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 government. I am going to examine whether we are currently living in this dystopia or not. 1984 In the world, […]
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 your friends and the like. However, I am going to discuss the benefits of travelling while on school break. Spoiler […]
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, and situations, but I digress. Lessons seem to drag on, with very little information seeming remotely interesting. How can we […]
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 be some objective data to show us whether these games can be beneficial for studying and learning. Problem-Solving Many titles […]
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 is a small list of four titles high-school students love reading, whether it is for their critique of society or […]
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 argument for it or against it? Here are 4 reasons why students need to do their homework and 4 reasons […]