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September 09, 2005
ESL Teachers - Plan for Free Time
Does this sound like you? You race to prepare your lesson one hour before class, and then rush in breathless just in time to meet your students.
Hello everyone!
If you teach ten classes per week, rushing can get pretty tiresome and seriously interfere with your free time. We hear a lot of teachers complain about their lack of a social life because of lesson planning time, and wonder just how many of them are truly planning for free time.
But what would happen if you took one day and planned for your classes all week long? If you work in the states, it’s likely that you already do this because of management requirements, but many schools in foreign locales don’t require it. That’s when it becomes too easy to do them last minute. But what many people don’t realize is just how much time and energy this takes.This week, why not set aside a few hours in one morning or afternoon and plan your entire week’s classes? You’d be surprised at how much smoother and simpler your week will go!
Do you have any time-saving ideas that you'd like to share with us? If so, send them in!
Until next time,
Michelle
Posted by msimmons at September 9, 2005 02:58 PM
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Actually I already do this (most of the time) and it is very helpful. My university requires us to submit lesson plans for the whole week on Monday morning. However for my institute classes I haven't started doing that, but will soon.
We also have the option of submitting lesson plans a month in advance or for the entire semester.
Posted by: EFL Geek at September 10, 2005 02:02 AM
It depends what you mean by 'planning your classes'. To me, it means lesson plans and I'm afraid these take a long time to do. I suppose you could do a lesson plan outline and then ad lib in the classroom but this would only be done in emergency situations.
I'm afraid there is no quick way to 'planning your classes'.
Posted by: kenneth at September 17, 2005 10:17 AM
