MY EXPERIENCE TEACHING ENGLISH LANGUAGE

I was posted to a rural school in Air Hitam Kedah in 1980.In 1981, there was a male teacher who was very innocent,kind and well mannered.He always treated his students with kindness and politeness..meaning never knew how to get angry,what more to punish them...

One day,he was teaching Questions and Responses.The sentences were all written on the board. Students from Row 1 and 2 read the Positive sentences and Students from Row 3 and 4 read the Negative sentences.

Row 1 & 2:  I am teaching
Row 3 & 4: Am I teaching?


Row 1 & 2 : You are reading 
Row 3 & 4 : Are you reading?

Row 1 & 2 : They  are standing
Row 3 & 4 : Are they standing?


He kept on Drilling and Drilling and Drilling.....The class was very lively shouting,rhyming ....Suddenly , an  inspectorate entered the class.
The students panicked so did the teacher Mr...???.....(not To mention his name)...
everyone was quiet.....no sound...nothing......


The inspectorate went to a boy and asked him...

Question  :  WHAT IS YOUR NAME?

Answer :     IS WHAT YOUR NAME...

Mr L....was shocked,and so was The inspectorate......

Mr L.....came to the staffroom and told us everything,and we praised him for his way of  teaching and congratulated his students for giving the response....( meaning not keeping quiet when people ask you questions)...