What Have You Got Planned for the New Year?
Certainly, 2020 needed to go. The big world was a disaster, and our small world of language teaching took a major hit as well, with
Pitching So They Can Hit It
A repost from 2011: We want to be like pitching machines, which, being robotic, do not overly concern themselves with the ideas part/where the story goes.
Depression is Real – 1
Let's not mince words about going back into our classrooms after a vacation, esp. the summer vacation. The purpose of this post is to help
Insist On The Parental Support You DeserveThis Year
Here is a post from 2012 on the topic of communicating with parents early on in the year before it's too late: I was communicating with
Mindset for the First Two Weeks
We can’t have the mindset when we start the year that we are going to be merely teaching our students a language - that part
Depression is Real – 3
Teacher: Any words of advice on what to focus on? I don't want to let my school / kids down this year. My response: You won't.
Anne Matava on Starting the Year – 2
Anne continues here description of how she starts the year: By the time we have gone through every questionnaire, the students have acquired a lot of
Anne Matava on Starting the Year – 1
This post is from 2016. I had asked Anne to describe how she starts the year to get her students ready for her scripts. Here
Beginning the Year
Old timers here will know that searching the terms "Beginning the Year" as well as "Starting the Year" would bring forth lots of articles from
Set Your Mind Right for Next Year
If you are new to all this, before you get too nervous about the changes that you wish to implement next year, I offer one