Avoid this in your classroom!

[@BrendaGodkin]

I totally agree that there is no place for sarcasm in a language class. I would also like to add that there is no place for shaming learners either for much the same reasons.

[@ildefonsogustavodiazsandov9246]

I agree with you totally. You are absolutely right

[@TeacherNa3im]

Hi Jo. You look fantastic. No dark sarcasm in the classroom. Teachers leave the kids alone.' Do you think Pink Floyd had anything to do with Teacher training?

[@elttraining]

Haha- I’d forgotten that line. I should have had a blast of the Wall at the start of this video!

[@eng912]

So true 👏

[@caro1591]

So true & a good teacher will engage even the reluctant learners. I love that final quote: a reminder to be kind both in and out of the classroom. Thank you.

[@JudithMcDonald-j3o]

Even more than this I always tell my students not to say "sorry". They don't need to be sorry for their mistakes because I am there to help them. If they didn't need help, they wouldn't need me. Also, I invite them to ask as many questions as possible.

[@elttraining]

That’s nice 😀

[@irumbutt1317]

You are right Jo, I think sarcasm is more like a weapon to powerless teachers, who feel like losing autonomy so they hide their inside fears by using such a destructive language in a classroom.

[@laurahernando5389]

It is so important to always bear this in mind, no matter what. And the image with the message at the end is so powerful! Thank you, Jo!!!

[@IELTS_UK]

I’ve been teaching now for a few years and I still return to your content again and again!!! Thanks for another great video.

[@elttraining]

Ah thanks- you’re welcome!

[@IELTS_UK]

@@elttraining Thank you!! You've saved my teaching on several occasions! Keep pumping out the content! I need it ! ;)

[@azadehfarahnak9936]

You are amazing ❤Thank you so much for the videos 🙏🏻

[@elttraining]

Ah thanks!

[@LancelotGraal]

My teacher training school and my colleagues in school are the reason I dress less uniquely, stopped dreaming and gave up so much about myself that I don't know how to get it back. They were demotivating, non-appreciative, hypercritical AND sarcastic.

[@ИринаТуктамышева-з1й]

Thank you

[@soysaucegirl2007]

Sometimes it just slips out. I remember muttering some offhand remark about a scene in a video I had shown students. I actually thought they wouldn't pick up on my sarcasm, but the sniggering around the lecture hall suggests otherwise.