Robyn asks: How do I get go about this sticky situation? I share a room one period with my department chair who stays in the room at least half of the period. She is sitting

I was just thinking how totally ridiculous it is for us to think that we can teach a language by grouping it in terms of themes, like the numbers or colors, etc. It really is

As I make the finishing touches to our new book, I keep finding paragraphs I really like. Here is one: …in the approach to teaching languages outlined in this book, students are not just students

Mila did her first dictée today and wanted to clarify a few points about the process: Q. How would you grade someone who copied the correct sentence but didn’t circle their mistakes as instructed but