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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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No Excuses
I have explained before that students sometimes give me gifts. I certainly don’t expect them and I hope I have responded well to them. I certainly appreciate them and I appreciate that I have made an impression on a student … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, books, bookstore, conversation, ESL, gifts, presents, recommendations, students, teaching
Tagged books, coversations, ESL, gifts, Harry Potter, Harry Potter and the PHilosopher's stone, no excuses, presents, recommendations, students, teachers
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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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From My Students
As an ESL teacher, I am generally good at building rapport with my classes and with individual students. This is especially true when I teach an exam preparation course because the same students are with me for a longer time. … Continue reading
Remarks on the Passing of Time
In truth, I have no Perfect Moment for today. As a result, I will have to cling to yesterday’s Perfect Moment that I wasn’t able to write about because I needed a bit more time to process. Thankfully, it is … Continue reading
Posted in adapting, adventure, adversity, appreciation, Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, ESL, friends, friendship, passion, teaching, time
Tagged catching up, ESL, exchanging informaiton, friends, friendship, hte whole world, it's a small world, long time, long time no see, meeting, teachers, teaching industry
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Skeleton Hijacking
If you haven’t read yesterday’s post, please check it out here. Otherwise, this next bit might not make any sense whatsoever. It seems that the boat was boarded by skeletons overnight. With the amount of discussion that the boat has … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, boating, boats, ESL, teaching, team building
Tagged boats, bonding, desks, ESL, hijacking, models, moral building, ships, skeletons, teachers, teaching, team building, update
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Rising from the Rubbish
I was having a rather blah kind of day. The morning sky was grey and I wasn’t entirely sure that I had packed my umbrella. The commute was unremarkable and just seemed to drag on. All of the same beautiful … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, Banksy, commuting, ESL, rain, students, teaching
Tagged Banksy, blah, commute, commuting, disappearing, erasers, garbage, guerrilla art, messy, messy classroom, rubbish, spoons, stationery, teachers
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You are a Magnificent Creature
I hadn’t felt the vibration of my cell phone. The reasons for this are either the fact that it rings so infrequently that I can’t recognize when it is happening or I frequently leave it somewhere, only to come … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, compliments, ESL, lessons, long weekend, teaching
Tagged creature, lesson, lesson plans, long weekend, magnificent, substitute, teachers, teaching
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“Uplifting” she said
I am not really good at publicizing my blog. I do all the things they tell you to do: comment on other people’s blogs–If I like the post, I definitely comment. If I find something I like, I follow. … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, blog, blogging, blogposts, co-workers, compliments, goals, Japan, meeting people
Tagged blogging, blogposts, blogs, compliments, ESL, Japan, teachers, teaching, uplifting, warm words
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New Topics of Conversation…Finally
English teachers, especially new ones, love to talk about grammar and teaching. With the summer upon us and an huge influx of teachers for the busy summer season, things can get loud in the teacher’s room. The debates about the … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, conversation, ESL, teaching, Toronto, travel
Tagged conversation, ESL, family names, gerunds, grammar, infinitives, Oxford comma, Present Perfect, talking, teachers, teaching, topics, travelling
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