| If you are classroom teaching in a non English | | | | expect that and you should be okay. Young students |
| speaking country, the first thing you must realize is | | | | up to 10 or 11 years old will do things in class but with |
| most if not all the students don't understand you. So | | | | 12 year olds just forget it, they wont even get off |
| forget about lecturing and stick to acting or drawing | | | | their seats. If you can get them up to the front of |
| and you should be alright. I think flash cards and chalk | | | | the class to write on the blackboard you're a better |
| are the way to go. I can't handle whiteboards or | | | | teacher than me. It's a struggle, they are too afraid |
| PowerPoint presentations. | | | | of making a mistake. |
| You can do a lot with chalk and the kids love it when | | | | I always get the kids under 10 to write on the |
| your drawing is terrible. But you must draw very fast. | | | | blackboard, they love it and they don't mind making |
| If you are too slow the kids fall asleep. Also when | | | | mistakes. If they make mistakes I just correct them, |
| you start acting they love it but then give them a go | | | | I don't criticize the student because they will never |
| and see how good they can act. If the students do | | | | come back. If I do spelling competitions on the board |
| things in class they will love you, so let them read out | | | | on put as many students as the board will hold and |
| loud or play with the flash cards. | | | | then say very easy words or get a student to say |
| When they start drawing they take forever so | | | | the word. This way it improves confidence. |