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Japanese teachers have the longest working week in the teaching world
Japan’s teachers are overworked. They toil away at school from early morning until late at night, and many go in on weekends too, preventing them from getting a…
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teaching idea: adverbs of frequency consolidation
A short sequence of three activities to reinforce and consolidate adverbs of frequency.
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Teaching: more than method…
…teaching is also the understanding of interactivity, of engagement and reaction; and the application of a certain degree of artistry.
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Intelligence is ALWAYS Interpersonal: man, thou art slime mold …
As teachers, we need to embrace our slime mold heritage. We need to seek more and more opportunities to feed our discoveries back into the network, and seek…
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A Tale of Two Kindergarten Teachers: what it means to center on the needs of the learner
O-sensei was lovely. She played the piano exquisitely. Her activities ran like clockwork, and when speaking to the room, she was warm and radiated intelligence in a way…
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Yeah, you probably CAN do it in your sleep, but that don’t make it a good idea: Debate Seminar, Prepping for Lesson 5 (June 15, 2:30pm)
Teaching, if you are doing it right, is ALWAYS hard because learning, if you are doing it right, is ALWAYS hard. If it’s not hard, then you are…
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