subtlelikeatank

I’m an ESL teacher too, and I tell my students all the time that English is stupid. What is your opinion about SIOP?

It’s validating to my students to have me agree when they say that English is stupid/dies t make sense because from their perspective of how language should work, it IS stupid or illogical sometimes. Agreeing that yup, English is stupid, here is the nit picky not the same every time rule that makes it stupid right now. Let’s try again! makes my students feel heard and understand that they aren’t stupid, English is just tricky sometimes. I wouldn’t be teaching it if I really thought English was 100% stupid and pointless.