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ralphlsasser · 9th December 2007, 12:21

I do agree with you and there is no question where the fault lies here. The system seems to have learning English backwards. They do seem to rely on memory and that is the way an language is acquired, but you also have to have the basic equation added, which is reading. My brightest students, and I have several, their parents read with their children and take an interest in their education. The rest, the ones that barely keep up, the parents drop them off at 8:00 and pick them up at 4:30. That's about as far as it goes as far as being involved in their education. They don't have a clue as to what they need or even care. But, damn me if I sit one in the hall because he is disrupting the class. They go straight to the principal. They have never came to me and ask why. Even though I have sent many bad behavioral reports home on their report cards. TIT.

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ralphlsasser ralphlsasser is..... Established User Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: suphanburi Posts: 178 vCash: 500 Rep Power: 57	Re: Motivating Mathayom Students I do agree with you and there is no question where the fault lies here. The system seems to have learning English backwards. They do seem to rely on memory and that is the way an language is acquired, but you also have to have the basic equation added, which is reading. My brightest students, and I have several, their parents read with their children and take an interest in their education. The rest, the ones that barely keep up, the parents drop them off at 8:00 and pick them up at 4:30. That's about as far as it goes as far as being involved in their education. They don't have a clue as to what they need or even care. But, damn me if I sit one in the hall because he is disrupting the class. They go straight to the principal. They have never came to me and ask why. Even though I have sent many bad behavioral reports home on their report cards. TIT.