Congrats to Victor

Congratulations go out to Victor to be the first to successfully complete the TESOL practicum. I met with Victor and his sponsor teacher Jeanne last night and we had a very nice visit. Victor thoroughly enjoyed the practicum and from what his teacher told me, he did a great job. Most of all, he had a lot of fun.

I know sometimes it is hard and tiring, and teaching can take a lot out of you. In my years of teaching, I think the one thing I know very well is that the better I teach, the more draining it becomes. Teaching is such an amazing job because it allows us to give so much of ourselves. And when we see our students grow and improve, it makes it all worth it.

So when I saw how happy Victor was last night, I realized how good it felt to be a teacher. Great job Victor! We are all proud of you.

And to the remaining practicum students, I look forward to meeting with you in the next few weeks to hear your stories of life in the class. Hang in there everyone!

Congratulations Victor!!!

Congratulations Victor on finishing your TESOL practicum!!!

I'm sure Jeanne an her ELSA 1 students enjoyed you as their practicum teacher. I wish we could have collaborated one more time.

Your going to be a GREAT Teacher!!!

You have a Super Fantastic Attitude and I enjoyed working/studying with you as my classmate this past Fall at TESOL Brentwood.

As for me, I am off to a late start but, I was

fortunate to work at a couple of Korean Winter Camps for the entire month of January. It kept me busy.

Again, I just wanted to wish you the "Best of Luck" with your teaching endeavors...and you don't have to worry about you spelling anymore because you successfully passed your TESOL Practicum. Keep in Touch. My email is mikeyegriffioen@hotmail.com

Kind Regards Always,

Mr. Michael Edward Griffioen

P.S. Good Luck in Japan

Happy Valentines

Hello everyone! I hope everyone is well and enjoying their teaching.

Well, it's Valentines Day and I know there are some students have are finished/almost finished the practicums! Great job. There are a couple working with Barbora that are getting back into her class this week, so good luck and enjoy your experience with her. She is great.

I know many of you hoped to be finished with your practicums as soon as possible, so please keep me updated with your progress. The last thing we need to do at the end of your practicum is have a short meeting to collect your records and discuss how things went.

Lastly, please feel free to drop me a line if you need some ideas for lessons. I'm more than happy to offer any suggestions. Have fun!

Moving Along

Good afternoon all!

It's another beautiful day! The sun is shining and it's a wonderful time to work with students and learn!

I have been in touch with Burnaby and found out the Victor has successfully completed his practicum. Way to go Victor! I look forward to meeting both him and Jeanne R to conference and talk about how that went. Please remember that is the last step in the process before you will get your certificate and letter.

I have not heard from everyone though, so please either post or drop a note to let me know how you are doing in your respective practicum classes.

Remember to have fun too!