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Aj Michael
I came to Taiwan over 20 years ago with a B.A. in philosophy and psychology; this is also called “How to think too much.” I have spent my time in Taiwan teaching ESL or EFL to over 3000 students fr...ver másI came to Taiwan over 20 years ago with a B.A. in philosophy and psychology; this is also called “How to think too much.” I have spent my time in Taiwan teaching ESL or EFL to over 3000 students from kindergarten to high school. I have over 20,000 contact hours (time in front of students) in classrooms and schools in k12 education here.
When I arrived and got my first job as a teacher, I had absolutely no experience standing up in front of a class. Finally, after teaching my first few classes and feeling completely overwhelmed, I asked my Taiwanese and foreign co-workers, “Uh, how?” The prevailing attitude that I encountered, though terribly polite, was “It’s your language, get in there and do it!” So I started figuring, thinking, and generally screwing up a lot.
This book is about my experiences in the classroom, how I teach, and how I look at teaching, learning and my students. From the few books on teaching I’ve read or skimmed through, I could see that none of them really talk about what to do, how to do it, and why. This book is a collection of the things I got right. I also talk about the mistakes I’ve made where I think they are helpful.
It is my fervent belief and hope that there is a little something in this book for every teacher out there in k12 education; whether in public, private, or k12 homeschooling. If nothing else, it should be different, make you think and help you to form your own theories and ideas about teaching.
Sincerely,
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