Thread: Mathayom 6 Students: Young adults or children?

They're both. Childhood actually gets extended here. And every class likes to play games and have fun. M6 as a lecture class doesn't work.

But they DO have responsibilities regarding uni. With my M6's, I've found that it focuses WHAT they are motivated to learn.

Most positive response I've had was on interviewing. A couple of lessons on the interviewing process, homework that included taking a pseudo-Myers Briggs assessment online, and then an in-depth interview (their choice of job or uni-admission).

Lost about a week's worth of lunches, as they would line up in the cafeteria to get their shot, and sit around listening to everyone else's. Even the one's that, in class, couldn't respond to "How are you doing?" without "Alai wa?" were suddenly able to carry on a 20 minute, mature discussion in English.

I teach uni students who skive, come late and generally behave like 5 year olds (and not just in my class, I might add).

The educational culture seems designed to keep young people in a juvenile mindset (uni students wearing uniforms? Having their nails inspected before entering the hall for graduation ceremonies? For feck's sake!).

I think it's the hierarchical thing - I try to get my Ss to just call me by my first name (not teacher) and tell 'em they can dispense with that one student calling out "Please stand" shit at the end of the lesson.

So many seem to want everything on a plate and have no sense of personal responsibilty (Ss this sermester have asked me if it will be "easy" to get an A grade for the elective course I am teaching. That's right kids, should be easy to get an A grade. You shouldn't have to come on time, make an effort, give a shit or any of that other mai sanuk stuff

If that's what 21 year olds are like then I cannot begin to imagine how it must be trying to engage on anything like an adult level with P6s.

Chok muthafunkin dee!

I treat all my Mathayoms as young adults

of course the M1s Rn't used 2 that,,,,real kids

it takes a while 4 'em 2 pick up onnit

then it goes well,,,, works 4 me

I always notice,,,start of M3 year,,,,they'r all much taller

they seem 2 shoot up in height,,, all at once

defo young adults then

but Thais hav got a very strong sense of fun

not a bad thing,,,,,, IMHO

Originally Posted by prkuehn

I assumed that the students would be more mature than their underclassmen, and also more motivated to learn, because after all, aren't most of them thinking about going to college?

Having taught Mathayom 5 and attended postgraduate college here, I can comment that the students never really develop the intrinsic desire to learn for leaning's sake. Even the PhD students don't seem to read
outside of the required reading for the courses.

Responsibility is never given to the learners, so they never have the opportunity to take it.

My advice?

ESL-Kids - ESL Kids Songs | Baa Baa Black Sheep

Get stuck in....

Originally Posted by peelieorion

When their are zero consequences of failing and cheating exams, low expectations of learning and behaviour, kids don't give a stuff.

That's the key issue there peelie. Without meaningful consequences, why would children want to undergo difficult learning?