True confessions of a miserable teacher
I’ve had two classes that went completely wrong and taught me a lesson for life. Both were with teen classes where I was substituting for just that session. They were years apart. Since I’d run a teen after-school program that was rewarding for everyone involved, and had experience teaching (and reaching) adults, as well as […]
Janelle Monae: Tightrope
My exciting news this week is that we’re moving to Berlin. Helmut has a new job. He told me a few years ago that he didn’t want to climb the social ladder (Karriere machen), but here he is, with new challenges. So babe, this song is dedicated to you, with all of my love. Keep […]
Writing: Getting started
A business English student of mine is getting into writing on his Ning and blog (yeah!), and I sent him these exercises to get him started. Freewriting This is an exercise in overcoming writers block and allows you to brainstorm. It’s also a great way to avoid translating or focussing too narrowly on issues of […]
