Humanising Language Teaching
Year 3; Issue 4; July 2001
Key Pictures from the School I Used to Teach In
by Karin Hesselink, Netherlands
Editorial note : Karin invites us, in this visual "article" to think of the key locations in our own schools or universities. Would ours be the same as our students? Why not ask them?
 The only place to smoke a cigarette and postpone the start of another school day (the students' point of view.) |
 Looking at the amount of cycles : the beginning or the end of the working day?? I love the sight of all those colorful mopeds, not the noise or the way they are usually driven. |
 Lucky her! It is working for a change! |
 Only for teachers : a shortcut. By the way, it is the inside of what you see on #18 |
 The school was originally built as a grammarschool. This window depicts the tree of wisdom and students carrying various symbols. No one ever really looked at this window, because it was on the back stairs. |
 It should be a very good view of all those stairs. Students always complaining, no condition whatsoever. It kept them quiet for the first 5 minutes! |
 This is how teachers do it. |
 Teachers' letterboxes. Who is very important, or who never empties his box? |
 Only for lady-teachers : the smallest room |
 View from my classroom. I enjoyed it every time of the day, and so did the students. |
 View from my classroom. |
 What is the weather like? Warm coats for all those cyclists. |
 Queuing for the coffeemachine and in the meantime catching up on the latest gossip |
 A quick email / internet check or student's results? |
 The odd places people select to discuss!! |
 Lunchbreak - a holy moment |
 Waiting for a reprimand from their tutor? No, they look too cheerful. I always enjoyed talking to the students anywhere in the building. |
 Was this what you came for? Is this what teachers do every day? |
 Where teachers can be seen running up and down - what for?? |
 Coming home. |
 Coming home. |
