| The most amazing inventions were made because of | | | | little bit later. Right now, though, we need to focus on |
| human laziness. Think of the washing machine and the | | | | the ways of killing all birds with one stone. Still have no |
| dish washer. They allow us to save so much time | | | | clue what I am talking about? |
| which we can spend on more interesting and useful | | | | I am talking about THE INVENTION - something which |
| things. For me, being lazy is not a sin, it is a blessing. A | | | | will make your laziness legitimate. If you are lazy to |
| lot of teachers I know tell me that they are ashamed | | | | think of ideas for your ESL class, you have all the right |
| of their laziness to write lesson plans. But in my ESL | | | | in the world to do that. Now the question is how you |
| workshops I tell everyone - Hey, it's ok to be lazy, as | | | | are going to do it without compromising yourself? If |
| long as you still enjoy doing your job. | | | | you have this magic pill, after swallowing which you |
| Laziness thrives where we have to do a lot of routine | | | | become ready for any class, how are you going to |
| work such as writing plans, finding teaching materials, | | | | hide the truth from your students? What if they find |
| checking students' tests and written assignments and | | | | out that their teacher is a cheater? |
| so on. This is where we really need an invention that | | | | In fact, if students have fun during your class while |
| would allow us to concentrate on something not quite | | | | receiving tons of knowledge, the last think they will |
| so boring. So what are the things that make you so | | | | question is how you managed to make them happy: |
| bored when you have to write a lesson plan? | | | | whether it took you two minutes and a couple of |
| Let's start with finding ideas for the upcoming class. Is | | | | mouse clicks, or four lengthy hours of scrupulous work. |
| there any way to avoid doing it? Yes, there is, so | | | | Their shining faces and the words of gratitude will be |
| make sure to read this article to the end where I will tell | | | | your reward. Who cares how you did it? When you |
| you exactly what it is. Now let's say you have | | | | put on clean clothes and enjoy their cleanness, the last |
| pinpointed your teaching goals, and need to develop | | | | thing you want to do is question the technology of a |
| exercises that would hit the nails. Where are you going | | | | washing machine. |
| to get those? I'm going to tell you exactly where, but a | | | | |