by Carolyn | Oct 2, 2016 | Students, Teaching
Imagine you walked into a cafe and saw a friend. When they noticed you they frowned or looked gloomy. You would probably feel pretty dismal. You certainly wouldn’t feel confident that they were happy to see you. On the other hand if, on seeing you, they looked...
by Carolyn | Aug 5, 2016 | FAQ, Reading, Teaching
Today’s post is the second in the 7 day challenge. Important family commitments meant that I did not get this posted yesterday so I am going to try and do 2 today. This is a situation that you, as an English teacher, face all the time I know. Your lessons are all...
by Carolyn | Jul 25, 2016 | English, Students, Teaching
I remember many years ago reading a Peanuts cartoon where Lucy was trying to get someone to learn their numbers. I have searched but can’t find the cartoon so you will just need to take my word for it. Finally Lucy raised her arms in frustration and pointed out that...
by Carolyn | Feb 22, 2016 | Students, Teaching
Classroom management has been at the top of PD lists and topics for educational publications for the last couple of decades. An unconscionable number of trees have been sacrificed to provide manuals and workshop handouts, while at the same time entire languages of...
