TAG : New Teachers

Tips from the trenches

Tips to help a new teacher get through that very first day of class

In Ajarn Guests: Articles - 22nd May 2010

Worried about that first day of class? The following compilation of articles might offer some insight into how to approach your students for the first time, regardless of their age, numbers and gender.

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Creating classroom culture

Cultivating universal values and striving for excellence

In Blogs: Steve Schertzer - 1st September 2007

There are some good teachers out there to get you through these first rough few months of uncertainty. From those who say, "Lay down the law the first week of class. You're not their friend, you're their teacher", to those who offer good introductory first day lessons, there is a lot of good advice out there if one knows where to look.

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TEFL’s number one enemy

Losers to the right of me, morons to my left

In Blogs: Steve Schertzer - 1st July 2007

There are many successful teachers here in Korea and elsewhere. I have been lucky enough to work with many great teachers. But they are a rare breed, indeed. Successful teachers don't allow the system to beat them down. They rise up to answer the call again and again.

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A little piece of advice

Starting your teaching career in Bangkok

In Blogs Archived: Steve Tainton - 1st March 2005

Whatever you do, don’t start an ESL career in Thailand. Why? I’ll tell you. Unless, you come over on a substantial mattress of financial support you will be behind from the get-go and spend your whole time here figuring out how to make ends meet.

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