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Measuring not measurable – pains and gains of a teacher woman
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Pains and gains of a teacher woman. How teaching becomes learning. January 2, 2015. Why cannot I get the best mark? I worked so hard? And anyway, what does HE do better? Maybe, but also very sincere…) And then this teacher told me something that has stuck with me like a wet autumn leaf gets stuck under your shoe sole. ‘He plays it safe. Always. He knows exactly what he’s doing. But you take risks. Always. You trod into unsafe alleys and dare to fail.’. What’s he carrying? Motivation (or the lack of it).
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Sevastopol moments | Sandy Millin
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Technologically and linguistically adventurous EFL teacher, trainer, writer and manager. July 27, 2015. The views from Dasha’s house, Lisa’s flat, Tanya’s flat. Returning to Chersones and Silver Strings. Seeing Foros from a different angle. Going to Livadia for the first time. The beaches of Balaklava, Pobedi and Fiolent. A tour of Crimea, from Karadag along the coast back to Sevastopol. The north side with Daria. Time with Olga and Andrey. Crumble (kramBOL) with Olga, Lisa and her sons. I love the Crime...
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Teaching – WTF? « The Secret DOS
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The Little Emperor Strikes Back. Teaching – WTF? How I struggle with teaching English these days. I have no more clue how to teach listening than I do how to teach reading. I have next to no idea how to teach speaking and writing is the only rock upon which I believe I can build my church. Well, that’s not strictly true. I do believe that I know how to. It’s just that I don’t know how to teach. Mmm Perhaps a public forum like the internet is. I bought it over a year ago and have yet to read it properly, ...