30 April, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Your truly is truly a nervous wreck this week. The tutor that is now evaluating me and my teammates while we do our teaching is a real hard-ass. We met him today for the first time. After one of my teammates got done teaching and our students left, our tutor asked him:
“What were you doing up there for the past 40 minutes?”
“I was teaching.”
“Oh, is that what you call it?”
In his critique of another teammate, he said: “You talk too much. You love the sound of your own voice.”
She said: “No I don’t! I don’t talk too much.”
“Oh really? Next time you teach, try videotaping yourself.”
Last week, Essex woman told me that he told her: “Your whole entire lesson gave me a f–king headache.”
And this is the guy who will be evaluating my teaching for the next two days! Poor me!!! He is going to rip me apart. I can’t even control the class. Whenever I teach, they all start chatting with their friends. There’s a block of very naughty Brazilian and French boys who try to disarm with me with their flirtatious charms. And this isn’t very hard to do. The other day one of them said: “Miss [insert my name], I never hear your name before. It’s so pretty. I love it.” I’m such a sucker for a Brazilian guy with a ponytail.
So anyway, tomorrow I expect my life to be ruined. On the bright side, this week I discovered peanut butter Kit Kats.
Anglofille said @ 10:07 pm | student life |
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You say: I’m such a sucker for a Brazilian guy with a ponytail.
I’m a sucker for Brazilians period!
LOL!
I think it’s good that you’re being challenged this way. I know it’s no fun, but I DO know this experience will empower you!
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s. Says:
April 30th, 2007 at 11:02 pmSo your instructor isn’t going for the “1,000 ways to say good job” approach to teaching? Maybe you should try bribing your class with peanut butter kit kats?
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These days you have to take peanut allergies in consideration, so I think s’s suggestion- although a good one- might be a bit risky!
(Unless the instructor has a peanut allergy!!!)
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eeep! um, maybe try picturing him in his underwear? it always works on sitcoms!
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Lillie Says:
May 1st, 2007 at 1:09 amI think your instructor is the one that needs to be taught a lesson :/
Too bad he’s not closer. I’d have one of my clients “Guido”, pay him a little visit.
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“What??? Ms Anglo’s instructor was found in the Thames wearing cement wellies?”
I don’t know anything about it.
::looking innocent::
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Mr.X Says:
May 1st, 2007 at 9:09 amCan the atheist amongst us just think about you instead?
Eek, that didn’t quite come out right…
you know what we mean, though!*wink*
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I really, really hate the old “i must be honest and a good judge of talent because i verbally abuse people when a ‘you need to work on this’ will actually suffice” Simon Cowel bit. I mean, Simon at least has somewhat of an excuse because of TV ratings but something like this is just ridiculous…how do people like this become teachers??
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Wow, both William and Lillie have suggested I kill my instructor!
S: He doesn’t even use the “sandwich” approach we know so well!
Jen: Hmmmm, his underwear. That’s actually a good idea. Bullies are usually very insecure anyway. I’ll imagine him as some tiny quivering underwear-clad figure.
Mr. X doesn’t believe in the Almighty? I’m shocked and scandalized. But I thank you for thinking of me…as long as it’s not anything naughty.
Luke: He is like Simon Cowell! He’s on a power trip. He’s one of those people who actually likes making others squirm. I imagine outside of class, no one ever listens to him. Why he doesn’t get fired after everyone complains about him, I’ll never know.
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