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First of all, sorry for being M.I.A. the last 2 weeks. Rest assured, I didn’t go A.W.O.L.; instead, Teach’N’Traveller now has a new look! I think it’s more user-friendly? What do you reckon? Here’s a Tool to Help You Never Miss Out Again: If you worried about having missed a post over the last 2 [...]
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Knowing when to travel and teach overseas is critical in the decision making process but it can also effect your enjoyment once overseas. First things first: WHY are you thinking about teaching overseas? Are you trying to run away from something? Are you bored? Are you unhappy where you are? Is it your only option? If you can [...]
FINALLY, some recognition in Western Society on the importance of language. John Masanauskas’ “Push to help gay pupils with new anti-homophobia policy” (Herald Sun, June 02, 2009 ) reveals the possibility of a new policy to ensure teachers–adults, really–acknowledge all aspects of their ‘Duty of Care’ to protect ALL Students, including SSAY (Same Sex Attracted [...]
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I was just looking at the Poll Results that are coming in this week on the latest poll “Best Classroom Management Practice is managed by…”. Initially, I was actually surprised that the “5 years of more Experience” is rivaling “school leadership” in a neck-to-neck tie. I put in my vote (had to tip that little [...]
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After previously teaching 25 Essential Australian Words and Phrases, I felt it was only fair to show you the language of academia in Australia as well. Here is an example of an Australian report card: “In English, Sarah is having a rip snorter. Sure, she had a barry crocker on her recent exam, but if [...]
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He looked familiar. Of course, that sort of thing happens to me all of the time. Once, in Kingston, working the counter of the LCBO I greeted a woman from the cafe I used to work in Orangeville like an old friend. It turned out I didn’t know her at all.
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‘Nigger’ is a word white people don’t get to use. My Year 8 students ask me why: “Black people call each other that all the time, Miss!” I stammer: “There’s connotations—meanings—in that word that suggests ‘hate’, when white people say it to black people.” My students constantly voice their disgust for things by saying, “That’s [...]
After any day of teaching, I feel exhausted. I worked three jobs at a time throughout the five years I went to university full-time and I’ve never found myself so exhausted as the years since I’ve been teaching–and I’m getting so much more sleep now! Add to this, the fact that everyone commutes to work in big [...]
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As you start out learning to blog, I have three pieces of advice:
Add your spices one at a time, tasting after each. Burnt toast can be salvaged with lots of butter.
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At a car dealership recently, a salesman admitted to me that when he sees teachers coming, “he runs”. As a waitress, a colleague once stiffed, “bloody teachers never tip”. We have long been regarded as stingy. And most sales people that we have to deal with dislike our supposed thriftiness. So what I’m wondering is–where does it [...]
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The Secret to Tracking Hits on your Blog
Hey, For those of you new or old to blogging, I came across a great post on ProBlogger. There’s a really helpful video that explains how you can track traffic. Then on the comments
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