With only one week left at CPIS (my hellhole of a school) you’d think things would be winding down smoothly. Then again nothing about the past 6 months has gone “smoothly” so…
I’m all moved into Hyewha! Updates about the last few weeks at my awful hogwon are coming shortly but mostly I’m super excited to start my new job! Orientation is tomorrow and…
You think you know what teachers do. Right? Wrong. This wonderfully written article in the Washington Post illustrates many of the misunderstandings about teaching which have turned it into a disrespected profession…
One of the main reasons I decided on New Years Eve on the Filipino island of Boracay was to meet my best friend Josh and his wife, Christine. They had been traveling…
The Best Teachers Don’t Do What They’re Told This is a great read for any teacher, parent, administrator or anyone who just wants some insight into the teaching world. Each and every…
Check out these great ideas for any English classroom, especially ESL! I will certainly implement some of these techniques in my new classroom next month! via Teaching Mixed ESL Classes.
I credit the leaps and bounds my students made over the past 6 months to my use of sight words and phonics. Somehow this was mostly absent from their previous schooling, that…
Thanks Aunt Pearl for sharing this. Its an excellent read for any teachers, especially new teachers struggling with the stress and workload. Whenever you feel like you are overwhelmed take a minute…
Two and half weeks left. 12 schooldays at my crappy little hagwon. 16 days until I am done with this place for good! I’ve already moved about half of my things to…
When Seoul shuts down for a national holiday the first thing I think of is “where should I hike?” Lunar New Year followed my Chuseok and Christmas traditions and brought me to…
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