What They’re Not Telling You (6 of 10)

“You need to find a new job.” I’ll be the first to admit that sometimes I hate my line of work. Because what I do comes with the label of “job”, it’s a given that at some point I will not want to continue. That’s the nature of work. It’s tough, mentally trying, and a…

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What They’re Not Telling You (5 of 10)

“I see your mouth moving, but…” Despite the frustrations of working with little students who don’t speak my language, and vice-versa, I must admit that generally they are quite polite. On most days, my students will sit and listen. Usually they even maintain eye contact while I stand and ramble on in front of the…

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Short and Sweet

One way that my students hurt themselves is when they try to say or write too much. The longer a sentence becomes, the more likely it will be wrong. I’ve spent countless class periods inserting the idea of 3/3 sentence structure into their little heads. The three parts of course being… 1) a subject 2)…

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