The WordPress/JetPack writing prompt for today is: What’s a conspiracy theory you actually believe? I’d thought I might skip this […]
In a secondary school I had to teach “Life Skills” classes that has no fixed curriculum, students had no exams, and every student passed simply by attending. I saw it as a chance to do lessons geared towards critical thinking.
Living abroad (not tourism, which is heavily sanitized) will truly open your mind to what the world is, what makes us different, and what makes us all the same (more than you think).
I decided that my way to Africa was as a teacher. It took two years to get everything sorted. And longer to get there. I was facing two big hurdles: I’d never taught, and I’d never lived in another culture.
In September 2004, I arrived in Seoul, South Korea to begin teaching English in a hogwan (after school institute). I
There are teachers and then there are teachers. Never the twain shall meet.
Alfred Beach is an odd source to inspire a song. Klaatu was always an obscure at best Canadian band. Their
I’m an avid reader, and wherever I go, I seem to accumulate books, even here in Korea. There are a
I have just recently gained a massive appreciation for Shel Silverstein. As I’ve been teaching ESL, I’ve become aware that
