The Importance of Listening in School

Jay Parini: There's actually being a beginner, it has some nice qualities. When you start from zero, you get tangible results a little bit easier. But when you're stuck in struggling on the intermediate plateau, you don't notice the results. He says small children probably will not just listen, listen, listen and exactly what I'm saying,. But what you could do small children is play them cartoons in English.