TAG : Student Letters

I want your English and nothing more

Human beings first, English teachers second

In Blogs: Steve Schertzer - 1st September 2005

Most of the students marched lockstep into the manager's office and demanded another teacher. Fair enough. I stepped aside. Was I ready for the seriousness of this class? Absolutely not. I had absolutely no intention of treating this class, or any writing class, with the seriousness that the students demanded. I am a human being first, an ESL teacher second.

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ESL teachers as mentors and heroes

ESL teachers as linguistic imperialists and neo-colonialists

In Blogs: Steve Schertzer - 1st March 2005

ESL teachers should be viewed as mentors and heroes, selflessly taking the time to improve the lives of our students. People like Julian Edge and Larry Smith should be ashamed of themselves. They spit in the face of every dedicated ESL teacher.

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