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I am from Coimbra, Portugal, and am currently teaching in a school in Soure, about 30 km away from Coimbra. I have been a teacher of English for over 20 years and have already taught different levels and age groups. After all this time I can say I love working with adult groups because there are no coursebooks and I can create my own resources. I am an avid reader, a blogger and very curious about free tools and their implementation in the classroom.

Thursday, January 13, 2011

Students Like You

Today was your / our last day of training.
50 hours went by so fast, especially with such a committed and hardworking group as yours. It was a pleasure teaching you; it was a pleasure being with you. I feel sad already for all the nice time we spent together on Wednesday afternoons but know other challenges will come for both you and me.
Hope other groups are just the same way so that I might feel as rewarded as I did with your adult class.
Thanks for having been so patient and nice and for the beautiful flowers :=)

Now, dedicated to YOU - Cristina, Evaristo, Isabel, João, Lígia, Mabilda, Mário, Paula and Susana...



Students Like You
 
With students like you, teaching is easy
I look forward to each day;
Your wondering minds keep me on my toes;
You make teaching more like play.
 
Students like you make teaching rewarding;
When I go home, I’m content;
You pay attention, you learn—giving me
A sense of accomplishment.
 
Thank you for being the way you are,
For making my job so much fun.
I’ll remember how good you made me feel,
Even when my teaching is done.

                                                                                                                                        By Joanna Fuchs

Top, from left to right: MÁRIO, MABILDA, SUSANA, ISABEL,
below: LÍGIA, EVARISTO, CRISTINA
absent were PAULA and JOÂO



 

6 comments:

Cláudia Mota said...

Congratulations!
Nice hearing from your teaching experience with this group!
All the best,
Cláudia Mota

Anonymous said...

Teacher Alexandra is indeed very special and when we have the opportunity to learn from it we can win. Kisses
Catarina Rainho

Anonymous said...

Hello! I loved the formation with the teacher Alexandra! I hope you keep this way! Cheers! Kisses
Lígia André

Ana Paula Amaro said...

Dear Alex,
nothing compares to this sense of accomplishment! It is because of people and feelings like these that all the sorrows and disappointments in our career are forgotten and we rediscover the reason that leads us to this path.

Just continue with so good company and everything will always make sense.

All the best
Ana Paula

Anonymous said...

I liked to learn English and share the knowledge with this fantastic team.
Teacher the poem is very beautiful.
Well there for her efforts and to all of us.
Kisses
Cristina

Teacher Alex said...

Thanks for being so supportive :=)
I feel grateful for having had the opportunity to teach this group from Câmara Municipal de Soure. As you put it, nothing compares to this sense of accomplishment, really :)

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