She's famous. Like actually famous! Famous AND renowned throughout the education sphere in Busan.
I have been working with Mrs. Jang for a year and a half now and had no idea the level of fame I was working with. Of course I knew she was a quality teacher. But famous? Wowwww.
Why is she famous?
A few years back, Mrs. Jang developed a method for teaching phonics that the Busan Metropolitan Office of Education thought so highly of they had a city-wide training session so that all schools could learn Mrs. Jang's system and begin employing it with their students.
I have watched/listened to/helped out a tiny bit with some of the phonics classes Mrs. Jang has done with our students, and every time I felt totally inferior. How did I not know those two letters made that sound when they were at the end of a word?! Of course the 'e' is silent, I knew that, but I never knew why! Omg!! She's a genius!!!
And endless teachers have been telling me that as well. The training course I've been doing this week and last, has introduced me to ~100 teachers from every corner of Busan. All of them have asked who my co-teacher is; when I answer 'Mrs. Jang', there is an awe that goes through the classroom as every teacher nods their head in approval and one or more comments on how "she's famous"!
Who knew I'd get to work with a celebrity when I came to Korea. Sure she's not TOP or Jessica, Tiffany or one of the other girls from GG, but she's inspiring kids all the same!!
Here's a look at some of the pages from Jang's English Class - Phonics Town.
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