tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607441034503290367.post763790287255288268..comments2023-08-13T19:25:45.898-07:00Comments on East Meets West: New Book, New Class, New TeacherTeresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12831169405732892599noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607441034503290367.post-65058402865865358992009-06-21T12:38:16.925-07:002009-06-21T12:38:16.925-07:00Murat: I think all good teachers have common trait...Murat: I think all good teachers have common traits. The Chinese have a proverb: "Strict teachers produce excellent students." If the teacher doesn't expect the students to learn well, they won't.Teresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11115964056423663607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607441034503290367.post-44665614348728795512009-06-21T12:09:48.263-07:002009-06-21T12:09:48.263-07:00This reminds me of my best yoga teacher, though I ...This reminds me of my best yoga teacher, though I am by no means the disciplined student that you were. But, just the meticulous attention to detail and her phenomenal and intimate knowledge of the body.murat11https://www.blogger.com/profile/00663364407992075130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607441034503290367.post-28664699749166279042008-12-31T19:05:00.000-08:002008-12-31T19:05:00.000-08:00Hi Barbara,Thanks for visiting my blog. I really e...Hi Barbara,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for visiting my blog. I really enjoy your nature posts with the wonderful scenery from Canada. I also like your history vignettes. But so far my favorite post on your blog is the horses pulling that truck out of the snowy ditch. My daughter Joanna loves horses and we were both cheering the horses as we watched that clip.<BR/><BR/>TeresaTeresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12831169405732892599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607441034503290367.post-1182907874158113352008-12-31T19:01:00.000-08:002008-12-31T19:01:00.000-08:00This was a very interesting insight into your life...This was a very interesting insight into your life, Teresa. I will return to read more of your blog later. All the best in the New Year to you and yours.Barbara Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00610140328527165017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607441034503290367.post-5205172291561986832008-12-31T16:52:00.000-08:002008-12-31T16:52:00.000-08:00Hi Dad,I think it made me tougher. I realized that...Hi Dad,<BR/><BR/>I think it made me tougher. I realized that the best way to have students do well is to expect a lot of them. But I also realized that you have to teach things from several different angles to get it to sink in. Especially when you teach languages, you have to give students many opportunities to use what they are memorizing or else it is not really "theirs", but that also works with math, reading, writing, etc. Teacher blended stories, games, tests, and there was never a dull moment in class. She didn't teach us Chinese songs, but apart from that she taught us every other way. Sometimes she would describe something and we would have to draw the picture. It was fun, challenging, and it helped us remember. Once we got with the program and were doing the homework regularly, she was very personable and class was fun. As soon as we started slacking off, she would go through a spurt of tests and quizzes that put the fear of God back into us. She kept changing things us so there was never a dull moment. I used to do that a lot when I was teaching English at the university and at the Gloria English School.<BR/><BR/>TeresaTeresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12831169405732892599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607441034503290367.post-4346623137411591252008-12-31T16:43:00.000-08:002008-12-31T16:43:00.000-08:00Teresa,How has your own approach to "teaching" bee...Teresa,<BR/><BR/>How has your own approach to "teaching" been impacted by your experience with Teacher Chin?<BR/><BR/>Dadgzimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07093306482999347553noreply@blogger.com