November 2006
Monthly Archive
Gym Dandy
Posted by ruth on 18 Nov 2006 | Tagged as: teaching
On Tuesday evening, I got a late-night call to fill in for the PE teacher. After a quick run-down of where everything in the gym was located, what skills were to be taught and a description of the games and the techniques used for teaching and for classroom management, I was ready to go…. Continue Reading »
Teaching in Tokyo
Posted by ruth on 18 Nov 2006 | Tagged as: teaching
Thus begins a string of teaching experiences overseas. I am currently substitute teaching at my daughters’ school and enjoying every minute of it. My classrooms have ranged from first to fifth, and from the regular classroom to the music room. At this international school, English is the teaching language, but students come from many language and ethnic groups and being bilingual and multi-cultural is the norm. It is a wonderful place to teach and learn.