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When ESL Teachers Clean Up
I was at work today….really at work, not teaching from a chair in my extra bedroom. And for all the significance that should have in this yet unresolved pandemic era, it wasn’t that remarkable at all. Instead it was something … Continue reading
Posted in cleaning, co-workers, Covid 19, ESL, online, teaching, work, working from home
Tagged cleaing, Covid 19, deep cleaning, diversity, ESL, organizing, pandemic, teacher's room, teachers, teaching
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Last Teacher Standing
Even before the whole Covid 19 thing hit, my work had experienced a downturn in student enrollment. That it came after finally securing a CBA struck me as ironic because people who expected that unionization would secure their jobs were … Continue reading
Posted in co-workers, Covid 19, ESL, online, perfect moment, social distancing, teaching, work, working from home
Tagged Covid 19, ESL, last person standing, seniority list, teaching, union, work, working from home
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Getting Better at the Tech
Today’s Perfect Moment is getting a better handle on the technology I have to employ in my new role as online teacher. However, I would be remiss if I didn’t say that today’s bike ride really should also win the … Continue reading
Posted in bicycles, challenges, co-workers, cycling, cycling gear, cycling shoes, ESL, obstacles, online, overcome, perfect moment, teaching, work, working from home
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Misfits’ Christmas
The coworkers that I like and I found ourselves with a few extra moments to gab yesterday. This doesn’t happen much because our schedules are not synched together very well. Also, since the start of the union drive and subsequent … Continue reading
Posted in accomplishment, Christmas, co-workers, complaints, compliments, conversation, ESL, networking, perfect moment, teaching, time, work
Tagged complaining, discussions, ESL, ESL teachers, finding time to talk, grumbling, life, talks with coworkers, teaching, time
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Lost and Found
The other day I lost my lunch bag. Then I lost or misplaced my textbooks for the course I was teaching and then I couldn’t find another book I often use and was thinking I would need it. I tried … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, books, co-workers, ESL, hard work, mistakes, optimism, teaching, work
Tagged coworkers, EC, ESL, grammar, lost and found, teaching, textbooks, Toronto
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When There Are No More Forks
There is something strange at my workplace. As I write this, I feel the slight stab of irony. There are lots of strange things at my workplace, but that is de rigueur for a band of ESL teachers. Nonetheless, there … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, co-workers, ESL, teaching, utensils, work
Tagged accidental, cutlery, disappearance, ESL, forks, knives, office, spoons, teachers, thief, utensils, workplace
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A Good Kind of Quiet
Friday had a weird component to it that only now, upon reflection, I understand as Today’s Perfect Moment. Upon further reflection, I wonder if those are the Most Perfect Moments. I work in a noisy environment. I don’t mean mechanically … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, co-workers, conversation, ESL, quiet, teaching, work
Tagged calm, complaints, conversations, coworkers, ESL, lunch, noise, noisy, quiet, Rupaul's Drag Race, silence, students, teacher's room, teachers, teaching, TTC
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What Trumps a Beautiful Sunrise
Red sky at night, sailors’ delight. Red sky at morning, sailors take warning. I remember that line being uttered by James Garner in the movie The Great Escape. It has always stuck with me and in the morning I was … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, baking, bus, co-workers, commuting, cookies, Instagram, morning, photography, sunrise, sunset, Viva, York Region, YRT
Tagged baking, beuty, blogging, co-workers, cookies, Instagram, morning, photographs, photography, recommendations, sunrise, sunset, trumping the sunrise
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