Archive for February, 2007

Marking exams is always interesting

Ever been marking exams and wonder what was going through the students heads when responding to certain questions?
I like to think of exams as the time for students to show off their knowledge about subjects. I also remember handing out some advice to friends that even if you didn’t know the whole answer in [...]

If you have never heard of the ’social networking’ site MySpace, then chances are you’ve had your head buried in the sand or have spent the past few years hiding in a cave. The social networking phenomenon has swept the globe at a rapid rate. There is no doubt that it can be a [...]

I received this ‘forward’ in my inbox. I’m guessing it’s supposed to be funny, I only post it here to share how terrible it is! Either it was generated by a teacher with a severe case of narcism or someone that has never had to stand in front of a class before!
What do you think?
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I’d be interested to hear from any teachers that have moved from an english speaking country to Japan to teach english. Why did you take the plunge? What challenges did you face socially and in teaching? How did your expectations of what it would be like to teach english in Japan differ from the reality? [...]

Ok, this isn’t really education or teaching related, but it may be useful information for any readers of this site. I’ve received a couple of the “you’ve just purchased a laptop” emails over the past month so this serves as a timely reminder to be wary of scam emails.
A more devious version of the phishing [...]