laoshijeff

@laoshijeff (20)

China • Age 41

Joined myLot 16 years ago

You're licensed to teach- now what?

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Discussions (8)

laoshijeff's Discussions

As a teacher, what was the most difficult thing to learn?

laoshijeff @laoshijeff (20) • China 1 Feb 08

For me the biggest challenge has been to stop criticizing myself too much. I want each lesson to be more exciting and educational than the last but sometimes that's not possible. There are times where you have to do a lesson that...

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Is it important for ESL teachers to have experience learning another language?

laoshijeff @laoshijeff (20) • China 1 Feb 08

When I was applying for ESL jobs a few months ago, I made it a point to include on my cover letter that I have been learning French for over 11 years. Granted I was applying for jobs in China where my French would be useless but I...

foreign languages

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Where should you teach if you want to live in China?

laoshijeff @laoshijeff (20) • China 1 Feb 08

Myself, I live in the city of Xiamen which is an excellent place to be. While it doesn't have as much historical significance as places like Shanghai or Beijing, the city is clean, easy to navigate, and friendly to foreigners....

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How are you using the methods from The Secret in your life?

laoshijeff @laoshijeff (20) • China 1 Feb 08

Though I know I'm feeding into the machine of people making money from ideas on the Net, I do know that there is a lot of merit in The Law of Attraction and the ramifications for our lives. I know that I try to incorporate asking...

law of attraction

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What's the one thing stopping you from increasing your income?

laoshijeff @laoshijeff (20) • China 1 Feb 08

For most people, being stuck in old thinking habits is the biggest blockade. Divergent thinking is something that needs to be practiced on a daily basis in order to come up with ideas that set you apart from others who have the...

profit potential

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If you came to China, what do you think it would be like?

laoshijeff @laoshijeff (20) • China 1 Feb 08

I've been in China for about 6 months now and I have to say it's completely different than I imagined it would be. I never realized that I would experience so many beautiful and ugly things all in the same place. When I'm teaching...

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How do you evaluate yourself as a teacher?

laoshijeff @laoshijeff (20) • China 1 Feb 08

Being an ESL conversation teacher, I don't have the benefit of students taking tests and seeing from those how my students are doing. Instead, I can tell that I'm doing my job well when my students are having fun talking in...

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What would you say to a teacher gone bad?

laoshijeff @laoshijeff (20) • China 1 Feb 08

I teach English in China and one of my teachers is starting to take a downward spiral. He shows up 5 minutes before his first class. He's dating and living with one of the students. He also is pissing off all the other teachers...

dating students

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