New Teacher Tips – How to Make Adult ESL Students Feel More Comfortable in the Classroom
Posted by admin on Jan 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Many adult ESL learners are often afraid of making a mistake when it comes to communicating in a second or foreign language and as a result, remain silent. Often this trepidation comes from fearing being corrected. Now teachers can use the knowledge of error correction to engage adult ESL learners more effectively.
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Teaching to Fund Your Studies in Canada
Posted by admin on Jan 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment
As one of the foremost economies in the world despite the recession, Canada has become one of the best places that expats and other travelers go to in recent years. With the influx of immigrants, the economy continues to flourish. In order to keep up with the burgeoning economy, studying in Canada has become one way that new experts and workers easily provide the supply of warm bodies for the economic growth.
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Three Reasons Not to Quit Teaching
Posted by admin on Jan 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Have you been considering the decision to quit teaching? As a teacher, this thought goes around in my mind every time I check exams, attend an administration meeting, or try learning a new task. But then again, it has been years, and I am still hooked on it.
Many teachers have noted and even stressed how small the salary of a teacher is – even if you have your masters degree or even doctorate degree. Compared to...
Skipping the Freshman Blues
Posted by admin on Jan 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment
One of the things that many college freshmen suffer from is a lack of happiness. You may not think that others can see it, but it shows. I work with young adults all of the time who are, in some way, feeling that something is lacking or that they wish they had other skills, traits, abilities, things… Is this you?
I have learned that the answer to this problem is to handle the situations in your life as the personthat...
New Government Will Crack Down on School Discipline – But Houston, We Have a Problem!
Posted by admin on Jan 08, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Interesting reading in today’s national newspaper! The current government opposition party, hoping that they’re predicting what the electorate want, are promising a crackdown on discipline in schools and say they will declare war on ‘yobbery’. They claim that children’s behaviour has got progressively worse, with over 3.5 million days lost in children’s education in the last 5 years...
3 Top Strategies For Improving Grades in Math
Posted by admin on Jan 05, 2010 | Leave a Comment
There are many ways to improve your math grades. Here we will discuss three of the top ways to achieve better grades in math classes.
1. The first way to see grades improve is to actively engage yourself in the class. Make sure you show up on time with all the supplies you will need for class like notebooks and pencils; also bring any other supplies the instructor may require such as rulers or protractors.
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SSAT Study Tips
Posted by admin on Jan 02, 2010 | Leave a Comment
For most students, particularly younger students still in school, the SSAT exam is a big deal. It is the important test that dictates whether or not theyll be accepted into their private school of choice. Lots of student though have the wrong idea about studying but here we aim to set student off on the right track by providing them optimum SSAT study tips to help them ace the exam. Because afte rall, preparation is half...
How to Fact Check
Posted by admin on Jan 01, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Fact checking is an important part of writing an accurate article. Meticulous authors do research prior to committing their thoughts to paper. Not all authors are so careful. Editors and readers serve society and themselves well when they read with a judicious eye. Just because a piece is written and printed does not necessarily make it true. The ability to check facts, coupled with an openness to a possible bias on the...
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