tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post4687954584942225238..comments2023-09-21T09:49:28.326-07:00Comments on Fierce Dandelions: Who Needs Brit Hume's Drama When You've Got My JobNathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13920234350446745482noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-23385920060503105482010-01-07T20:21:04.740-08:002010-01-07T20:21:04.740-08:00Hi Nathan,
Oh, yes, of course. And I certainly di...Hi Nathan,<br /><br />Oh, yes, of course. And I certainly didn't mean to suggest you are doing anything other than a fine job - which you clearly are! I hope I didn't come across as such.<br /><br />I remember my most extreme incident ever. I used to work in Istanbul and it would sometimes happen that when a girl signed up for English classes here boyfriend would come along too. He had noAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-62469577932746897332010-01-07T07:52:21.821-08:002010-01-07T07:52:21.821-08:00Hi Marcus,
Thanks for the comments. I completely...Hi Marcus, <br /><br />Thanks for the comments. I completely agree with you about power issue in the classroom. I've tried to take an approach based on the dynamic of the classroom. When the class seems to work together well, and there's a lot of energy, I share the power more. And when the class is struggling, I'm more of an in front of the class holding the "stick" kind ofNathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13920234350446745482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-48244251368616061402010-01-06T21:10:04.157-08:002010-01-06T21:10:04.157-08:00Showing us once more that direct need not be unkin...Showing us once more that direct need not be unkind. Thank you.Algernonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01698040927871199780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-82844790879478981822010-01-06T20:03:25.551-08:002010-01-06T20:03:25.551-08:00Nathan,
As someone who has been teaching English ...Nathan,<br /><br />As someone who has been teaching English for the past 14 years, I have seen the very situation you describe a number of times.<br /><br />I think that, of course, your approach was marvellous. You tried to understand where your students were coming from, and you kept communication open with both students and other teachers.<br /><br />If I were to offer one piece of advice (I Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-37683449989858955132010-01-06T13:48:15.032-08:002010-01-06T13:48:15.032-08:00To say the hard thing, the thing that needs to be ...To say the hard thing, the thing that needs to be said, but without anger, that is always the key for me.<br /><br />I am glad you were able to approach what needed dealing with. It is always amazing to me when we shift our energy, how it ripples out into the world.<br /><br />And how freeing it is for us. It is the act of doing, not the resolution that seems so important. The faith that yes, zendotstudiohttp://www.zendotstudio.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-68494970147562071762010-01-06T09:58:57.709-08:002010-01-06T09:58:57.709-08:00I'm glad you were able to feel compassion for ...I'm glad you were able to feel compassion for her. You didn't let some of the personal feelings you have about her get in the way of your ability to view her as another human being who is simply trying to be happy like the rest of us.<br /><br />By the way, I'm still working on those questions. I've answered about five or six of them:-)spldbchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05505641654468777964noreply@blogger.com