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Tag Archives: learning
A Moment Away from the Class
If you’ve never done it, and by it I mean teaching, you might not identify with all aspects of it. You might understand the joy of getting through to that notoriously difficult or rather uninspired student. It’s happened in enough … Continue reading
Posted in class, confidence, conflict resolution, confrontation, ESL, lessons, online, perfect moment, students, teaching
Tagged a moment away, anger, camera, classroom, Covid 19, difficult, ESL, eye rolling, frustration, learning, microphone, microsoft teams, online, students, teaching, uncooperative
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Growing Enthusiasm
I’ve written before about choosing birthday gifts. In those posts, I wrote about gifts for my youngest niece and nephews. I want to buy them every toy in the toy store and luckily, they want ever toy in the toy … Continue reading
Posted in art, Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, birthday, enthusiasm, gifts, happiness, How to, painting, presents, smile
Tagged birthday, colours, enthusiasm, gifts, How to, learning, painting, presents, water colour
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An ESL Home Run
“Wow! I asked every teacher I had to explain that to me and now I understand. Thank you.” In case you’re not sure what you’ve just read, let me explain. That is the sound of an ESL teacher hitting a … Continue reading
Posted in advice, Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, ESL, learning, students, teaching
Tagged ESL, explanations, grammar, learning, students, teaching
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A Novel Way to Catch Some Shuteye
If you sit in the teacher’s room, you might think that the students’ goals, besides learning, are to frustrate and confuse the teacher. The truth is, more often than not, I really think they are trying to entertain me. If … Continue reading
Posted in adversity, Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, characters, class, confrontation, entertainment, ESL, netflix, sleep, students, teaching
Tagged binge watching, break time, breaks, catching a few zzz's, coat, ESL, eye roll, learning, netflix, paltry, pillow, series, shrug, shuteye, sleep, sleeping, smidgen, students, suffocation risk, tad, teaching
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When to Slap the Teacher
If I ever say I am jealous of the gifts some teachers receive, please slap me… hard. Not only is jealousy wrong, but I have nothing to be jealous of. Lately, people have given me so many compliments and so … Continue reading
Learning The Meaning of Vicissitude
vi·cis·si·tude plural noun: vicissitudes a change of circumstances or fortune, typically one that is unwelcome or unpleasant. “her husband’s sharp vicissitudes of fortune” synonyms: change, alteration, shift, reversal, twist, turn, downturn, variation; More inconstancy, instability, uncertainty, chanciness, unpredictability, fickleness, variability, … Continue reading
Posted in adventure, adversity, Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, challenges, horoscope, knowledge, learning
Tagged aquarius, challenging, definition, horoscope, learning, meaning, never stop, synonyms, upheaval, vicissitude
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Helping a Student
Today’s Perfect Moment is about finding common ground with my new students. I think, sometimes, my teaching is more effective when I share a common interest with a student, or at least have some knowledge I can impart on them. … Continue reading
Life’s Classroom
As the cycling season gets going, there are always things that need fixing, updating, replacing. This is probably true of every sport, activity, or pastime. So far this year, I have changed my bib shorts, the batteries in my cycling … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, bicycles, bike shop, cycling, cycling gear, knowledge, shopping
Tagged 25mm, bicycles, bicycling, bike shop, bikes, Canondale, cleats, cycling shoes, information, knowledge, learning, maintenance, shopping, tires
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Thanks for the Thanks
Today’s Perfect Moment is in recognition of my students. After seeing my haul of Swiss Chocolate and other goodies, it might be obvious to you, but I sometimes forget that my students can be rather appreciative of my teaching efforts. … Continue reading
Posted in appreciation, Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, dollar store, greeting cards, students, thanks
Tagged appreciation, cards, English, ESL, learning, students, thank you
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