fourth
italki teachers’ on-line meet-up!

 1

what is your biggest challenge

in teaching on-line?
 

 2
 

meeting your student

for the first time

 3

teaching or coaching?

 4

on-line business

and not just teaching

Hope to see you again soon!

                                                           Alisa

My contact Info: italki profile \ FB  \ email  \ Skype - azingerman

we start at 18:30
 

see you very soon! :)

fourth
italki teachers’ on-line meet-up!

toady's topic
"teacher-friend"

• - do you consider yourself a friend with your students?​
   
• - do you ever contact a student on occasions other than learning-related (wishing them a happy birthday, for example)?
   
• - How many friends can one have?
  Do you remember all of your students – names, learning goals, life circumstances?
  And after this student stops taking lessons – would you remember him (or her) after he renews the conversation in a year’s time?

• - What is the difference between a teacher and a friend?
   
• - can there be a hierarchy in friendship?
   
• - is it ok to get paid for a friendly chat? What kind of friend is a paid friend?

 

• - “involuntary unlicensed psychotherapist” – when we approach our students too closely, we often are exposed to his/her hesitations, important life choices (as it happens very often, learning a language is liable to be connected to serious life circumstances) – how do we deal with it?​
   

• - what if the friendship is not meant to be?
  I mean, the student chooses the teacher and decides whether to continue learning with him\her or not. Could the choice be mutual? Should it be mutual? Can a teacher "fire" a student, in Murilo's words? Let's discuss our concerns and share our experiences about it.
  
   
• - and let’s remember to reserve some time for personal stories :)