wildly messy letting go of our pride investing in others non-prescriptive constant problem solving often restricting scary satisfying, difficult work a comical endeavor a journey
Month: April 2016
Show and Tell
Welcome to my world! Some months ago I commissioned an illustrator to create these images which were inspired by modified report card comments I have written over the years. Rather than share the texts which brought these pictures to life, I prefer to let the images speak (mostly) for themselves. I like words. […]
Help Children Be Brilliant at the Internet — shalpinblog
So the world has definitely changed: Uber, the worlds largest taxi company owns no vehicles; Facebook, the worlds most popular media owner creates no content; Alibaba, the worlds most valuable retailer has no stock; Airbnb, the worlds largest accommodation provider owns no property…and recently 200 people, just like you and me, paid $2500 each (yes […]
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Lesson that Promotes Discussion in the Classroom — Teaching and Life Along the Way
As an English teacher, I love having class discussions. For this reason I try and come up with as many different ways of having discussion in class. I came up with this one way of discussing as a class that worked really well so I figured I’d share it because I’ve never really seen it […]
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Visscher’s Panorama — The Scholemaster
Outlining and structuring an essay
Image courtesy: facebook/studymode
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10 Substitute Teaching Jobs I’ve Done — A Sub Thought
In the past 9 months, as a sub, I’ve had the opportunity to try different positions or roles at different Elementary schools. I’ve been to around 50 different schools, and have tried many different jobs with many, many different students. These roles have varied a lot, and I wanted to share these jobs that I’ve […]
Teaching ESL: First days — Linda Alley
Even if your classroom doesn’t look like this, the first day of an English language course is still pretty daunting for your students. It could be their first ever English class or their first class in a foreign country. It’s also challenging for teachers. You never know what you’re going to get in terms of […]
Language Tips: Confused With Vs. Confused About — I am Duzon.
Which is correct? Is it “confused with” or “confused about”?
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Tips for Student Teachers — teachingandlifealongthewaydotcom
I have just about finished my student teaching and have learned a lot and most of the things I learned from trial and error. I therefore thought it might be helpful to share some tips for future student teachers so that maybe you won’t have to learn through trial and error like I did…or at least not as […]
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Education: Essays and Articles 