“If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up people to collect wood and don’t assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea. “ -Antoine de Saint-Exupery {from the author of the little prince. phew. that one hits me in the gut, it’s so [...]
Posts Tagged ‘teaching’
quotes: on my philosophy towards teaching
Posted in 2009, tagged books, quotes, teaching on 15 December 2009 | Leave a Comment »
the science of motivation.
Posted in 2009, tagged teaching, things i learned on 24 September 2009 | 1 Comment »
this is simply fascinating to me. among the many, many (did i mention MANY, MYRIAD, INSANE) amounts of fascinating things i’m learning and cramming in my head these days, concepts like this that help ground my philosophies towards education/life/teaching/parenting are the ones that rise to the top. it’s not that long, and i’m curious to [...]
know your idioms! or, idiomatic for the people.
Posted in 2009, tagged lexican!, teaching, word snobbery on 13 August 2009 | 4 Comments »
hey, if it’s the hardest lesson for english language learners (i.e. those for whom english is a second, third, fourth language) to learn, it is understandable how many people get them confused, particularly now that we write much more on a daily basis for a wider audience, ala internet machine. it happens to be both [...]
all show, no go.
Posted in 2009, tagged confessions, teaching on 30 April 2009 | 2 Comments »
i have an interview tomorrow. for a teaching job. and i haven’t finished, you know, learning how to teach yet. i graduate next may. it’s an interesting opportunity, and given more time perhaps i will share all the details. you know, when i know more, etc. but needless to say, it’s exciting, it’s compelling, it’s [...]
write a letter. any letter.
Posted in 2008, tagged jobs, pop goes the culture, teaching on 22 July 2008 | Leave a Comment »
From Crackle: Celebrity Jeopardy some days training or teaching feels an awful lot like this. “please somebody say something, anything.” today is one of those days. who knew that training seemingly competent fully grown adults would be adequate education for teaching high schoolers. sigh.
