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Ok, so in all my years (8 years) of teaching English in Asia...these are easily my worst students. They are brother and sister, they are twins and they are both 6 years old.
They show obvious disinterest in English, learning and even just being at school in general. I'm not going to judge the parents or complain about that as the possible reason. I just want to be able to improve the lessons with them.
They don't listen if I play the tough teacher with the harsh tone, telling them what to do. They don't listen if I'm polite and constantly encouraging them.
They don't even listen when I promise to play a fun game at the end of class should they actually try to learn a little.
I know their being twins might have something to do with it because they are so close. I plan to try to sit them on opposite sides of the classroom, so they are less distracted by each other...but I'm sure they are just going to stand up and walk around the classroom, fighting each other/trying to grab toys, which causes me to have to be the strict teacher as always.
I always try using positive body language with them such as a thumbs up or a high five, etc. but I'm only able to keep their full attention for about 5 minutes max...the class is 40 minutes! So it is this constant push and pull routine.
I'm planning to talk to them in a louder but non-threatening voice when I speak to them in English, so as not to give them nightmares. I have read countless "classroom strategies" type articles and nothing seems to work...is this a twins problem? lol
Has anyone ever taught young twins before?
They show obvious disinterest in English, learning and even just being at school in general. I'm not going to judge the parents or complain about that as the possible reason. I just want to be able to improve the lessons with them.
They don't listen if I play the tough teacher with the harsh tone, telling them what to do. They don't listen if I'm polite and constantly encouraging them.
They don't even listen when I promise to play a fun game at the end of class should they actually try to learn a little.
I know their being twins might have something to do with it because they are so close. I plan to try to sit them on opposite sides of the classroom, so they are less distracted by each other...but I'm sure they are just going to stand up and walk around the classroom, fighting each other/trying to grab toys, which causes me to have to be the strict teacher as always.
I always try using positive body language with them such as a thumbs up or a high five, etc. but I'm only able to keep their full attention for about 5 minutes max...the class is 40 minutes! So it is this constant push and pull routine.
I'm planning to talk to them in a louder but non-threatening voice when I speak to them in English, so as not to give them nightmares. I have read countless "classroom strategies" type articles and nothing seems to work...is this a twins problem? lol
Has anyone ever taught young twins before?