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What should a good English teacher be like?

themaninh
Tomorrow me and my classmates are going to complain about our English teacher. She doesn't fit to our expectations. We're paying one of the best private institutes of the city so we need a responsable person who really wants to teach.

Is usual find teachers that have with them lots of years of teaching, and they're great. But there are some exceptions and this is the case of ours: she only follows the book, she even doesn't know what page we're going to learn, she doesn't care being there talking with us. We're adults but we deserve respect, and our children too.

I am a teacher at a public university, I prepare and plan every single class I teach. My students are adults and teenagers, and I care about them and I'm worried about the way they pick up tools to improve their skills. In Argentina, public universities are an effort that each Argentinian do to afford the problem of public education. Lots of teachers here don't receive any money for teach at the university, they don't have a salary and work for free, and yet they put all their effort to give their best. And I think students and teachers have to be involved and keep all the effort they can.

Thousand of times I haven't been seen favorably by teachers who wears suit and are in their jobs since decades. This all just because I'm not formal in the way I dress or the way I use my haircut, screw that; the importance of teaching is to be able to catch the attention of your students, do always something new, pay attention always to the changes in contents that you teach, and work with and for the students.

Therefore I can't do nothing when I see people who doesn't care what are they doing there; we all have to be committed.


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  • Written by themaninh 6 month(s) ago
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  • Steinar 6 month(s) ago

    Whoops. "Reward" should be "afford" in the comment I made (in grey).

  • El estudiante 6 month(s) ago

    Good corrections. Years ago when I was taking night classes, there were many teachers who worked their full time day job teaching AND taught at night for next to nothing just for our benefit. I totally agree that good, dedicated teachers should be rewarded irregardless of style. After all, Einstein's hair was quite unruly, and while having an unusual haircut does not make someone a genius, neither does having a short clean cut determine someone's capability!

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    Adrianna Navar 6 month(s) ago

    The only difference between being a good teacher or not is the passion for the profession. If you dont love your job, will never ever go to the extra mille. Many times it also has much to do with "chemistry" between teachers and students, perhaps to some it may seem terrible, who others consider the best. But is true that concepts of teachers in suits and ties is worn out, being a good teacher is not only about keep on "teaching", but also open up with your students and give them confidence, so everything will be easier and even funny.

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Steinar

What should a good English teacher be like?

Tomorrow, (me and my classmates = ok, but in writing I prefer the more "correct":) my classmates and I are going to complain about our English teacher. She doesn't fit (come up to/live up to) meet our expectations. We're paying for tuition at (or simply, "we´re attending") one of the best private institutes of in the city so we need a responsible person who really wants to teach.

Is usual find teachers that have with them lots of years of teaching Usually teachers have a lot of experience(/bring a lot of experience to the classroom), and those that do are great. But there are some exceptions and this is the case of our teacher: she only follows the book, and doesn´t even know what (page) we're going to learn next, she doesn't care about being there talking with us. We're adults but we deserve to be shown respect, and our children too (/ "and so does our children" / "as does our children").

I am a teacher at a public university; I prepare and plan every single class I teach. My students are adults and teenagers, and I care about them and I´m worried about the way they pick up tools to improve their skills.   ("I'm worried" implies that there is something you don´t like about what you´re describing. For example: "I´m worried about the high alcohol intake of youths today". This would only make sense if there was a tendency amongst the students to study in very inefficient ways - a negative trend you observed and tried to counter)In Argentina, public universities are an effort that each Argentinian do to afford the problem of public education. - Not quite sure what you mean by "reward" here, the sentence doesn´t make sense the way it´s written. Lots of teachers here don't receive any money for teaching at the university, they don't have a salary and work for free, and yet they put all their effort into giving their best. And I think students and teachers have to be involved and keep all make the best effort they can. You can make an effort, but you can´t "keep" it, as it´s not a possession.

Thousand A lot of times I haven't been seen favorably have been frowned upon by teachers who wears suits and are have been in their jobs since for decades. "Haven´t"  implies an absence of something. It´s unusual to count the times you "haven´t" had something, as it´s more of a passive state than an action. "Since" needs a specific time - since 1995 / since the beginning of time etc. This all just because I'm not formal in the way I dress or the way I use cut my haircut, screw that; the importance of teaching is to be able to catch the attention of your students, do always do something new, always pay attention always to the changes in contents that you teach, and work with and for the students.

Therefore / That´s why I can't just stand by and do nothing when I see people who doesn't care about what are they doing there; we all have to be committed. If you say "I can´t do nothing" it sounds like you might mean "I can´t do anything", because of the way people use double negatives in colloquial english - where a double negative doesn´t necessarily imply a positive.
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Tom Emery
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.....when I see people who don't care what are they doing there

Una diferencia entre espanol y ingles.

En espanol: La gente esta...

pero en ingles: The people are...

 

 

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