So, my boss has the expectation that after about 6 months of taking lessons kids should be able to pass the Eiken tests. Lessons are once a week, for 50 minutes. I will often have to teach the same material for multiple weeks because the kids won't retain the information. I've been scolded by the boss recently because they feel like I'm not making enough progress, like I have this 3rd grader who started about 6 months ago and she didn't even know the alphabet fully. Now she can read and write simple sentences, and is learning new words, but she will often not study much on her own or do her flashcards, but she has definitely made a lot of progress. However, my boss expected her to be able to take the Eiken 5 by now, and was comparing me to a teacher that worked there years ago, saying that there should be more progress by now.
I have a lot of students who aren't interested in English and are just doing it because of their parents, and they won't study themselves, and during the lesson they tend to not focus. Which like, yeah that's to be expected but, how can I make better progress with these students?
I'm really at a loss, if anyone has any advice for things I can do to help kids retain the information I'd appreciate it.
by Tokyo_Pigeon