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More Traits Of A Master Teacher

In my previous blog, I explored a few aspects of a good teacher. There are several more that I have observed, in fact here are...


Publ.Date : Tue, 06 Dec 2011 22:35:22 -0500

Good-Bye 2011

For most of the world (except those who follow the Chinese calendar) we are coming to the end of 2011 and...


Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Dec 2011 23:30:17 -0500

Happy Dragon Year To You

Every year has its own personality. Like each one of us...


Publ.Date : Mon, 09 Jan 2012 21:17:40 -0500

In Bad Taste - Disgusted

Words change meaning over time and we might read a word in a classic piece of literature, Shakespeare for example, and find that...


Publ.Date : Fri, 25 Nov 2011 22:41:22 -0500

Favorite Words?

We all use words continually as we speak or write. It can be a useful exercise to...


Publ.Date : Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:57:25 -0500

Word Of The Year?

Every year about this time, various groups think and talk about the words that have emerged or gained new meaning in the year just ending. In a previous post...


Publ.Date : Wed, 21 Dec 2011 21:14:45 -0500

Out With The Old And In With The New

Welcome to 2012!

I don't know about you, I usually feel pretty worn out after the holidays. The New Year's celebrations are usually the end of the season of one of my least favorite things...


Publ.Date : Wed, 04 Jan 2012 22:10:11 -0500

Something, Anything, Somebody, Anybody and Nobody

Something, anything, somebody, anybody, nobody; How do I keep these strange indefinite collective nouns straight?

As much as I love English, these words seem to be the hardest to learn - and certainly...


Publ.Date : Sat, 19 Nov 2011 21:58:21 -0500

A Few More Traits Of A Master Teacher

There are many aspects of being a better than average teacher. I always like going to various teacher training events, but there's nothing like...


Publ.Date : Sun, 11 Dec 2011 19:21:21 -0500

Least Favorite Grammar Rules

Do you have a grammar rule you don't like? I don't mean a rule that truly makes sense or has a logical explanation...


Publ.Date : Sat, 14 Jan 2012 23:26:24 -0500

What Makes A Good Teacher?

What makes a good teacher?

It's hard to define, but those who hire teachers need to know what they are looking for - and I'm sure we all know or have experienced...


Publ.Date : Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:17:27 -0500

A Few More Final Traits Of A Master Teacher

I just attended an faculty inservice on using iPads in the classroom. I love technology, and it is easy to be dazzled by a device as transparent, intuitive and easy to use as the iPad, but, as cool as iPads are, and yes, I'd love to have one, there's just nothing like the...


Publ.Date : Fri, 16 Dec 2011 21:11:50 -0500

Banned Books?

Every country has banned some books at one time or another. Twitter is censoring Tweets on a nation by nation basis. What should we...


Publ.Date : Sun, 29 Jan 2012 23:41:58 -0500

The Free Dictionary.com

There are piles of resources all over the internet. The real problem is...


Publ.Date : Thu, 19 Jan 2012 23:14:51 -0500

Do You Have A Dominant Impression?

A dominant impression is another way of saying topic sentence in the context of writing. I define topic sentence as the...


Publ.Date : Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:02:37 -0500
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