The Teenage Class
Tuesday, November 28, 2006
Hello All,
I've been teaching in Taiwan for quite a while. I teach at a school were most are in grade school, but I have one class that is all teenagers. I thought these guys would be much easier to teach. In fact it is not. They have been a bit quiet in the beginning but now they have became my favorite class. My boss sits in some of my classes, at first it made me a bit nervous, but she is great at communicating her ideas and feelings toward my work.
Recently I taught class while she was there. I thought I did an okay job that day, but after class she congratulated me on how well I was teaching. She got lots of comments from the students as well. The were pleased with my teaching. We have been talking and having meetings about once a week. She mentioned that I should challenge them a bit more, especially since they are teenagers.
After I did this to this class and to all my other classes I received a lot more respect from the students. The Taiwanese are very hard workers and are constantly challenging you to be a great person. They want you to succeed too that is why my boss helps me even though she has other work she could be doing.
I am very satisfied with where I am in life right now and if it were not for the TESL training I would have never been here in Taiwan right now. Traveling is in my blood right now and I've already been to four different countries in the past three months!!! Good luck and contact me anytime for questions.
