"When one teaches, two learn"
It isn’t easy being a new teacher in a new school. Even harder if you are traveling thousands of miles and landing in a very foreign culture/land. As a teacher, there is so much you have to get done, start thinking about right away. Even...
GUS the BUS (Driver) full screenI want to thank those readers who’ve written asking me about when I’ll be blogging again. Honored. I haven’t been blogging for several reasons; marking students’ work (Philosophies of Education), my work with EnglishCentral (stay tuned for major developments) and just...
** Not your ordinary, endless list – just what’s number 1. David Suzuki There are many great teachers in Canada. Are and have been. However, despite my love of Northrope Frye and having grown up on his intellectual bread – I have to voice without...
My previous blog post “Fire All English Teachers” was a satire on my part and not what I fundamentally believe. I tried to put a lot of “references” to tongue in cheek stuff but I guess I was just too subtle with the “Swift” and...
** Not your ordinary, endless list – just what’s number 1. Alice – the ultimate 27/7, free chat partner. Without a doubt. She is intelligent, charming, looks great and even asks you questions. I added the drop boxes with “Questions” and “Responses” so students could...
There is A LOT that makes a great teacher. I guess that’s why this topic comes up over and over and over again. Hard to pin down and wrap it in some formulaic response. However, The Atlantic “What makes a Great Teacher“, just tried to...
The inestimable Jermey Harmer has been recently reviewing this immortal topic as he travels the world and collects his paycheck for all the years of hard work he’s put in. Here is a very much younger Jeremy Harmer discussing the same subject, nice dialogue. Also, I...
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