I did a few of these ¨Say What¨posts in the beginning of the year, when the things that my students would say would shock me. Say What 1 Say What 2 I´m more used to them now, but this one was too good not to write… While teaching the kids about the future tense using […]
5 Ways to Help Ensure You Won’t Rip Your Eyeballs Out During a Private Lesson.
How’s that for a title?? Truth be told, private lessons are not that bad once you get there and are in the thick of it, but boy do I dread them before they happen. Some of my students are great and I mildly look forward to them, but I also have students on the other […]
Say What? II
When teaching a group of six 5-year-olds In the middle of a lesson about rooms in the house, one of them says, “What the f*ck!” And then they all repeat, “What the f*ck!” And they are cracking up. I tell them they can’t say that and it’s a bad word and they all look at […]
Say What?
Student: “Tamara, can I ask you a question?” Me: *Excitedly* “YES! What’s up?” Student: “What does ‘Turn down for what’ mean? Me: All in a day’s work, folks. But really, what does it mean to “turn down for what“?