Moving on and settling down…all at once
Going PostalPosted by beth on October 7, 2011
Ok y’all, I have about a million things to do, and I’m supposed to be lesson planning right now according to the schedule I set for myself last night, but I HAVE to tell you about how I was STRONGLY reprimanded by a very sassy postal worker the other day. Back story. A couple of [...]
I’m Psychic: Brazilian Monkey EditionPosted by beth on October 3, 2011
It’s amazing how many little kid games I have my students play in class. We play board games, Memory, Cootie Catcher, but my favorite is Telephone. It’s perfect because it incorporates listening and pronunciation skills, and today, I made it use writing skills too. Because I’m the jam. We were working today on quoted speech. [...]
Planning AheadPosted by beth on September 21, 2011
Amaris‘s brain doesn’t always work. I don’t know if she needs more sleep or if she’s got some kind of vitamin deficiency or what, but sometimes she just ain’t all there. I can say these things about her because she knows it, and I’ve said it to her (though she probably doesn’t remember), and well, [...]
The Teacher Becomes the StudentPosted by beth on August 20, 2011
Oh y’all, this semester is going to be FUN! First of all, I’m going to be teaching a new class (that I’ll be inventing as I go) on phrasal verbs, idioms and slang. Now, for those of you who are not total grammar nerds, a phrasal verb is a verb composed of two or more [...]
True ConfessionsPosted by beth on July 4, 2011
True Confession #1 When I think about planning lessons, my whole brain shuts down, and I have to convince myself that it’s a necessary thing to do. Then I have to think about how long it will take me and what else I have to do that day, and if there’s any time at all [...]
Justice and HatePosted by beth on May 2, 2011
I’m not sad that Osama bin Laden is no longer with us. I do not mourn his absence from our world. But the general response to his death has disturbed me, and I just have to say this. I am generally pretty nonpolitical, mostly because I’m not confident enough in my ideas to take a [...]
Better than Twiggy the Waterskiing SquirrelPosted by beth on February 23, 2011
Yesterday morning, I heard a radio commercial for a boat show in Greensboro this weekend where everyone’s favorite waterskiing squirrel will be performing LIVE!! I got a little excited and then a little nostalgic about my own encounter with Twiggy, but not quite enough to make me want to drive to Greensboro and pay money [...]
My Poor NervesPosted by beth on January 13, 2011
1. The title of this post comes from Pride and Prejudice. The mom is always going on and on about her poor nerves and how no one ever thinks about them. They’re always stressing her out, and she’s always having to lie down or put her feet up or have smelling salts administered to her [...]
Mrs. Hogan Goes to RaleighPosted by beth on December 29, 2010
I know it’s not quite as Capra-esque as a visit to Washington, but having Mrs. Emily Furr Hogan herself here in my very townhouse was definitely a highlight this week. Mrs. Hogan, it seems, booked a trip to NC, was very excited to have nearly two whole weeks with her family, then got to WILKESBORO!!!!! [...]
Teaching Keeps Me Normally WeirdPosted by beth on December 22, 2010
I have always said that in order to be a good ESL teacher (or probably any language teacher, for that matter), you have to be at least a little bit insane. You have to be able to roll with whatever comes at you, ready to answer no matter what questions come up, ready to explain [...]
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