4 Amazing Writers and Their Vices
It is unbelievable how many incredible authors we come across in our lifetime and how little we know about their personal lives sometimes. Because, believe it or not, some of the best authors in the…
Why Historic Places Make Good Teaching Tools
School trips, if planned correctly, often include visits to certain historic sites, museums, and galleries. While some students and, unfortunately, some teachers find the experience vexing, it is actually a very good idea to visit…
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark – A Few Thoughts
Hamlet is one of those works by Shakespeare that even those that don’t care much for literature have heard of. At the very least, everyone knows the iconic: “To be, or not to be, that…
The Advantages of Studying over the Holidays
If you or your students are like me when I was a teen, there is a good chance you see holidays as, well, holidays. It’s the time you take to unwind, destroy your sleep schedule,…
Competing in the Classroom – Why Is It…
Having a safe space and a nurturing environment is important, but classrooms are still filled with competition. Whether it is to present the best essay, the best group project, the finest athletic abilities, or the…
Are We Currently in Orwell’s 1984?
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…
The Benefits of Travelling While On School Break
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…
Improving and Maintaining the Students’ Concentration
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,…
Are Video-Games Really Good for Learning?
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, Golden nugget included, and those who don’t.…
4 Book Titles High-Schoolers Love
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…