gifts, tests, and ramblings
I was just given an oragami floral heart by one of my students. I'm touched. It's been my fourth gift, and my third homemade gift.
First gift was from Alyssa, it was one of those "choose a number, ok one two three four, choose another number, one two three four five six, ok, choose a colour" folding games. It had no English just different kinds of smiley faces.
Next one was a headband made of paper leafs attached to a elastic string. Paul gave it to me one day (he had made it in class).
Today I was given a sticker some kid found that said "FOR YOU" even though it's silly I appreciate it, compared to being given tape and garbage which I've normally given (when kids can't find the garbage can lol).
And now this oragami heart made from floral paper.
<3
I hope all my classes do well on their tests. Some were asking me what a certain word means, but I had to say I couldn't tell them (because they had to use it in a sentence). (They didn't know stuff like new and buy, which I'm going to have to cover I guess in the next class).
They did a listening test, a reading test and a writing test.
One of the questions I noticed could be answered either way.
The question was what is the boy's favourite subject? The audio said something along the lines of "I like art class. I like to paint. I painted flowers. My parents liked my painting. They hung it on the wall now."
I suppose because he didn't say he likes painting flowers, then it has to be school subject and not subject of a painting. But mmmh, I would have worded it differently, or atleast not put flowers as an option to circle.
Wall now really messed up my students. I had to play it a second time (the audio repeats itself, so everything is twice)... but they couldn't hear wall now, they heard wallnow, so they didn't know where the painting was. Also, it was on the second page (the second question) so in all fairness they weren't prepared to be listening for that answer, hence why I replayed it.
I probably did stuff I shouldn't've like when kids asked "What's this word?" I said it aloud, when it should have been reading/writing, and I tried to help them understand where they were confused, without telling them. Sometimes I think some formats are newly introduced on tests that they weren't given in the classroom so it's unfair. I think while teachers shouldn't be allowed to see what's on the test (the material) so they can teach to the test, teachers should be allowed to see what kind of formats are being used on tests so that they can prepare their students for formats they will encounter. Then the student isn't confused at new formats, only material they might not know, or have learned. (Then it's a different ballgame, of where teachers should be told what students should know by then).
First gift was from Alyssa, it was one of those "choose a number, ok one two three four, choose another number, one two three four five six, ok, choose a colour" folding games. It had no English just different kinds of smiley faces.
Next one was a headband made of paper leafs attached to a elastic string. Paul gave it to me one day (he had made it in class).
Today I was given a sticker some kid found that said "FOR YOU" even though it's silly I appreciate it, compared to being given tape and garbage which I've normally given (when kids can't find the garbage can lol).
And now this oragami heart made from floral paper.
<3
I hope all my classes do well on their tests. Some were asking me what a certain word means, but I had to say I couldn't tell them (because they had to use it in a sentence). (They didn't know stuff like new and buy, which I'm going to have to cover I guess in the next class).
They did a listening test, a reading test and a writing test.
One of the questions I noticed could be answered either way.
The question was what is the boy's favourite subject? The audio said something along the lines of "I like art class. I like to paint. I painted flowers. My parents liked my painting. They hung it on the wall now."
I suppose because he didn't say he likes painting flowers, then it has to be school subject and not subject of a painting. But mmmh, I would have worded it differently, or atleast not put flowers as an option to circle.
Wall now really messed up my students. I had to play it a second time (the audio repeats itself, so everything is twice)... but they couldn't hear wall now, they heard wallnow, so they didn't know where the painting was. Also, it was on the second page (the second question) so in all fairness they weren't prepared to be listening for that answer, hence why I replayed it.
I probably did stuff I shouldn't've like when kids asked "What's this word?" I said it aloud, when it should have been reading/writing, and I tried to help them understand where they were confused, without telling them. Sometimes I think some formats are newly introduced on tests that they weren't given in the classroom so it's unfair. I think while teachers shouldn't be allowed to see what's on the test (the material) so they can teach to the test, teachers should be allowed to see what kind of formats are being used on tests so that they can prepare their students for formats they will encounter. Then the student isn't confused at new formats, only material they might not know, or have learned. (Then it's a different ballgame, of where teachers should be told what students should know by then).