Accountants. It's been a challenge, but I believe that my background as a business administrator has helped me a lot! This is a big class, and we meet on Mondays from 6 to 9:30 pm.  It's tired, however the week is just starting, so people are still active.

Here are some of the weaknesses and strenghts I've found:


Weaknesses: Students do not ask questions during the explanation or during the practice. Only a few of them do.  Not many wants to participate, therefore the teacher must call them by their names in order to promote participation.

Strengths:  Some students have a good English level, pay attention and participate. Most students do their homework correctly. Another strength is that everyone is there because the have to comply with a requisite, so there is a good quorum, and they quietly pay attention to what the teacher is explaining.

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