Control your life with ELT Part One- TEFLtastic voting
Had a flash of inspiration while reading this IHT article comparing Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (uyoku bakayarou!*) and ex-PM Junichiro Koizumi (also uyoku bakayarou!*, but with a cool haircut and a bit more personality and subtlety). If you were in the unfortunate position of having to chose one of these to vote for, which would you choose? If you were in the financially fortunate but morally disheartening position to choose one to teach, either one-to-one or in a group, which one would you choose? You see- it’s the same!
So from now on, when an election comes around, all you have to do is picture the various candidates coming into the classroom and imagine your reaction- bang, you have a voting decision made!
If you would like Aunty Alex to sort out anymore of your life dilemmas with the tools of TEFL, let me know below:
(* guide to Japanese slang coming soon)
July 17th, 2007 at 4:18 am
I don’t interest to choose both of them for one problem. I think they have similiar point of view, how to fight for the glory of Japan and supress other country. I don’t know much about the history of China and Japan, but I think the action of Koizumi didn’t express the face of Japan as noble and respect countr. I am longing of peaceful world…
July 24th, 2007 at 3:23 am
Hi Cantik
Believe it or not, a peaceful world can also be achieved through the common tools of English teaching. If all politicians read the classic TEFL book “Classroom Dynamics” by Jill Hadfield and used its excellent suggestions for how the make people get on, we would definitely live on a more peaceful planet.
Any more world or personal problems for Auntie Alex anyone?