http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/steve-schertzer/ Steve Schertzer on Ajarn.com en Ajarn.com Copyright 2010 2010-02-03T00:41:53+07:00 http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/steve-schertzer/the-promise-of-tomorrow/ http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/steve-schertzer/the-promise-of-tomorrow/#When:00:41:53Z For every reputable school that is looking for serious, responsible, caring, and dedicated teachers who are committed to the success of the students, there are many more who simply don't care about the teachers they hire or the students under their tutelage. The promise of tomorrow Steve Schertzer 2010-02-03T00:41:53+07:00 http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/steve-schertzer/determine-your-own-significance/ http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/steve-schertzer/determine-your-own-significance/#When:02:52:42Z Native English teachers incompetent in the classroom? Of course they're incompetent. Many of them, anyway. Then again, many of the Korean English teachers are incompetent as well. Determine your own significance Steve Schertzer 2010-01-11T02:52:42+07:00 http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/steve-schertzer/barbarians-in-the-building/ http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/steve-schertzer/barbarians-in-the-building/#When:01:51:00Z This past July I accepted a job teaching English at a university in Saudi Arabia. I was to teach Saudi males in their 20's and was excited about that opportunity. The tax-free salary of around $3,500 U.S. a month along with a rent-free apartment, return airfare, and long paid holidays didn't hurt either. Barbarians in the building Steve Schertzer 2009-12-01T01:51:00+07:00 http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/steve-schertzer/show-me-that-you-love-me/ http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/steve-schertzer/show-me-that-you-love-me/#When:21:40:12Z Last month John Wilson, the director of a Language Institute in Thailand, wrote an article for http://www.ajarn.com. It was an article about creating a good impression at job interviews. Show me that you love me Steve Schertzer 2009-09-02T21:40:12+07:00 http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/steve-schertzer/my-tango-with-tony-the-tarantula/ http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/steve-schertzer/my-tango-with-tony-the-tarantula/#When:21:34:32Z There will always be people like Tony, or worse, in this industry. Just as there will always be hordes of backpacking sex-tourists posing as English teachers. This industry, like any other, is obsessed with money and power. My tango with Tony the Tarantula Steve Schertzer 2009-09-01T21:34:32+07:00 http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/steve-schertzer/sticking-up-for-passionate-teachers/ http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/steve-schertzer/sticking-up-for-passionate-teachers/#When:13:03:01Z This is a column (or a blog entry) that I should have written long ago. It is to thank those who have taken the time to email me. I do appreciate it and learn from all your letters. I say blog entry because a poster on a popular South Korean website, and a teacher in the EPIK program whom I've met, keeps telling me that it's not a column; it's a blog entry. Okay, johnhenry, whatever you say. You're much smarter than I. Sticking up for passionate teachers Steve Schertzer 2009-07-01T13:03:01+07:00 http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/steve-schertzer/the-woman-of-the-world/ http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/steve-schertzer/the-woman-of-the-world/#When:12:54:54Z I am looking for a school where I can make a positive difference in the lives of my students. That's what I've been trying to do for years. That's what every dedicated and committed teacher strives to do. The woman of the world Steve Schertzer 2009-06-01T12:54:54+07:00 http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/steve-schertzer/the-3-4-3-principle-and-the-importance-of-repetition/ http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/steve-schertzer/the-3-4-3-principle-and-the-importance-of-repetition/#When:12:49:29Z Each lesson has four sides. I lift one side. If by the end of the lesson the students know what is under the remaining three sides, I do not repeat the lesson The 3-4-3 principle and the importance of repetition Steve Schertzer 2009-05-01T12:49:29+07:00 http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/steve-schertzer/when-in-rome/ http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/steve-schertzer/when-in-rome/#When:12:45:46Z With the school year just beginning, at least the public schools here in South Korea, this is as good an opportunity as ever to discuss the teacher-training workshop that is offered twice a year to native English speakers by the various Offices of Education. I've had the misfortune of attending two of them in my three years with the program, both presented in the exact same fashion. When in Rome Steve Schertzer 2009-03-01T12:45:46+07:00 http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/steve-schertzer/the-tefl-industry/ http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/steve-schertzer/the-tefl-industry/#When:12:30:53Z EFL teachers are put into positions of authority and responsibility, most at a time in their lives when they have yet to learn what it means to be responsible. EFL teachers must learn to teach properly. They must learn to love their work. They must learn to see it as a mission and an honor. They must learn to be accountable for their actions, or their inactions. In essence, they must learn to become fuller human beings. The TEFL Industry Steve Schertzer 2009-01-01T12:30:53+07:00