Author Archives: Richard Graham

Teaching English? Save Yourself $2,000 (and 100+ Hours) This Year!

When I created Genki English, I was focused on making lessons more fun & effective for the kids. Β  But very quickly I realized it also saves teachers a ton of time.Β  And of course time means money. Usually we reckon Genki English saves youΒ  two hours (at least, it’s usually a lot more) a…

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How to get parents more involved with English class?

I’m quite lucky in that because I speak to so many different English school owners – I think this morning alone I’ve spoken to 10 different English school owners on 3 continents! – I get to hear all the best ideas Β that the most successful English schools use and I can pass them on to…

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Teachers don’t want to grow?? I was so surprised by this!

I can’t believe this was controversial but my last two posts were about how to grow as a teacher by improving your skills to teach more students or to get better results for your students. And I was really surprised was that the overwhelming response was: “It’s OK, I’m good. Β I want to stay just…

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What’s the best number of students in an English class?

Today’s question is about what is the best number of students in an English class? Β  The answer might surprise you πŸ™‚ And if you want to see the materials I used to teach those 30, 60 & 1,000 students, you can find them here!Β 

https://genkienglish.net/teaching/whats-the-best-number-of-students-in-an-english-class/

If you’re an English teacher, I’ve got a favour to ask you today!

If you’re an English teacher, I’ve got a favour to ask you today. When you’re thinking of your curriculum and what you’re going to teach this year, Β I want you to think bigger and how you could do it faster. Now I know there are a lot of excuses out there, but believe me, from…

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There’s a reason why teens (and adults!) πŸ’– Genki English

One of the reasons Genki English works so well for adults is that they see it almost as a release. Β  It’s so different from other ways of teaching that they can just relax. Β And when there’s less stress Β more learning happens. But …. teens also love the Genki English graphics, Β just check out the…

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