ALT, Junior Highschool. Single mission. Loud voice!
I often dread the class presentations, because it means I get to stand at the back and not hear 80% of the students whispering their script. I have to mark and comment on the script which is impossible because I can't hear them. Not helped by other students scraping their chairs, dropping things, tapping and other classroom noises.
Move closer? Can't. JTE wants them to speak to the class by placing me at the back.
We've tried some things;
– Demonstrating beforehand what a good volume is.
– Demonstrating what being too quiet sounds like.
-Adding a separate column on the marking page dedicated to 'Loud voice'.
-During practice I start to walk backwards and stop when I can't hear them anymore. Often around 3 steps.
-Begging. Straight up begging.
I'm all out of ideas…
by joehighlord