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Are We Currently in Orwell’s 1984?

- 2020-07-032020-04-07 - Jenny

George Orwell wrote 1984 as a story set in a dystopian society, where everything is controlled, including the way people speak, the necessary periodical changes to history, the perpetual war, and the surveillance by the…

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The Benefits of Travelling While On School Break

- 2020-06-302020-04-07 - Jenny

You may consider what Americans call a ‘staycation’, or a stay-at-home holiday. There are benefits to this – finally getting around to binging Game of Thrones sans Season 8, attending your garden, paying visits to…

TEACHING

Improving and Maintaining the Students’ Concentration

- 2020-05-112020-04-07 - Jenny

Easily the biggest challenge in an average classroom is keeping the attention of your students and improving their concentration and focus. I say ‘average’, because I’ve had a few colleagues with exceptionally unfortunate schools, students,…

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Are Video-Games Really Good for Learning?

- 2020-04-07 - Jenny

The question has been asked again and again and the bottom line is that there are usually two groups in the mix – people who like computer games and those who don’t. However, there must…

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4 Book Titles High-Schoolers Love

- 2020-03-152020-04-01 - Jenny

Let me start by saying that this is by no means a ‘required reading’ list, though there are a few works of the literature here you will likely find in a syllabus or two. This…

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Top 4 Study Apps Students Should Not Be…

- 2020-02-082020-04-01 - admin

While many people are still pretty old-school (pun intended) when taking down notes, arranging meet-ups for study sessions and jotting down ideas, the technology that is widely available allows us to keep track of our…

TEACHING

4 Reasons For and 4 Reasons Against Doing…

- 2020-01-102020-04-01 - Jenny

One of the more controversial topics of my teaching days was whether or not homework is truly necessary. Homework has been part of the teaching method for a very long time, but is that an…

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Pros and Cons of Reading Online

- 2019-12-202020-05-27 - admin

There has been much debate regarding whether e-books are of the same quality as real books - much the same as with Health Lottery Promo Code. There is some overlapping between that issue and the…

TEACHING

5 Tips to Have a Successful Class

- 2019-11-132020-04-01 - admin

Being a teacher is a tough and semi-grateful job that requires dedication and sacrifice. I would truly not recommend teaching if your heart is not in it, as it needs a lot of love and…