I recently had the pleasure of observing another teacher's classroom and found many good qualities: participation, enthusiasm, effort, willingness to speak English, and the comfort to speak and make mistakes. Also evident were good relationships among the students and between them and the teacher. I realized that all these are fostered through a classroom's culture.
An interesting issue in Chinese culture is the student's hesitation to question the teacher because he doesn't want to imply the teacher failed to explain it properly the first time. For those of us who want students to ask questions, this too can be addressed through the creation of a class culture.
I haven't figured out how to develop such a culture, but I'm sure it takes time and intentionality.
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