Welcome! You’re officially a part of my “Read Read Read and I promise you’ll learn Spanish” experiment (whether you like it or not). I’ll be writing a post to explain this in more detail with all sorts of academic references to support my methods, but for now, just trust me. Before we get started: PromiseContinue reading “I resigned. Now what?//Renuncié. ¿Y ahora?”
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3 weeks down. 33 to go.
Maybe it’s not exactly 33, but I did a quick count looking at the school calendar, and that’s the number I counted up to. I don’t think there is a teacher in the United States who will disagree with me when I say that this year is by far the most challenging year I’ve everContinue reading “3 weeks down. 33 to go.”
How a college class convinced me to try something new in my classroom (and why I no longer deduct points for late work).
Tonight I was reflecting on my favorite class in college and I realized I cannot remember the professor’s name*. Also, my recollection of the class may be hazy as it has been quite a few years since my college days so let’s catalogue this post under “inspired by real events.” All we were expected toContinue reading “How a college class convinced me to try something new in my classroom (and why I no longer deduct points for late work).”