Monday, October 27, 2008

Chapter 8: Teaching Teenagers Who Are Still Learning English

One thing that I really did not like in this chapter was on page 151 when a student explained that a teacher assumed the student could not do the test because it was too difficult and would give her a B in the class as long as she showed up. That is not only fair to that student, but it is also not fair to the rest of the students.
This part actually made me ngry because I can not imagine a person who is supposed to teach, just assuming it is impossible and giving up. The point of being a teacher is to teach and not give up when a student is having a difficult time. The teacher in this instense did not even give the student a chance. I would probably cry too if a teacher just assumed I was not smart enough to do someting.

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