ABOUT THE VIDEO

I want to talk about teachers who do not know the names of their students. It may be because of the teacher's characteristic. Some people are not good at learning names. However, if there are few students in a class, teachers should do their best and find ways to learn the names of their students. When the teacher call students with their names during class activities, the students feel confident because they feel they have an identity.Moreover, students in Turkiye are often exposed to irrelevant and unnecessary information. It is impossible for them to learn each and every item, so they have difficulty in choosing which information to be learned is important and which is not.

REINFORCEMENT!

Hi everyone,
There is a boy in 2nd grades and he is a naughty student. Our mentor teacher uses reinforcements such as chocolate, pencil sharpener, etc to motivate him. Actually it works. He has started to keep silent during the lesson and to participate in the activities. I believe that reinforcements are the only way to motivate such students.
However, I have doubts about his future. In the future, he may want reinforcements for each and every good behavior. When he cannot see any, then he can give up appropriate behaviors. Great Dilemma:)
Do you agree with me?

PRACTICE TEACHING

Hi!
Have you decided on the date of your practice teaching?
The ones who have decided can state its date so that we can arrange ours without causing any clash?
Thank You

ALMOST ALL STUDENTS SAY " I'm go to school." :(

Hi Again...
You know I am working in Final Dergisi Dershaneleri. I have one-to-one teaching sessions and students maka me crazy sometimes. They insist on saying "I'm go to school."
I started to think that the reason why ther are not able to say the correct form is that they start learning English with the subjects: greeting, giving information about oneself or others. They form sentences such as:

I'm Zehra. I'm from Erzurum. I'm ten years old. I'm a student.
After some time, they start to acquire "I'm" as the subject itself. It is the same for other subjects: She is do her homework. They are play football.

Do you think this can be the reason? and
Do you have any suggestions how I can teach the correct form?
Thanks...

RETIREMENT AGE???

Hi everybody!
I really wonder what you think of the retirement age in Türkiye?
I don't approve this application. Do you?

INTERVIEW QUESTIONS

Hi again!

For the ones who want to work at private schools...

Here are some questions for the interview...

TED ANKARA KOLEJİ VAKFI ÖZEL İLKÖĞRETİM OKULU İNGİLİZCE ÖĞRETMENLİĞİ SÖZLÜ SINAV KONUSU

2007-2008 Teachers’ Interview Questions

How would a sample unit plan be for “Across Cultures” on page 93 in Challenges 3?
How many hours would it take to cover the “reading comprehension” part including “vocabulary”?
Would you give any additional vocabulary other than the given ones (bold words in the text)?
How long, do you think, it will take for slow learners? What other techniques can be applied in such cases ?
How many hours will it take to teach the grammar section, which is “reported speech” in this unit? How would you present the reporting verbs?
What do you think of pair /group or individual work / activities in a class of 32 students in terms of language teaching?

!!!LETTER FROM 2051!!!

Hi everybody
How are you! I missed you so much. Ohh, We haven't seen each other since 2008. You know I am still teacher. In my first years of teaching, my students called me "mum". Now, they are calling me "Grandma!!!"
I often get sick and cannot walk in the classroom, so I always sit down. While my students are doing group or pair work, I cannot observe their performance. In addition, their noise make me sick.
Unfortunately, I am about to get retired(!) I will miss my grandchildren...

How do you do these days?