633. His teacher is behind





One day teacher of English A said to teacher of English B, “If it’s useful to you, I can tell you about some private classes I taught a few years ago. The boy was I think 16 or 15 and he had to pass the subject of English however the way, so to speak. I tried to get a nice rapport with him, ask him some questions but not many questions about his progress; I should encourage him but not choke him; I had to put in his shoes, etc. However, one day I thought something different could turn out well – beside some of the things said above, like encouraging, listening to him, etc. Ok, I thought, I’m going to explain/make him understand the different points of the grammar, little by little, also on his own, like I said, with his effort. I would give him real-life examples of sentences with that grammar, etc., trying to talk with him in a sort of neutral (?) but kind and friendly mode, not trying to show off like, Hi, I am your buddy.



In a word, he was learning and striving because he wished, more and more, and also counting on my aid, of course.” / Photo from: golflessononline org

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