Education is a serious business and as teachers we have a lot of people counting on us. We are not only accountable to our students, but often also to their families who are trusting us. We are accountable to the Read more…
Music is great, it was one of the things that first drew me to Spanish as a beginning language learner. I loved the rhythms and melodies and I would imagine that I could understand all the words. I couldn’t, I still Read more…
One of the most powerful lessons I learned about the teaching and how it does or does not impact the world did not come from a text book, it did not come from a lecture, it did not even come Read more…
To be honest I became a teacher not because I loved teaching but because I loved traveling. Like many people, pubic speaking was not my favorite activity and whenever I was called upon to do a presentation in front of class Read more…
Learning a language is hard. Why? Because learning a language means memorizing words, lots and lots of words. Just when you have memorized one list, another list pops up and you have to start again and while you are learning Read more…
Happy New Year!!!! With Christmas and the New Year just around the corner it is the perfect time to think about celebrations. I always struggle to figure out how to celebrate New Year’s Eve and I usually either end up standing Read more…
When I first started teaching over 20 years ago, the company I worked for was relatively new and didn’t have any resources to share with us. They gave us a binder full of pages (one for each day of the Read more…
As I wrote in my previous post, I am an introverted teacher and I have learned to use my introverted traits to help my ESL and EFL students learn effectively. I have been really lucky to work with lots of Read more…
Fall is here! That means changing leaves, pumpkins, hot chocolate and warm sweaters!!!!Fall is my favorite season. It is full of anticipation for the really cool celebrations to come (Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years). I get to unpack my cooler clothes, Read more…
My mother tells me when I was a little kid, I loved to ask questions. My specialty was why. Why is there a lake here and not over there? Why do I have to go to bed at 8:00? Why did she Read more…