Mr Heng is passionate about teaching. It is stressful. He has to shout at students continuously, but he never gives up. His students gradually improve their English. Their improvement is commendable. Mr Heng finds his job rewarding and meaningful.
24 sats \ 1 reply \ @stack_harder 20 Oct
do the students understand and appreciate the progress they have made?
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @cryotosensei OP 20 Oct
Generally nope. It took me many lessons for them to remember that passionate = deeply interested, haha
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24 sats \ 2 replies \ @Rothbardian_fanatic 20 Oct
Yes, there are many ways to get the student’s attention. Yelling is much easier on the body that the bokuto! Or even a swift slap upside the head! An occasional shout at the younger students seems to be adequate when their attention wanders.
I’ve had kindergarten students fall asleep, in their chairs, after lunch, and almost fall over before I could catch them! Yeppers, a shout is a good thing every now and then.
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10 sats \ 1 reply \ @cryotosensei OP 20 Oct
And other times, I switch off the fans lol
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Rothbardian_fanatic 20 Oct
Wow!!! In the hot times and the rainy season that would be devastating!! It would certainly catch their attention, but then they would be fooling around with their handkerchiefs. That is almost as bad for attention.
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24 sats \ 4 replies \ @Satosora 20 Oct
Is your family name heng?
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20 sats \ 3 replies \ @cryotosensei OP 20 Oct
Yes.
My wife refuses to take my surname because Heng means へん strange in Japanese lol
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24 sats \ 2 replies \ @Satosora 20 Oct
Yes, that is what I thought at first.
Strange family name lol
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Rothbardian_fanatic 20 Oct
All names are strange to someone who does not speak the Language. I have found that almost all names have a specific meaning in EVERY language I have been exposed to. I notice that your name could be said as sugar sky.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @cryotosensei OP 20 Oct
失礼
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