Comments on: Keepin it Real http://teacherindevelopment.blogsome.com/2007/05/09/keepin-it-real/ The life and times of an English teacher in Mexico City Fri, 30 Oct 2009 03:57:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1-alpha by: Aaron Nelson http://teacherindevelopment.blogsome.com/2007/05/09/keepin-it-real/#comment-565 Sat, 19 May 2007 12:50:45 +0100 http://teacherindevelopment.blogsome.com/2007/05/09/keepin-it-real/#comment-565 Marco, Thanks for your comments, and sorry for not getting back to you sooner. I would really love to know how you do 50 man. How do you keep everyone interested in what you're teaching? And I sort of echo Cleve here....I wonder if you still enjoy teaching the 50? You've asked a great question though: "What would be useful here would be practical and tried suggestions for how to keep the personal touch and attention in large classes while maintaining clear standards and expectations." So, that's what I would like to find out. Are there ways to make big classes more personal? Maybe we can find out together. Marco,
Thanks for your comments, and sorry for not getting back to you sooner.

I would really love to know how you do 50 man. How do you keep everyone interested in what you’re teaching?

And I sort of echo Cleve here….I wonder if you still enjoy teaching the 50?

You’ve asked a great question though: “What would be useful here would be practical and tried suggestions for how to keep the personal touch and attention in large classes while maintaining clear standards and expectations.”

So, that’s what I would like to find out. Are there ways to make big classes more personal? Maybe we can find out together.

]]> by: Cleve http://teacherindevelopment.blogsome.com/2007/05/09/keepin-it-real/#comment-564 Sat, 19 May 2007 08:13:28 +0100 http://teacherindevelopment.blogsome.com/2007/05/09/keepin-it-real/#comment-564 Man Marco Polo the tone of that comment screams frustration and burnout... understandable since you're a committed teacher with classes of 50. I feel for ya. Man Marco Polo the tone of that comment screams frustration and burnout… understandable since you’re a committed teacher with classes of 50. I feel for ya.

]]> by: Miss Profe http://teacherindevelopment.blogsome.com/2007/05/09/keepin-it-real/#comment-553 Thu, 10 May 2007 17:14:29 +0100 http://teacherindevelopment.blogsome.com/2007/05/09/keepin-it-real/#comment-553 Well, I know what I experience when exposed to the same thing day in and day out: boredom. Well, I know what I experience when exposed to the same thing day in and day out: boredom.

]]> by: Marco Polo http://teacherindevelopment.blogsome.com/2007/05/09/keepin-it-real/#comment-551 Wed, 09 May 2007 22:56:39 +0100 http://teacherindevelopment.blogsome.com/2007/05/09/keepin-it-real/#comment-551 Ra-ra-ra! Go, personalized experience! Slogans can get anyone's pulse racing, but the fact is, if you're teaching 5, it's easy to do the personalized stuff; if you're teaching 50 (in one class), you have to change your methodology. What would be useful here would be practical and tried suggestions for how to keep the personal touch and attention in large classes while maintaining clear standards and expectations. <i>You can't beat the hand-drawn shot</i>. Yes, you can, if your goal is long-term success and profits. If that ISN'T your goal, keep the hand-drawn shots, but expect to lose a lot of customers who aren't prepared to wait. And really, did any customers notice the switch to automated machines? Ra-ra-ra! Go, personalized experience! Slogans can get anyone’s pulse racing, but the fact is, if you’re teaching 5, it’s easy to do the personalized stuff; if you’re teaching 50 (in one class), you have to change your methodology.

What would be useful here would be practical and tried suggestions for how to keep the personal touch and attention in large classes while maintaining clear standards and expectations.

You can’t beat the hand-drawn shot. Yes, you can, if your goal is long-term success and profits. If that ISN’T your goal, keep the hand-drawn shots, but expect to lose a lot of customers who aren’t prepared to wait. And really, did any customers notice the switch to automated machines?

]]> by: Aaron Nelson http://teacherindevelopment.blogsome.com/2007/05/09/keepin-it-real/#comment-549 Wed, 09 May 2007 16:35:33 +0100 http://teacherindevelopment.blogsome.com/2007/05/09/keepin-it-real/#comment-549 James, Thanks for the comments....you've got that right man: you can't beat the hand drawn shot. Consistency and automation: interesting spin. I wonder if teachers should strive for that in the classroom...consistency I mean. I know schools and administrators tend to love it...but I wonder if consistency, after a few doses, becomes something akin to monotony??? At least when you are talking about teaching anyway. Automation saves time, but I wonder if there are things that should not have time saved on...like learning experiences. What do you think? James,
Thanks for the comments….you’ve got that right man: you can’t beat the hand drawn shot.
Consistency and automation: interesting spin. I wonder if teachers should strive for that in the classroom…consistency I mean. I know schools and administrators tend to love it…but I wonder if consistency, after a few doses, becomes something akin to monotony??? At least when you are talking about teaching anyway. Automation saves time, but I wonder if there are things that should not have time saved on…like learning experiences. What do you think?

]]> by: James Matthew http://teacherindevelopment.blogsome.com/2007/05/09/keepin-it-real/#comment-548 Wed, 09 May 2007 12:00:34 +0100 http://teacherindevelopment.blogsome.com/2007/05/09/keepin-it-real/#comment-548 slick one man....a big nod of agreement from me on the starbucks analogy. it is hard to maintain the specialty, botique flair of the place when you have a lineup out the door. I've read that starbucks saved about half a minute by changing to automated machines....which reduced wait time and got espresso into customer hands - but quality&gt;? speaking as a former cafe worker, you can't beat the hand drawn shot.... but consistency happens with automation...?? slick one man….a big nod of agreement from me on the starbucks analogy.
it is hard to maintain the specialty, botique flair of the place when you have a lineup out the door. I’ve read that starbucks saved about half a minute by changing to automated machines….which reduced wait time and got espresso into customer hands -
but quality>? speaking as a former cafe worker, you can’t beat the hand drawn shot….
but consistency happens with automation…??

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