[Lujay]

Hi,Daniel:

I have been "learning" from the teenagers for ages and I must say i'm still. The one thing I must remind you for a productive class is that it always rewards that if you have a clear lesson plan in advance and you never fail them if you do complete your plan.Classroom management is important only for those who have trouble sharing what's good and what's fun.
Bear in mind that they come to the classroom to get educated.
It is we that stand on the platform and decide thier one-hour fate, so i always give them the plans I made beforehand.
Leave those low-motivated kids alone. Once they think or find that your class rocks, they will come to you straightly.
I always spend the most of my time evaluating my fun-rate.

[lancemotown]

Thanks for all the advice everyone! As it happens, of my three groups of teenagers, two of the groups are quite quiet and dilligent and I enjoy doing the lessons with them. One of the classes, however, is a bit troublesome -- you know, full of those kind of teenage girls who just want to gossip and aren't really interested. Like you, missdolly, I'd be reluctant to get very angry with them, but at the same time, lines have to be drawn ... so today I'm going prepared with some hefty extra work for anyone who annoys me three times...

By the way, Jelena, I used the ice-breaker you gave me -- not bad!

Any and all further advice is very welcome!