Along with the surge tonite about classroom discipline, we have another question that is most likely a pain in the rear for most of us but that in my opinion requires immediate attention. I would

Here is the second email about classroom discipline. This one is a LOT like the Pigs situation I endured last year and am still not sure I have fully recovered from. (I haven’t.) My answers are

In the past fifteen minutes I have received two direct questions about problem kids. Here is the first one: Ben, I go back on Tuesday. My plan is to start the year with your Circling

[Note – in this post I use the term intuition. It is actually an edited post from a few years ago but if fits here. It is a post that concrete sequential teachers won’t necessarily embrace.

One of the most beautiful things and something I believe to be true is that whenever a person on earth lays their head down on  a pillow to go to sleep, angels applaud. Angie had her first day today (me

The deeper mind learns the language. It is too complex for the conscious mind. We know that. We just don’t pay much attention to that crucial fact. Most language teachers in the world don’t want