Thanks for all the great comments on the post the other day – it is so good to hear from so many really great teachers. It’s often easy to get caught up in the bad side of government schools (“Bad teachers can’t be fired” etc. ) but it’s always better to “criticise by creating” and…
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Helen wrote in asking: Hello again Richard, I’ve started teaching an elderly person English who has a good understanding but is a bit timid . Any ideas! I can’t really see her doing the disco warm-up!!! Many thanks Here’s my reply: From what I’ve experienced, retirees tend to fall into two camps, one are the…
https://genkienglish.net/teaching/teaching-retired-people-english/
School is broken and we need to change it. That’s what Genki English is all about. Instead of “sit down, shut up” we need questions as the curriculum, instead of “chalk and talk” we need songs & games, we need positive rules and generally more “Genki” – meaning “energetic”, “exciting” and “full of life” – energy into class….
https://genkienglish.net/teaching/bill-gates-seth-godin-on-why-school-is-broken/
Hello, Today I have some brand new A4 prepositions cards for you. They go with the “Where is the spider?” lesson. Enjoy! P.S. Regulars may know what’s coming soon ….. 😉 Non regulars might want to pick up a Download Pack ASAP…
https://genkienglish.net/teaching/spider-preposition-a4-cards/
News 1: As you may have seen on TV, Shikoku island, where the Genki English office and warehouse are, was hit over the weekend by the big typhoon. Luckily though we’re way on the other side so everything is back to normal today and we’ll be back to sending out your orders this afternoon. I…
https://genkienglish.net/teaching/typhoon-taiwan-the-winner-is/
It always pays to have a few “Swiss Army Knife” backup songs and games available for when (inevitably) something goes pear shaped in class. My keep-in-reserve songs are Disco Warm Up, How are you? (VIP members, check out the new Baby Monkey How are you? cards!) and Superhero. And for my never-fail-even-works-with-any-high-school-class-or-adults ….. this is…
https://genkienglish.net/teaching/my-no-1-totally-bestest-ever-game/
