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Yesterday, I visited Freshwota school to watch how two teachers, who hadn't been taught the way of teaching "100math," would teach it in their class. However, the second teacher was terrible. He hadn't been taught it by his colleagues yet and asked me to demonstrate the way of instruction of "100math." His request was unexpected for me. I should have refused it, but I thought that "100math" lesson in his class will continue to be postponed, if I didn't accept it. That's why I decided to teach "100math" to his students. It was my first time to teach something in school in Vanuatu.
My impression after I taught it was that the students' concentration wasn't good. Unfortunately, many students couldn't concentrate on what I told and couldn't keep quiet. Every they became noisy, or every they didn't focus on the paper, I stopped the lesson again and again persistently and repeated, "You don't need to talk. Look at just your paper and listen to just the formula and answer. All you have to do are looking at your paper and listening to formula and answer that the other students will read. Concentrate on paper. Concentrate on formula and answer." Such a persistent instruction might be shocking for them. However, I think that concentration is most important for them to succeed in doing everything. There might have been another way of approach, but I didn't regret my instruction.
I'm supposed to visit them next Tuesday morning. I'm looking forward to their attitude in their class.
My impression after I taught it was that the students' concentration wasn't good. Unfortunately, many students couldn't concentrate on what I told and couldn't keep quiet. Every they became noisy, or every they didn't focus on the paper, I stopped the lesson again and again persistently and repeated, "You don't need to talk. Look at just your paper and listen to just the formula and answer. All you have to do are looking at your paper and listening to formula and answer that the other students will read. Concentrate on paper. Concentrate on formula and answer." Such a persistent instruction might be shocking for them. However, I think that concentration is most important for them to succeed in doing everything. There might have been another way of approach, but I didn't regret my instruction.
I'm supposed to visit them next Tuesday morning. I'm looking forward to their attitude in their class.
Yesterday, I visited (either "a school in Freshwota" or "the Freshwota school" (if this refers to a specific school)) Freshwota school to watch how two teachers, who hadn't been taught the way of teaching "100math," would teach it in their class.
The school needs an article, either "a" meaning there are multiple schools in Freshwota, or "the", which indicates that this is a specific or special school.
He hadn't been taught it by his colleagues yet and asked me to demonstrate the way of instruction of "100math." His request was unexpected for me.
The first sentence states that he asks you to demonstrate, so you don't need to repeat "for me" in the second sentence.
I should have refused it, but I thought that "100math" lesson in his class will continue to be postponed, if I didn't accept it.
It was my first time to teach something in a school in Vanuatu.
Unfortunately, many students couldn't concentrate on what I told them and couldn't keep quiet.
The verb "told" requires an object (you must indicate whom you are telling something to). If you do not want to use an object, use "said" or "taught" here.
Every time they became noisy, or every time they didn't focus on the paper, I stopped the lesson again and again persistently and repeated, "You don't need to talk.
The word "every" always modifies a noun, so make sure you include it.
All you have to do are looking (should be "is to look") at your paper and listening to the formulas and answers that the other students will read.
You're giving the students commands, so you need to use the present tense on "look" and "listen". There are multiple other students, so "formula" and "answer" should be in the plural form.
Concentrate on your paper.
Concentrate on the formula and the answer." Such a persistent instructions might be shocking for them.
I know it's a little confusing because in the previous line we only used "the" for "the formulas and answers", and here I changed it to "the formula and the answer". I'm not sure if there's a formal rule here, but this is the way a native speaker would write it.
You gave multiple instructions, so here we use the plural.
However, I think that concentration is most important for them to succeed in doing everything.
This phrasing is a little awkward - it would be more natural as "However, I think if they want to succeed, concentration is the most important thing for them to work on." or "However, I think it is important that they maintain concentration if they are to succeed in doing everything"
There might have been another way of approach, but I didn't regret my instructions.