Technology is not always my friend. I've had plenty of unpleasant adventures in teaching when the projector wouldn't turn on, the speakers didn't work, or a classroom computer died inexplicably when a student was nearly finished writing her essay exam. Had she saved it? . . . .Ummm, no. Her reaction? Let's just say that "meltdown" would be a euphemism!
But now I'm taking the plunge and starting a blog.
Teaching is a solitary profession. While teachers work with many students each day, we rarely have the opportunity to visit each others' classes and see how our colleagues interact with students, what they do in the classroom, or how they grade papers. Is my idea of a B+ the same as Anne's or Susan's?
I hope that this blog will be a place where English teachers--or any teachers--can enjoy a laugh, be encouraged, experience camaraderie, and maybe get some ideas. Our work is so important. We truly can change a student's life. This blog is my attempt to share my adventures in teaching English and to help create a community of understanding and support for all teachers because there are some days when we really need all the help we can get!
Thanks so much for "taking the plunge," Marian!! I am so delighted with your approach to teaching grammar in your book "My Dog Bites the English Teacher"! By integrating your unique strategies for learning and teaching grammar into my classroom, I feel like my high school students finally have a much better understanding of grammar rules. I starting teaching when I was 39, and it has taken me 12 years to find an effective approach for teaching these basic lessons. THANK YOU!!!
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