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finaaaaaaaals.
I’m administering the first of four speaking tests this week, starting from the lowest performers in class first. I’m way behind schedule and have only finished seven out of forty-three……
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Daddy needs money for a new clutch
Luckily, a rush editing job came in and daddy is going to do an all-nighter. Mommy took the kids to grandma’s house and our house is quiet and lonely. Max’s…
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ran dry
My red pen just ran dry as I was correcting papers and it got me to thinking – I’ve never used a new pen until it ran out. Of course,…
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Ode to my red compact two hole punch
Somebody stole my red hole punch, the one I use for writing class. It might just be misplaced, but if I find the thief I’m gonna kick his ass.
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former student (graduate)
I got together with one of the brightest we’ve had last night. He’s a teacher himself now, in Surin province; he keeps in touch with his classmates (they only graduated…
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Dharma of the Day 6/29/1010
In-class: “If you have an afro and I have an afro, it’s perhaps reasonable to expect me to help you out of hairdo camaraderie, but it’s unreasonable to expect the…
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In class just now…
…a student just told me I forgot to set my Gmail Talk status to “teaching.” Thanks for that. FYI, I hardly ever turn on Skype anymore and gave up using…
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ESL Lesson of the day – Son of of Bitch (i.e., Son of Bitch)
This video of a Korean English teacher explaining choice bits of slang and expletives had me snorting with laughter: My favorite ESL-related clip of all time, though, is Harold Ramis’s…
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Saving you from yourself
A student scores a D on a final exam. The teacher takes pity and bumps her to a C. The student insists she deserves better and demands a retest. The…
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I finished giving finals today…
(except for a few stragglers who will come begging for forgiveness sometime) HELL YEAH! Now, on to marking and grading!
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On the Mic
I’m writing this while taking turns recording dialog for textbooks with Kylie, a recent graduate from Indiana State University currently teaching at our Language Center. I’m still pretty wasted from…
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RMU English Skills Competition
This is what I’ve been working on the past couple of weeks in between teaching. It culminated in the actual competition yesterday, which went well except for the poor planning…
