133. The self-sabotaging student
The self-sabotaging student. There's nothing so creative, resourceful, and frustrating as a student set on his or her own failure. You can't win them ...
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Teachers know that when classes are done, the beer has been poured, teachers gather around the table, and the talk turns to...teaching. Great (and not so great ideas) are tossed around, argued, praised, and ridiculed. What's been missing is a microphone on the table. Until now. If you're a teacher, and especially if you're teaching in Japan, have a listen. Tony and Charles talk about what they've learned, what works, what doesn't, and what other teachers like you have to say.
132. Interview: Future educator Sophie Wiz
Charles grills his daughter on her experiences as a first-year education major at McGill University. They discuss her own educational journey, her tra...
131. Too tired
It's been such a rough year, we didn't have the energy to select a topic. Still, we manage to marshal some lessons learned and even find some not-so-o...
130. Learning Styles
Many articles have been published in the past few decades “debunking” the notion of learning styles. Yet, despite that, many teachers are reluctant to...
129. What we’ve learned about Zoom
After a semester on the front lines of remote learning/teaching using Zoom, we share what we’ve learned. Some basics, some stuff we’re pretty sure wil...
128. Remotely Survivable - レモサバ
A look back at what was necessary to survive the first semester of remote teaching and what might be necessary in the semesters to come, for both teac...
127. Mind Maps
Everyone’s feeling the strain at the end of along, even crazier than usual spring semester. A mind mapping tool might be what you need to ease the loa...
126. Social Justice Issues in the Foreign Language Classroom
How much is too much, how much is too little? Conscience, responsibilities, ethics, cultural imperialism…we struggle with how to begin to figure out w...
125. Tales from the front
It’s been a few weeks. We’re still standing (well, sitting, mostly), zero student casualties, at least as far as we can tell. So, what’s it been like?...
124. The kids are alright
We take apart the student discussion on the turns university education has taken this year (E123: Meet Generation C, 4/20) and confirm the value of li...