This time I’d like to share with you my experience from a meeting that took place last Wednesday, 22nd September at Jockey Club, La Plata by Jeremy Harmer. It was about how teachers could go on training after finishing their teaching training. Many teachers finish their studies, start working ,and never go on working with their training. At certain time, they found some obstacles in their performances,therefore they turn their classes into common clases working like “open your books on page 34 ...read the paragraph...” So, what Jeremy Harmer suggested was that we, as teachers, should try to find the way to feel ourselves “comfortable”with our classes. To enjoy them. He also explained that teaching is a solitary job, but it should not be like this. So, “Teachers should talk”, “ teachers should find someone to talk to”. Considering the benefits from technology, he suggested that we could create teachers’ groups, work with virtual reality, work online or try “Twitter”-a web place where teachers can share their classes, thoughts, issues, information there, and that it’s probably that someone could respond us. Another way suggested by Harmer is “ to talk with a college”. When teachers meet with their colleges spent their limited time “drinking coffee” and talking “without listenig themselves”. Harmer explains that it would be a good idea to find a brief moment after or between classes to talk; It would be more useful ,for both teachers, if they were“good listeners”. It means that, when a collegue is talking, the other should listen to him/her and “reflect upon the other’s ideas in order to foster actions for the future, creating a proportional conversation” because when you reflect on the other’s ideas you help the other person to go deeper in the conversation. Maybe teachers could find some advice, different ideas or views, solutions, or maybe nothing, but it worth. As a conclusion, he suggests that teachers should “ try something new, take risks to become more passionate, and talk”.
Kelro
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1 year ago
I also attended that conference and it was an interesting meeting.
ReplyDeleteI think that it´s a useful idea to share our experiences with other teachers in order to improve our classes. In this way, we won´t feel alone, and our job won´t become a boring one.
Butterfly
I didn´t have the chance to go to the meeting, which would have been great for what you, people, are saying. I completely agree with Harmer´s point of sharing our experiences with other teachers.From my own experience I found it useful.There´s one school where I have worked, in which students (together with some teachers) created a web site with a blog, and every member of the institution can log in. Being in contact with students and teachers then, is much easier, and really helpful.
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