First day of class? ... Kiss it!

I have been teaching English for a bit more than 6 years. Now, I can say I'ver that I feel I got the hang of it.  But, no matter how long you have been trying to master the art, there's always ONE piece of advice that never gets old. Everyone can use a bit of this- and it's to KISS it!

This doesn't only apply just to first days. It applies to all activities you might come up with for your class- or at least most of them!!

Disclaimer: Of course, as you might imagine, this does NOT AT ALL mean you have to go around kissing your students. Pheeeew, right? 

Here it is:

Keep

It 

Simple (and)

Stupid

Sometimes we want our activities to be successful- so much that we tend to OVERexplain, OVERtalk, OVERdo. Keep this simple advice at hand and let things fall into place. When you don't give students everything, they are the ones who have to make things happen. I promise you will be surprised by the results! 

Please leave comments if you have any questions, comments or concerns. I'll be happy to read them! :-)

- Beff