Class size  
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Earlier this year we saw how teachers' working hours varied across the world. Another area of great variation is class size.

On average, how many students are in your classes?

Your rating: None Average: 3.5 (30 votes)
Earning your students' respect  
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To be an effective teacher it is essential that our students respect us.

How do you win your students' respect?

Your rating: None Average: 4 (54 votes)
Improving your circumstances, underpaid, overworked  

Many teachers feel they are underpaid and over worked.

What can teachers do to improve their circumstances?

Your rating: None Average: 3.3 (27 votes)
Coursebook  

Most teachers have a coursebook to use with their students. Some are able to choose how much of the book they use and adapt other materials to suit their students' needs.

How much choice do you have with your coursebook?

Your rating: None Average: 3.8 (13 votes)
Developing your English  
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As teachers we also need to keep developing our knowledge of the language and make sure our English is up to date.

What do you do to develop your language knowledge?

Your rating: None Average: 4.4 (8 votes)
Classroom hours  

Teaching conditions and teachers' hours vary considerably around the world.

How many classroom hours do you teach each week?

Your rating: None Average: 4 (5 votes)
Learning styles  

Research tells us that different students have different learning styles

How do you cater to the different learning styles of your students?

Your rating: None Average: 4.2 (6 votes)
Poetry in the classroom  
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Many teachers are keen to use poems in the language classroom others think it is a waste of time.

Do you use poetry?

 

Your rating: None Average: 4.1 (8 votes)
Your preferred methodology  

Most teachers base their teaching on some form of method or approach.

Which of these has the strongest influence on your teaching?

 

Your rating: None Average: 5 (3 votes)
Teacher problems  

This poll is about the challenging job of teaching and the many problems we face as teachers.

Which of these do you think is the biggest problem?

Your rating: None Average: 4.3 (3 votes)
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