Love Your Students
Change your lesson plan. Renumber your objectives for the day and make number one: Love your students. I’ve taught English to students in the US, Korea and Saudi Arabia. One thing’s for sure. You can’t...
View ArticleTeaching = Loving
I’m a teacher, but I’m not a perfect teacher. But, oh how I love my students! This week I had the privilege of teaching students from Korea, Columbia, Japan, Taiwan, Saudi Arabia and Brazil. It’s...
View Article“I like being prepared”…a chaos buster!
Last year, I was in a meeting where one member recounted how another was such a good person to work with. He said it was because she was always so prepared, and she chimed in, “I like being prepared.”...
View ArticleHanging out …can you be content doing nothing?
The most powerful thing we can do is be 100% present in our interactions with each other. Unhurried. Open to the moment and each other. Be, rather than, Do. Rare chance to play outside with my...
View ArticlePoem: A Palace Not a Prison …a Haiku NaPoWriMo 26
It’s not a prison/ Princess waits for you to wake/ See, it’s a palace!/ - About the poem Kids know how the adults that care for them feel. If you are always overwhelmed and trapped by parenting, and...
View ArticlePoem: Love is the Subject
English Science Calculus Class Just An excuse. Love is the subject – About the poem: I know now that teaching is just an excuse to hang out with cool people. It’s a precious opportunity to love them...
View ArticleDouble it!
This past week I improved life with a simple change: Double it! I’ve been making green juice once or twice a week. Also, this month I have a new schedule working six hours straight with only five...
View ArticleA Simple Way to Find Out who needs our help …technique for teachers and parents
http://momastery.com/blog/2014/01/30/share-schools/ This article describes how a teacher developed a brief weekly exercise, a survey, that gives insights as to who is getting bullied, is lonely or has...
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