Author Archives: Richard Graham

Day 6: You don’t have “Teachers’ Disease” do you??

Whenever teachers do CELTA, DELTA or indeed the Genki English Teacher Training Academy, Β the most difficult thing by far is this ….. You don’t have “Teachers’ Disease” do you?? πŸ™‚ P.S. Β If you’re on email and can’t see the video, you can check them all out here on FacebookΒ or Youtube.

https://genkienglish.net/teaching/day-6-you-dont-have-teachers-disease-do-you/

Challenge Day 5: The 2 questions to ask before teaching anyone anything

Whenever I walk into any classroom, whether it’s adults, kids or mixed, Β 1,000 students or just a few dozen, Β Germany or China, Β I always ask myself these two questions: Which questions do you ask before each new class? P.S. Β Check out all the videos in this “Be an even better teacher” challenge right here! P.P.S….

https://genkienglish.net/teaching/challenge-day-5-the-2-questions-to-ask-before-teaching-anyone-anything/

Day 4 of the Teaching Challenge: My Top Tips to start the very first Lesson of the Year!

We’re up to Day 4 on the “Be an even better teacher” challenge and today I have a ton of tips on how to start the very first lesson of term. If you have any friends who need this, please do share the video with them!     P.S. Β And if you want to see…

https://genkienglish.net/teaching/day-4-of-the-teaching-challenge-my-top-tips-to-start-the-very-first-lesson-of-the-year/

“Sit down, shut up”? Nope, let’s teach this instead! :)

It is amazing how many schools still teach “Sit down, shut up!” as the very first lesson. Β  Β  And it’s even crazier how many teachers actually believe this is desirable! So what do I teach instead? Β That would be the Genki English Rule No. 1, Β  check out the video below πŸ™‚ (Or click…

https://genkienglish.net/teaching/sit-down-shut-up-nope-lets-teach-this-instead/

Are you ready for the 21 Day “Be an AWESOME teacher!” Challenge?

Hello, After the success of the last Facebook challenge on the business side of things, I figured I’d better do one for the teaching side of things too! It’s called “Be an AWESOME teacher!” Β  Β Here’s the first day, and it’s probably not what you’re expecting me to say πŸ™‚   Be genki, Richard P.S….

https://genkienglish.net/teaching/are-you-ready-for-the-21-day-be-an-awesome-teacher-challenge/

πŸ‡»πŸ‡³ On tour in Vietnam …

Here are some photos from the big Vietnam invitation-only workshops in Hanoi, Β another in Hai Duong, a five hour drive to a fantastic workshop in Lao Cai and a fully booked workshop in Ecopark. Then after that it was big public workshops in Quang ninh, Ha Nam & Thanh Hoa! And the teachers ….. Lao…

https://genkienglish.net/teaching/im-on-tour-in-vietnam-right-now/