[etni] Fw: WHAT is our job as English teachers??
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From: judy_gmail - judyfreedman@xxxxxxxxx
Subject: WHAT is our job as English teachers??
I have to add to what Aviva wrote...
I was teaching intelligent 9th graders that chapter about various
revolutions. I mentioned "British colonies, Canada, Australia etc", and
someone asked me "Where is Canada?" And when I said that people escaped
persecution in Britain by fleeing to America, one girl asked me ... wait for
it... "did they walk"?
So the next lesson, I brought maps of the world, and in the guise of
teaching English, I made them write the names of the continents, oceans,
longest rivers, largest cities.
The pupils really enjoyed the lesson, although it was not exactly in my
syllabus.
Yes, we do have to fill in where the system has failed. We are foremost
educators, unfortunately our successes are not measured by what we teach but
by what results our kids achieve in formal exams. I am not sure where my
responsibilities lie, but I will continue to do what I think is right and
responsible! ( sounds self-righteous, but hey, this stays in the family,
OK?)
Judy Freedman
08 9761826
054 4821559
>What is our job as English teachers?? THAT is a good question. Some of us
>say it is NOT our job to teach them certain skills which they should be
>learning from their Hebrew speaking teachers. I partially agree BUT since
>in reality we see they are NOT being taught these skills, like how to read
>high level internet texts, how to summarize, how take notes. etc.. then
>why is it so bad that we step in a fill the void. ?? At some point in the
>kids' English education we stop teaching the language and start using it to
>teach them other things.. THIS is the best part of teaching English.. I am
>not drilling them on grammar.. I am working with them in a second language
>, one which will be useful for life !! (whether it be to communicate with
>others around the world , comprehend it while watching a movie or work in
>it daily)
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