Reflection from a Class in the States.docVIP

Reflection from a Class in the States 　　Introduction 　　Teaching as an exchange teacher in Brookline High School， MA between 2007 and 2008 not only has enriched my teaching experience but also has helped me reflect the work as a teacher. In this passage I mainly talk about some differences between teaching Chinese students and American students by reflecting a teaching diary I wrote when I was in the States. In fact， most of teaching ways in China are suitable in the States and my work there was thought highly of by the school. Before I left for home I got a recommendation from the school， saying Wan Li brought his teaching expertise， passion， kindness， and desire to learn not only to his student but also to the teachers of our World Language Department. He found creative ways to engage all types of learners， and designed lessons that were interactive. … His help was invaluable to students who improved significantly throughout the year. 　　The Last Class Before Winter Vacation 　　The weather was bitter cold， wind howling outside. Dry leaves hanging on the branches swayed forward and backward， in vain trying to say good bye to their mother tree. Snapped， one branch broke with the dead leaves on it， falling down to the ground covered with snow. At the same time， a frightened crow flew off the tree， cawing. 　　It was before winter vacation and after mid-year examination， or rather it was the last class before vacation. Mr. Li， one experienced Chinese teacher， advised me to show the students a movie Gongfu1. He was sure that for the last class it was not appropriate for me to teach a new lesson from the textbook. But I still hoped to teach them some part of the book. So I hid the video in the thick text book just in case. 　　I stepped into the classroom， thinking how to finish the lesson in this period using my proud 4-step teaching way2. I knew it was challenging for me. But I didn’t realize how hard it would be. 　　Inside the classroom， it was warm. When everyth