The parents' observation week- and the party
24/01/07 08:30 Filed in: Eikaiwa and work (English)
Last week, all the parents came to watch their children's classes. We have this parents' week twice a year so that the parents can see how much English their children have learned.
Everyone at BJ club was nervous about the parents' week. We want our students to perform as well as they can, but many students change their behavior in front of their parents. Some get too nervous, others get too excited, and the others forget what they have learned.
We also ask parents to fill out questionnaires with questions such as 'What did you think of the teacher?' and 'How was the teaching?'. We give out these questionnaires to see if there are any improvements we can make. Reading the comments from the parents feels like getting a school report from a teacher. Most of the reviews were very positive, though. That was a big relief.
As we survived the whole week, we went out for a drink after work on Friday night. We talked about classes, and much else besides.
Suddenly I noticed that a certain Ms. E was laughing one moment, and the next moment was asleep. And then she made an effort to stay awake. She was laughing for a little while, and then she could not help falling asleep again. Watching Ms. E, we could not stop laughing. I laughed so much that I could not hold the mouthful of drink I had just drunk.
I guess Ms. E was really tired and relieved that night.
Everyone at BJ club was nervous about the parents' week. We want our students to perform as well as they can, but many students change their behavior in front of their parents. Some get too nervous, others get too excited, and the others forget what they have learned.
We also ask parents to fill out questionnaires with questions such as 'What did you think of the teacher?' and 'How was the teaching?'. We give out these questionnaires to see if there are any improvements we can make. Reading the comments from the parents feels like getting a school report from a teacher. Most of the reviews were very positive, though. That was a big relief.
As we survived the whole week, we went out for a drink after work on Friday night. We talked about classes, and much else besides.
Suddenly I noticed that a certain Ms. E was laughing one moment, and the next moment was asleep. And then she made an effort to stay awake. She was laughing for a little while, and then she could not help falling asleep again. Watching Ms. E, we could not stop laughing. I laughed so much that I could not hold the mouthful of drink I had just drunk.
I guess Ms. E was really tired and relieved that night.