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Comment on The “Reading Pictures” Strategy (By Naomi Ganin-Epstein) by Visualising Ideas - Simon’s Cat & HOTS

Visualising Ideas - Simon’s Cat & HOTS — Tue, 08 May 2012 19:43:24 +0000

[...] is the first of my new batch of exercises as part of my Reading Pictures Strategy for improving the reading comprehension skills of struggling [...]

Comment on Benefits of online learning (by Zahra) by May Challenge: My Learning English Journey | #ELTchat

May Challenge: My Learning English Journey | #ELTchat — Tue, 08 May 2012 11:43:04 +0000

[...] inspiring the next PLN challenge! Beyza’s post reminded me of Barbara Sakamoto’s Student Voices section of the Teaching Village. One of the online learners in my care posted there last year when [...]

Comment on Listen: You’ve Got To Be The Change You Need to Be (by Chuck Sandy) by Naomi Epstein (@naomishema)

Naomi Epstein (@naomishema) — Mon, 07 May 2012 19:03:54 +0000

I’m so moved you shared this with us.
Teachers like me, who have discovered the power of online development also are MORE likely to be moving LESS. Physical activity has always been less appealing to me compared to the world of books and words, now online. I’m struggling to have self discipline and exercise more.
May you enjoy a wonderful life without trying to do everything for many many years to come!
Naomi

Comment on Listen: You’ve Got To Be The Change You Need to Be (by Chuck Sandy) by Andy Lawson

Andy Lawson — Mon, 07 May 2012 13:23:03 +0000

Woa Chuck, I knew you’d had a few health problems but I hadn’t realised just how serious they were. Glad to hear you’re doing better now buddy, and admire you for writing so openly about it all. You have such a great big heart – so make sure you keep it pumping properly big guy!

Comment on Listen: You’ve Got To Be The Change You Need to Be (by Chuck Sandy) by Joanne Sato

Joanne Sato — Mon, 07 May 2012 12:38:18 +0000

Honesty is beautiful, but it can be seen as painful and brutal, I think of your heart often Chuck and hope you are taking good care of it. I think we all lie to ourselves about many things and really I think we all we know we do – it causes great stress. It was good to read your thoughts. I look forward to your poetry, your eloquent writings and musings on your life taking care of your heart. I look forward to your change.

Comment on Listen: You’ve Got To Be The Change You Need to Be (by Chuck Sandy) by Barbara

Barbara — Mon, 07 May 2012 12:13:19 +0000

Thank you for this, Chuck. So often online, we present only our happy faces thinking that no one wants to hear of our challenges. I really appreciate the honesty that went into your post. You and Chiew have motivated me to take better care of my own health, and I’m sure you’ll motivate others to do the same.

Comment on Life as a freelance English teacher in Hungary (by Lilla Udvarhelyi) by Gyöngyvér

Gyöngyvér — Sun, 06 May 2012 21:01:27 +0000

As a freelancer teacher living in Budapest,I can say that it is a great summary of the life of mine and some of my friend’s in Hungary, who have also been involved in this type of working scheme. There are days when it is very difficult to rush around the city and making your timetable to fit to everyone but at the same time you really have the chance to get to know Budapest better and a lot of different people. I would really like to read about the life of teachers in other countries as well.

Comment on Life as a freelance English teacher in Hungary (by Lilla Udvarhelyi) by Lilla Udvarhelyi

Lilla Udvarhelyi — Sun, 06 May 2012 16:09:50 +0000

Thank you for your comment.
I remember last year I read an article with my students on happiness. The article said the key was full concentration on what you were doing. We stay in the present and enjoy the job. I consider myself a very happy person as I can combine concentration with the love of my work. What else can we ask for?

Comment on Life as a freelance English teacher in Hungary (by Lilla Udvarhelyi) by Lilla Udvarhelyi

Lilla Udvarhelyi — Sun, 06 May 2012 16:04:41 +0000

Dear Naomi,
Thank you for your comment.
I really believe that if you have a small business especially in services like teaching, the ability to be flexible is your competitive advantage. Nowadays the world is changing and technology is developing at a high speed. So we need to be open and follow the tendencies. I am really curious what we will experience in the next few years.
Lilla

Comment on Life as a freelance English teacher in Hungary (by Lilla Udvarhelyi) by Lilla Udvarhelyi

Lilla Udvarhelyi — Sun, 06 May 2012 15:56:38 +0000

Dear Barbara,
Thank you for the opportunity and your comment. I am quite sure that in the future there will be more and more online lessons. I think we will be like a community without borders. The only difficulty will be to manage the time zones. Nowadays I already have lessons when I travel to Greece to visit my friend. I have had lessons at the airport or on a ferry boat. And technology offers us more and more ways to have free calls via the internet. I am really enjoying how this new style of teaching is developing.