We have more video, the two clips below are from Angela, who says:
Hey Ben! In looking at Drew’s video, I was inspired to send in my submission. This is my first year with TPRS and I really want as much feedback as possible. In the following clips which I believe are from the fourth or fifth day of class, I was circling and PQA’ing from the student questionnaires and name cards. Before filming, we had done a quick review of the day’s target structures. Excuse the grainy quality; I hope to get more video in in the coming weeks.
Angela
This is, in my view, highest priority because this kind of work with Drew and Angela is the real work of putting language teaching where it belongs – into our bodies. We explore where each of us us with the training and background and experience we have have and we learn from each other. I was astounded to learn from Drew that he had learned what he did from this blog and from my DVDs – it makes me feel very proud and happy to have been a part of that. We can do more. So Angela asked for as much feedback as possible. Let’s go for it! And let’s not forget that we have four other clips from Drew that we want to comment on. I don’t know if the lack of commentary on Drew is because what he does is so spot-on or because people don’t feel qualified to comment or what. But we are all not qualified! That is what is great about what we are doing. It’s like the early air pioneers were in the tinkering phase of air flight. In a way, these are the days of the Wright brothers and Mermoz and Latécoère, Cie Generale Aéropostale, Blériot, Breguet, Roland Garros (yes, as in the stade) and, my favorite, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. Let’s not think that we have this thing anywhere near together – that would be a mistake. But I get very clearly that we CAN get it together and that the brave use of video is the key to the door that we have been missing entry to. I don’t think that we can do this thing together without video any more than those early aviators could have gotten those old planes like the Morane-Saulnier or the Voisin or the Antoinette up in the air by talking and writing about air flight. They had to put their words and thoughts into action. Yes, I am comparing Drew and Angela to the great air pioneers of the early 1900’s. I think that’s who we are. Only our work won’t end up just moving people around the planet. It will make kids feel good about themselves for a change in a dark period in human history. O.K. I’m done. Here are the links to Angela’s videos:
