1 00:00:25,969 --> 00:00:35,149 and I have to say my favorite part about being an auxiliar was without a doubt my students I 2 00:00:35,149 --> 00:00:41,929 still think about them frequently you know every couple of weeks for sure I'm thinking about them 3 00:00:41,929 --> 00:00:48,689 and the second best part was the relationships that I was able to form with the other teachers 4 00:00:48,689 --> 00:00:54,750 there who I still talk to you know once a week and who I count among my close 5 00:00:54,750 --> 00:01:12,040 friends but one of the things I think they can improve on is that I think 6 00:01:12,040 --> 00:01:19,239 sometimes there's this disconnect between the auxiliares and the other 7 00:01:19,239 --> 00:01:23,079 teachers in the school and not necessarily the English teachers but 8 00:01:23,079 --> 00:01:48,099 just all of the teachers in the school hi my name is keely eisley and i'm a language assistant at 9 00:01:48,099 --> 00:01:54,900 ceip torres quevedo primary school in costalada for the community of madrid from my experience 10 00:01:54,900 --> 00:02:00,099 in the last year i feel that a way to make the language assistant program more effective is to 11 00:02:00,099 --> 00:02:05,859 utilize the native knowledge of the assistants in more aspects of lesson planning so that native 12 00:02:05,859 --> 00:02:12,900 language is involved in every part of any given lesson. In my opinion, the most effective aspect 13 00:02:12,900 --> 00:02:19,060 of the language assistant program in Madrid is the one-on-one conversations held between 14 00:02:19,060 --> 00:02:26,099 assistants and students. While assistants are very useful in the larger classroom setting 15 00:02:26,099 --> 00:02:31,460 to teach grammar, culture, and assist the teachers and students with pronunciation, 16 00:02:32,099 --> 00:02:37,699 the most effective use of the assistants is working in smaller group or one-on-one settings 17 00:02:37,699 --> 00:02:44,819 with students. This is the setting where I saw the most growth and progress with my students. 18 00:02:44,819 --> 00:02:50,419 They gained skills working closely with me that they then can use in the classroom. The 19 00:02:50,419 --> 00:02:55,379 most rewarding part of my work as a language assistant was helping students prepare and 20 00:02:55,379 --> 00:03:02,259 practice for the Trinity College Oral Exam in these smaller groups. The native language assistant has 21 00:03:02,259 --> 00:03:07,620 much further reach to their students the more they can engage the student in conversation, 22 00:03:07,620 --> 00:03:13,939 which usually isn't possible in the larger classes. However, in the classrooms the language 23 00:03:13,939 --> 00:03:19,460 assistant can still make themselves useful and should constantly be engaging students by asking 24 00:03:19,460 --> 00:03:23,000 questions, correcting pronunciation, and spelling errors. 25 00:03:56,199 --> 00:04:01,080 As it turns out, all the great and inspiring leaders and organizations in the world, whether 26 00:04:01,080 --> 00:04:05,659 it's Apple or Martin Luther King or the Wright Brothers, they all think, act, and communicate 27 00:04:05,659 --> 00:04:10,759 the exact same way, and it's the complete opposite to everyone else. 28 00:04:11,740 --> 00:04:16,980 All I did was codify it, and it's probably the world's simplest idea. 29 00:04:17,759 --> 00:04:19,220 I call it the golden circle. 30 00:04:19,220 --> 00:04:35,970 why how what this little idea explains why some organizations and some leaders are able to inspire 31 00:04:35,970 --> 00:04:40,889 where others aren't let me define the terms really quickly every single person every single 32 00:04:40,889 --> 00:04:48,350 organization on the planet knows what they do 100 some know how they do it whether you call it your 33 00:04:48,350 --> 00:04:53,230 differentiating value proposition or your proprietary process or your usp but very very 34 00:04:53,230 --> 00:04:58,389 few people or organizations know why they do what they do. And by why, I don't mean 35 00:04:58,389 --> 00:05:03,329 to make a profit. That's a result. It's always a result. By why, I mean what's your purpose? 36 00:05:03,610 --> 00:05:10,589 What's your cause? What's your belief? Why does your organization exist? Why do you get 37 00:05:10,589 --> 00:05:13,569 out of bed in the morning? And why should anyone care?