{"id":865,"date":"2022-07-13T04:31:26","date_gmt":"2022-07-13T11:31:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/blog\/?p=865"},"modified":"2022-09-30T07:45:36","modified_gmt":"2022-09-30T14:45:36","slug":"novakid-teachers-joe-and-ann-teaching-english-is-a-family-matter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/blog\/novakid-teachers-joe-and-ann-teaching-english-is-a-family-matter\/","title":{"rendered":"Where a love of English can take you"},"content":{"rendered":"  <section class=\"section blogHeader\" id=\"blogHeader-block_62d00a5c55715\">\n      <div class=\"blogHeader__wrapper\">\n                              <div class=\"blogHeader__image\">\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/unnamed-4-1.jpg\" class=\"glightbox\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/unnamed-4-1.jpg\" alt=\"Teachers Joe and Ann\" class=\"blogHeader__imageItem\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/unnamed-4-1-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/unnamed-4-1.jpg 512w\" style=\"width:100%; aspect-ratio:512\/317;\"> \n              <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n          \n      <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  \n\n\n  <section class=\"section blogText\" id=\"blogText-block_62ceaa6dd36a4\">\n    <div class=\"blogText__wrapper\">\n        <div class=\"blogText__content\">\n            <p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Teachers Ann and Joe have much in common. This creative and fun couple live in Pretoria, South Africa, and have been teaching English at <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Novakid Online School<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for three years. They really love children! So much so that they recently became parents for the third time. Of course, we congratulated this wonderful pair! At the same time, we asked them a few questions.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ann and Joe Green are real experts in everything to do with communicating with children. You try interacting with two young children every day while holding a baby in your arms! It&#8217;s not just a talent; it&#8217;s an invaluable experience.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The first to find out about Novakid was Joe; Ann joined afterwards. Having worked at a regular school for five years, Joe discovered the possibilities of working online and was inspired.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8216;The benefits are amazing,&#8217; says Ann. &#8216;I get to determine my schedule and spend more time with my family as I don\u2019t have to sit in traffic on my way to and from work everyday, and live a balanced life. It truly is one of the best decisions I have ever made.&#8217;<\/span><\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Fun Treasure Hunting for Kids: How To Find Treasure 0+\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/buuy_c3S1tk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n  <section class=\"section blogText\" id=\"blogText-block_62ceaadad36ad\">\n    <div class=\"blogText__wrapper\">\n        <div class=\"blogText__content\">\n            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Joe carefully chooses and prepares his props and looks for interesting items to illustrate the lesson topic. Half an hour before a live lesson, he always listens to music to relax, calm his nerves and get in the right mood.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Both teachers note that children today are very different from us when we were their age. &#8216;It\u2019s more of a challenge to entertain and make things fun for the children of today, as they have access to amazing entertainment,&#8217; admits Ann.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8216;Today&#8217;s kids are much more digitally savvy and tech-oriented than previous generations,&#8217; <\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Joe agrees. <\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8216;Because we live in the digital era, which makes information much more accessible, it takes a unique approach to reach and teach them. Because children can whip out their smart devices and find anything on the web, we as parents and teachers aren&#8217;t bearers of knowledge like we were 20 years ago. Instead, we must act as knowledge facilitators, assisting students in discovering new concepts, ideas, and information.&#8217;<\/span><\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n  <section class=\"section blogHeadingText\" id=\"blogHeadingText-block_62ceaaf8d36ae\">\n    <div class=\"blogHeadingText__wrapper\" >\n        <div class=\"blogHeadingText__heading\">\n            <h2 class=\"blogHeadingText__headingItem\" data-blog-heading data-section-id=\"blogHeadingText-block_62ceaaf8d36ae\">\n                Valuable advice from parents with a large family            <\/h2>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"blogHeadingText__content\">\n            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As parents of three young children, Ann and Joe have some advice for us that is especially valuable as it is borne out of experience:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8216;<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You don\u2019t have to buy your kids things to show them you love them; spend time with them, watch a movie, go hiking or bake something.&#8217;<\/span><\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><i>If you&#8217;d like to get to know our wonderful Novakid teachers better, <\/i><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/registration\"><b><i>sign up<\/i><\/b><\/a><b><i> for lessons and follow the updates on our <\/i><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/NovakidKids\"><b><i>YouTube channel<\/i><\/b><\/a><b><i>! <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Teachers Ann and Joe have much in common. 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