Category Archives: Education

Vowels

Posted on March 18, 2013 by

I’ve spent the last two weeks buried in research into vowels. That might sound boring to y’all, but I am a linguist by hobby and an English teacher by trade, and so vowels are right in my wheelhouse. This post … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Linguistics | 7 Comments

The Long Winter

Posted on January 28, 2013 by

Well, this is now the longest I’ve ever been outside of the US. This is the first year I haven’t spent Christmas with my family – but scratch that, because I have my own family now and I spent Christmas … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Holidays | Tagged , , , | 5 Comments

Why Do We Hate Ignorance?

Posted on September 8, 2012 by

On a basic, almost primal level, we all hate ignorance. At the very least, a display of ignorance makes us uncomfortable, like a crawly itchy feeling that we just absolutely have to scratch: In the more extreme cases, we react … Continue reading →

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Why I Do What I Do

Posted on May 10, 2012 by

I’ve been having a conversation with a fellow expat in Georgia. Something tells me “Britishvili” is not his real name, but I feel it might be rude to level such an accusation at a perfect stranger, so “Britishvili” it is. … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture Shock!, Education, Sex and Gender | 3 Comments

Learning

Posted on March 21, 2012 by

You probably weren’t wondering what I’ve been doing these past fifteen days instead of updating my blog, but I’m going to tell you anyway: I’ve been learning. I mean, in a sense, I’m always learning. I have a voracious appetite … Continue reading →

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In Defense of American Heritage

Posted on January 25, 2012 by

Georgians are perhaps overly fond of mocking the United States of America for being a “young” nation. Georgians attribute a whole host of negative traits to this deficiency – our lack of respect for tradition, our liberal values, our loose … Continue reading →

Posted in Civics, Culture Shock!, Education | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 21 Comments

The Classroom Management Experiment: Day 1

Posted on November 17, 2011 by

I guess one of my biggest complaints about teaching in public schools has always been the disciplinary situation. I have an expectation that students will behave a certain way, and that teachers will enforce certain rules, and it’s been challenging … Continue reading →

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English Writing Course

Posted on October 25, 2011 by

So nothing for two weeks, then two posts in two days. I’m on a productivity kick, I guess. I’m going to be offering a course in English Composition – that is, writing English language essays, papers, and articles – at … Continue reading →

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The American Educational System: Not Really All That

Posted on March 19, 2011 by

In many ways, Georgians seem to idolize America. I benefit directly from the perception that America is great – after all, it’s one of the main reasons why we’ve all been invited here to teach English – however, I do … Continue reading →

Posted in Education | 12 Comments

Public School 51

Posted on March 6, 2011 by

I’ve now promised several people several times that I would write about my new school. Of course, having been there for under two weeks, it’s hard to have a real impression beyond the honeymoon phase. However, I might as well … Continue reading →

Posted in Education | 3 Comments