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From Where I am Standing
My current classroom has a few drawbacks. It’s size is larger than we need, so some students are too far away. There also aren’t enough seating spaces for the students. I suppose this is because the room is too narrow. … Continue reading
Posted in adversity, ESL, perfect moment, teaching
Tagged cold room, ESL, teaching, variety of temperature, warm room
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The First Snowfall
Today’s Perfect Moment is not this snowfall that I had ignored during weather forecast part of my morning radio show. Instead, it is my students’ reactions to the snowfall which are the amazing part. It happens every year, but I … Continue reading
Posted in experiences, first time, perfect moment, snow, weather
Tagged Aurora, cold, ESL, snow, students, temperature, Toronto
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A Brief Respite from the Noise
English as a Second Language (ESL) or English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teachers can be a noisy lot. We might be blowing off steam about a bad class or bad student, debating grammar points, talking about our other great … Continue reading
Posted in ESL, perfect moment, quiet, relaxation, teaching
Tagged deafening quiet, ESL, quiet, silence, speaking
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Going Global
For most of my students Halloween isn’t really a thing where they come from. They’ve seen it in movies, but they haven’t really experienced it. Today, some of my students made an attempt at Halloween. They cobbled together some kinds … Continue reading
Posted in ESL, Halloween, multiculturalism, perfect moment, sashimi, students, sushi, teaching
Tagged agedashidofu, contact lenses, costumes, date, ESL, Halloween, Izakaya, karage, makeup, sapporo beer, sashimi, side dishes, students, sushi
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Overhearing a Student
When winter starts to make itself known, student numbers go down. As a result, fewer classes are taught, fewer teachers are needed, and teaching assignments can change. This is as close to a universal truth as I can get. What … Continue reading
Shaking Things Up
I wish I could write a blog that sums up the weekend so precisely that no other weekend summary would even come close. Saturday started out nicely with conversations, food, and even a bit of grocery shopping. Sadly, both … Continue reading
Posted in accomplishment, betting on college football, biography, blog, blog posts, blogging, blogposts, college football, comfort food, ESL, ethnic food, food, food blogging, food shopping, football, gambling, perfect moment, sandwich, teaching
Tagged bet, biography page, college football, ESL, kebab, sandwich, shaking things up, students, teaching, updating, wager
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Receiving a Card
I received this beautiful card with some warm and wonderful handwritten comments inside from a lovely student. It is nice to be appreciated and I am glad the student was so successful. It was Today’s Perfect Moment.
Posted in appreciation, ESL, greeting cards, perfect moment, students, teaching, thanks
Tagged appreciation, ESL, receiving a card, sentiments, students, teaching, thanks
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Thank You Christine
I am not sure anybody really knows what my job is like. Actually, that sentence probably fits for a lot of people out there. I have no idea what an actuarial does. It has taken years for my family to … Continue reading
Posted in ESL, perfect moment, students, teaching
Tagged being a bad teacher, ESL, lazy, not giving 100% effort, students, teaching
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