Comprehensible Grammar

13Oct 202013 Oct 2020
Dear friends, today I´m talking about the dreaded grammar! In the video I explain my journey through teaching grammar and how it evolved to something I call Comprehensible Grammar. I honestly think that grammar is not the enemy, that we are our worst enemies when we close the door to other possibilities and this doesn´t help our students. We must be open minded and holistic in every teaching experience.
I hope you find my video interesting and helpful. Please let me know if you have any questions. Kind comments are encouraged and welcome. Hope you all are having a great school year.
Here is the video:
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6 Comments

Caroline Suarez says:

14 Oct 2020 at 12:21 am

Great advise. I’m doing my best to teach grammar like this right now virtually. It’s definitely more interesting but the kids really need to be engaged, which I’m finding hard to get with cameras turned off. But thanks for your comments. I’ll keep trying!

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1. Sr. Ojeda says:
  
  14 Oct 2020 at 7:30 am
  
  Sometimes the cameras off are an asset if they have the chance to participate via chat or a google doc.
  
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maestralopez2017@gmail.com says:

14 Oct 2020 at 2:35 am

Trataré de hacerlo 🙂 Muchísimas gracias!!!!! Me identifico mucho con usted!

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1. Sr. Ojeda says:
  
  14 Oct 2020 at 7:30 am
  
  Mil gracias . Quedo a tus órdenes .
  
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carinom says:

14 Oct 2020 at 10:37 am

Super interesante. Lo vi en su canal de YouTube. Muchas gracias por siempre compartir sus conocimentos y ayudarnos a ser mejores maestros.

Myrna Cariño

Teacher of Spanish

Egg Harbor Twp. High School

24 High School Drive

Egg Harbor Twp. NJ, 08234

(609) 653- 0100 ext. 4633

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1. Sr. Ojeda says:
  
  14 Oct 2020 at 10:48 am
  
  Con mucho gusto y seguimos para adelante ! Gracias Myrna.
  
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