If you know me, you know that I'm taking a wonderful Spanish class. My teacher is fantastic in every way, and in the past few weeks, spending an hour and a half together on Wednesdays, she has taught me a lot, provided a supportive space to practice, and generally encouraged me to the extent that I'm already speaking a lot more whenever I have the chance! Thanks, María!One reflection I've had during these classes is that maybe we don't need to apologize for our mistakes if they don't offend anyone. I mean that if we use the wrong verb tense, or pronounce something incorrectly, or don't understand something, maybe we don't need to apologize, because these are natural parts of the learning process. We're taking a class because we don't know something, so why should we apologize when we make mistakes?
Is there any time when we should apologize in class? Well, maybe if we weren't paying attention, or forgot to turn the cell phone off, or were late to class. Those would all be good reasons. But not when we make mistakes.
So what should we do? What about smiling and going on, correcting the mistake ourselves or asking for help? What do you think?
I agree with you! It's something I used to do... but no more!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you