Thursday, April 2, 2009

Room , Roomy or Whatever else YOu might Want TO Call It .

The meaning of Room ; an enclosed area in a building ; unoccupied space ; which also mean spacious ,

A friend of mine once said that as a teacher she does not interact or talk or do small talk with her students .She would only speak to them when it is the last day of a term break . Seriously , to which I would say yes .

On the other hand I love having small talks with my students and as I say here once again , interaction is a must and it is okay for it to be bilingual as long as I get to speak to them ... No matter what .

Not at times but most of the times , I would allow my students room to move around and say what they have to say . At times it goes just like this ;

Me : Okay class I want you to start talking right now .
Students :?????????????
Me : Don't look so puzzled . Look , go ahead and talk , talk all you want and if you don't talk, you can't get to go home .

I mean kids will be kids , If you say no, you can't talk , all the more they will do it . When I told my friend what I did , she said that I was crazy . To tell you the truth , I am amazed by what I see in my students . Be it a big or a little thing , it makes a huge difference in their lives.

I am glad being a teacher though !!!