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Hello, Mofo! | Farewell, Fromage!
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What’s This All About? Cooking Catch-Up →. October 1, 2009. It’s the first day of Vegan Mofo III, the annual daily blog-a-thon of bloggers around our little globe through the month of October. I signed up this year well, if you could call it that. I just added this little fromage-free page to the list, it wasn’t like I got accepted or anything. Im a cat and I dont like cheese either! Until recently. Our cash flow has been so minimal and so sparse, we’re having to get. Why can’t we get a break? I could fe...
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Poised with Chalk: Shaky Plurals & Misused Prepositions: The Horror!
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Behind-the-scenes thoughts on teaching English as a Second Language. View my complete profile. Thursday, February 24, 2011. Shaky Plurals and Misused Prepositions: The Horror! Dear Professor X,. I'm sorry, but your second-language writer will not be able to achieve native-like English proficiency by the end of the semester, as you've requested. Instead, the student came in and introduced himself with grace and clarity. He told me that he'd written a few in-class responses to readings, and that his te...
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Poised with Chalk: What Not To Wear: Teacher Edition
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Behind-the-scenes thoughts on teaching English as a Second Language. View my complete profile. Thursday, November 27, 2008. What Not To Wear: Teacher Edition. I know I sound paranoid, here. For those of you who require proof, here are some gems from previous students:. Are those shoes leather? I think they are plastic.". Did you change your hair on purpose? Your arms are a little strange for a woman. Do you lift weights like a man? She's not carrying a book! All names and nationalities have been changed.
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Poised with Chalk: Wherein I try to articulate something deeply abstract without sounding deeply corny
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Behind-the-scenes thoughts on teaching English as a Second Language. View my complete profile. Saturday, June 20, 2009. Wherein I try to articulate something deeply abstract without sounding deeply corny. I had a great (online) conversation with a friend and fellow ESL teacher today. She asked me some difficult questions: whether I find teaching ESL to be fulfilling, and what, exactly, do I like about teaching. My friend mentioned that cringe-inducing saying: "Those who can't do, teach." Maddening! I've ...
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Poised with Chalk: I know I'm home when my shorts are newly ripped from barbed wire
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Behind-the-scenes thoughts on teaching English as a Second Language. View my complete profile. Monday, June 15, 2009. I know I'm home when my shorts are newly ripped from barbed wire. It’s dangerous, coming “home.” . I still call Libby, Montana my home, even though I haven’t lived here permanently for many years. . But it’s home. . It’s always hard, leaving Montana once more and returning to Ohio. . As pleasant as Athens is, my body doesn’t seem to recognize its charms. Alas, I am in love! Please ple...
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Poised with Chalk: Thank you for sharing.
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Behind-the-scenes thoughts on teaching English as a Second Language. View my complete profile. Wednesday, August 12, 2009. Thank you for sharing. Some favorite student remarks:. 5: Emailed: "Forgive me, but I cannot come to class today because I have the diarrhea and I have gone to the bathroom many times last night. I think I will go more times.". 4: "Do you make the muscles every day? Flexing in front of the mirror? 3: Perplexedly: "Why are you not like the girls on American Pie.
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Poised with Chalk: There might be a few things I need to figure out before I write that letter of intent...
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Behind-the-scenes thoughts on teaching English as a Second Language. View my complete profile. Thursday, June 18, 2009. There might be a few things I need to figure out before I write that letter of intent. So, I’ve been kicking around the idea of pursuing my PhD in Applied Linguistics. Upon researching admission requirements for a few interesting programs, I realized that I have no idea why I want to make such an academic commitment, beyond my deep-rooted need for success. I’d like to have options.
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Poised with Chalk: If it gets too weird, we could always analyze the use of the subjunctive in Beyonce’s “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)”
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Behind-the-scenes thoughts on teaching English as a Second Language. View my complete profile. Monday, June 15, 2009. If it gets too weird, we could always analyze the use of the subjunctive in Beyonce’s “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)”. Most Friday nights, I hang out at Jackie O’s or Casa, dancing to Latin music or talking with friends on the deck. I take in all of this colorful fashion and think, “There goes Monday’s lesson.”. Because, of course, the guy is my student. He’s always my student. I’...
