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What Motivates Students?
What motivates you? Is it money, praise or the opportunity to prove you’re better than than the next person? Or, is it something else? Is it an elusive determination to
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Why Does Everything in English Have to Be a Metaphor For Something?
“Why does everything in English have to be a metaphor for something? Why can’t a fence be just a fence” This question, proposed by a somewhat frustrated student, prompted the following discussion.
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Bullying Frightens Me
Bullying frightens me – which of course is the point. A bully wants their victim to feel powerless and alone. But that’s not the only reason I’m scared. I’m terrified
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Be Mindful of Study
How often do you find your attention wandering? Do you sit in class, gazing out the window? Do you find yourself contemplating the posters on the walls or staring mindlessly
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How To Use Blogging in the Classroom
Do you blog? Perhaps you should because – and I say this with complete certainty, blogging helps you learn. Blogging can help you become a more creative, more precise, more
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Discovering Innate Creativity
How creative are you? Before answering this question in the traditional sense of art, music or writing ability, consider your courage, tenacity and flexibility. Perhaps I should explain a little
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Be the Author of Your Story
The day has finally arrived. Is This MyStory began as a dream, morphed into a tangible idea, was born in print and has now grown into a series of interactive
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Identity and the Future of e-Books
I used to struggle with identity. I wondered, am I a teacher who writes or a writer who teaches. It may seem silly but in the interest of allocating time
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“You’re On Twitter Right?”
Yes! I offer a self satisfied smile and keep the internal shudder to myself. Yes, I am on Twitter. I even send the occasional tweet (at least once a week),
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Not Laptops,Tablets
Tablets are a more effective learning tool than laptops. There, I’ve said it, and I’ll say it again and again and again until someone notices because, at a time where
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