After a semester and a half of teaching oral English, I think I’ve discovered a few flaws in the system. No doubt they’ve been “discovered” by others as well, but I’m still going to outline them for my own benefit and to vent a bit. You see, last week, only a handful of my class of 32 students actually did their homework. It wasn’t even difficult, it could literally be completed in 5 minutes if they were lazy, and yet so many just didn’t do it. At first I thought it was my fault, perhaps I hadn’t explained well enough, perhaps there was a miscommunication. But if a handful could do it correctly, I must’ve communicated to them (unless they’re mind readers)! Nope, it was simply out of laziness that they didn’t do their homework. But why should they? There’s a laundry list full of reasons why it’s not important to do your homework, or attend classes.
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- The fireworks are going crazy tonight! Happy Lantern Festival! 元宵节快乐! 1 hr ago
- Man, I could entertain myself all day looking up people's ND criminal records! http://t.co/hxuDmP2z 3 days ago
- Peace of mind for only $7.50 http://t.co/gz6JoNDv You'll never be concerned about being trapped in a dream world again. 1 week ago
- updated my Nexus S to ICS! That wasn't so bad after all. 1 week ago
- Watching @StephenAtHome and Jon Stewart from @thedailyshow not-coordinating was hilarious. 2 weeks ago
- Note to Xi'an City Works Dept: Spraying roads with water when the temperature is below freezing is not such a great idea. #fb 2 weeks ago
- Such a romantic picture makes you all warm and fuzzy inside http://t.co/HD616zxU 2 weeks ago
- The anti-SOPA/PIPA Anthem http://t.co/jyrehbnV the day the LOLcats died. 2 weeks ago
- Tell Congress: Don’t censor the web! http://t.co/bRo99I36 2 weeks ago
- Lunch time. 2 weeks ago
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