If you want to see how a frog actually jumps you have a couple of options.
One is to watch it, observe and then maybe have a try at it yourself.
The other is to cut it open, analyze each individual part, give them names, and hypothesize on how it might jump.
In one case you have a living, breathing frog that can jump around all day forever more.
In the other case you have a dead frog.
How do you learn English?
Cut it open, dissect the grammar and create strange SVO type hypothesis on the board of how to re-construct it?
Or watch it, hear it, experience it and then give it a try yourself?
I know which one I’d go for.
Let’s not have any more dead grammar lessons frogs around here 🙂
Be genki,
Richard
P.S. Which way do you chose? Do tell!
Nice comparison. Gets you thinking
I like that comparison. It should be sent to teachers the world over.
I just sent it to 15,000 of them 😉
Hi Richard, very effettive image of the frog. I think I will choose the living one. Every teacher should be genio!
Thank you
Richard I like your idea very much!!! Thank you for this nice article!!!
.Hi Richard! An amazing comparison which certainly would make most teachers understand why kids DESPISE learning English, when the teacher announces “Today’s grammar points are: …..” ! Dissecting a language into Subjects, Verbs, Objects etc. is enough to discourage even the most avid, conscientious learner into learning a language With my many years of experience in teaching English here in Israel, I have come to the conclusion years ago that, …..Just as only a LIVE frog can jump, so only an ACTIVE pupil can learn . As the saying goes….”Tell me, …I forget, Show me….I remember, but….INVOLVE ME, JUMP WITH ME, DANCE AND SING with me, and here…I LEARN!!!!
Thank you Richard! From you I have learned many tricks of the trade!!!
The name of the game is GENKI….FUN!