Comments for Teaching Village http://www.teachingvillage.org We're better when we work together Thu, 23 May 2013 17:27:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Comment on Teaching Soft Skills in India (by Shrishti Choudhary) by Karen Frazier Tsai http://www.teachingvillage.org/2013/01/14/teaching-soft-skills-in-india-by-shrishti-choudhary/comment-page-1/#comment-27457 Karen Frazier Tsai Thu, 23 May 2013 17:27:44 +0000 http://www.teachingvillage.org/?p=6000#comment-27457 Shrishti, thank you so much for sharing your thoughts in this post! It is a terrific blog! You have touched on what I consider to be one of the key issues in developing successful students. Teachers can, and do, make such a difference in the self-confidence of students. It is this self-confidence, combined with skills, that makes a student successful. Our job is to teach so that we are guiding our students to be independent and confident in using the skills we teach them. It’s more than just teaching the knowledge and techniques. We need to help our students know that we believe in each one of them. No matter what level each student is at, we need to encourage and help him or her, in whatever way we can, so that every student can become confident about speaking and using English. Teachers can inspire students to reach to new levels!

Guddi’s story is amazing! She certainly had great determination!

Looking forward to reading more of your ideas about soft skills! :-)

]]> Comment on The Little Girl and the Magic Words (Malu Sciamarelli) by idiomatico http://www.teachingvillage.org/2013/05/09/the-little-girl-and-the-magic-words-malu-sciamarelli/comment-page-1/#comment-27271 idiomatico Wed, 15 May 2013 18:01:37 +0000 http://www.teachingvillage.org/?p=6300#comment-27271 This story is really inspiring.

]]> Comment on XXIII Rules for Student-Centered Language Teaching (by John F. Fanselow) by XXIII Rules for Student-Centered Language Teach... http://www.teachingvillage.org/2012/10/28/xxiii-rules-for-student-centered-language-teaching-by-john-f-fanselow-2/comment-page-1/#comment-27193 XXIII Rules for Student-Centered Language Teach... Sat, 11 May 2013 15:10:11 +0000 http://www.teachingvillage.org/?p=5841#comment-27193 [...] Note from Barb: 25 years ago, John F. Fanselow published Breaking Rules, encouraging teachers to really see what was happening in their classrooms, and then considering alternatives. John’s w…  [...]

]]> Comment on Relax. Repeat. Remember (by Jason R. Levine) by Jason R Levine http://www.teachingvillage.org/2013/04/27/relax-repeat-remember-by-jason-r-levine/comment-page-1/#comment-27158 Jason R Levine Thu, 09 May 2013 09:05:25 +0000 http://www.teachingvillage.org/?p=6278#comment-27158 Thank you, Rob! I like how you’ve put it. So long as adults equate “gaining a firm grasp” with stressful memorization or boring review, who can blame us?

]]> Comment on The Little Girl and the Magic Words (Malu Sciamarelli) by Barbara http://www.teachingvillage.org/2013/05/09/the-little-girl-and-the-magic-words-malu-sciamarelli/comment-page-1/#comment-27156 Barbara Thu, 09 May 2013 01:54:02 +0000 http://www.teachingvillage.org/?p=6300#comment-27156 Thanks, Malu! What a great way to follow up on your idea about bringing stories to life. I really enjoyed the images you created, and especially the idea that words have different meanings for different hearts. I’m going to bring the story into class with me and see how my students see it, too :)

]]> Comment on Where do your stories come to life? (by Malu Sciamarelli) by The Little Girl and the Magic Words (Malu Sciamarelli) – Teaching Village http://www.teachingvillage.org/2013/02/12/where-do-your-stories-come-to-life-by-malu-sciamarelli/comment-page-1/#comment-27155 The Little Girl and the Magic Words (Malu Sciamarelli) – Teaching Village Thu, 09 May 2013 01:47:55 +0000 http://www.teachingvillage.org/?p=6037#comment-27155 [...] February, Malu wrote “Where do your stories come to life?” for Teaching Village. I’m thrilled that she has followed it up with an original story. Barb [...]

]]> Comment on Relax. Repeat. Remember (by Jason R. Levine) by Rob http://www.teachingvillage.org/2013/04/27/relax-repeat-remember-by-jason-r-levine/comment-page-1/#comment-27131 Rob Tue, 07 May 2013 11:28:17 +0000 http://www.teachingvillage.org/?p=6278#comment-27131 You make some interesting points here. As adults we are constantly looking to move forward with our learning without necessarily first gaining a firm grasp on what we have learnt.

]]> Comment on More than six ways of dealing with large classes by More than six ways of dealing with large classe... http://www.teachingvillage.org/2012/04/02/more-than-six-ways-of-dealing-with-large-classes/comment-page-1/#comment-27109 More than six ways of dealing with large classe... Mon, 06 May 2013 02:08:50 +0000 http://www.teachingvillage.org/?p=4962#comment-27109 [...] Great links to specific blog sites where the author elaborates on each topic.  [...]

]]> Comment on Child Learning Through Child Play (by Marco A. Brazil) by Marco Brazil http://www.teachingvillage.org/2013/04/07/child-learning-through-child-play-by-marco-a-brazil/comment-page-1/#comment-27079 Marco Brazil Sat, 04 May 2013 10:37:28 +0000 http://www.teachingvillage.org/?p=6164#comment-27079 Thank you for your kind words, Kathy! Mean a lot to me.

]]> Comment on Steps to Success (by Charlotte Mooney) by Chris http://www.teachingvillage.org/2013/04/25/steps-to-success-by-charlotte-mooney/comment-page-1/#comment-26955 Chris Wed, 01 May 2013 12:33:21 +0000 http://www.teachingvillage.org/?p=6230#comment-26955 This is a great idea! Like you said in the article, it lets kids compete against themselves. It’s a lot less pressure for the students, and they are happier with their improvement, since they are not being compared to each other.

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