I was recently listening to an interview with Amy Morin in which she described some of the 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don’t Do. As I was listening, I found myself grabbing a pen and the paper bag my lunch came in. It was Read more…
Last week I got inspired to write this post when I realized that the traits that make people mentally strong in general, could be applied to teachers specifically. Let’s face it, teaching is challenging. We have to be “on” every day, Read more…
Whew, I have made it to the last of the 13 things mentally strong teachers don’t do. I was originally inspired to write these posts when I listened to Amy Morin talk about her book in an interview. It got me to Read more…
Yesterday I rode a scooter up a volcano in Bali in the pouring rain. It didn’t start out that way, at first we just went to a waterfall halfway up the volcano’s outer slope. We parked our scooters and our Read more…
In high school I got a pen pal from Holland and was told to correspond with her for a year so I did. She seemed really nice and I think I still have the picture she sent me in a Read more…
I have a love/hate relationship with student presentations. On one hand, I love giving students a chance to stand up in front of the class and teach us all something. They get to practice speaking in the target language in Read more…
My mother had been learning Spanish for about a year leading up to a much anticipated trip to Peru. She had memorized the vocabulary, learned the verb conjugations and was ready. I had lived in Colombia for about a year at 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…
Summer is here!!! Well, actually for me I still have 8 more weeks to go because summer doesn’t arrive until August in Japan. I am really enjoying all of your summer pictures on Facebook though. When August does get here, I Read more…
One of the things that attracted me to teaching is that I love learning. If it was financially possible, I would probably be a student for the rest of my life. Of course, having said that, I find myself being pickier Read more…