From This Teacher’s Daughter
The ‘From the Teacher’s Family’ issue was recently published on the iTDi blog with posts from Rose Bard, Matt Shannon, and Ayat Tawel. These authors share posts about how being a teacher affects our families and...
Category: Reflection
Reflections about professional growth and the ELT profession in general
Remembering
I’m in the process of updating old posts to work with a new blog template, which has been quite a walk down memory lane. Hopefully, when I’ve finished, it will be easier for readers...
The Fallacy of Fun by Leonie Overbeek
Tackling this subject I almost feel like an atheist walking into a church and shouting ‘God is dead’. I am met with the same amount of horror and resistance. Some of the comments made...
Why I love Teachers 2014
A few years ago I wrote a simple little post about the reasons I love Teachers. Since then, I’ve had a chance to work with some amazing Teachers through the International Teacher Development Institute....
Children’s perceptions of poverty, race and culture (by Kieran Dhunna Halliwell)
I saw a really interesting article posted on Facebook, entitled ‘Photos of Children from around the World with Their Most Prized Possessions’. For those who haven’t seen it, the article shows images of children...
Where do your stories come to life? (by Malu Sciamarelli)
A book is like a garden carried in your pocket. (Chinese Proverb) January in Brazil means lots of rain and children on vacation fretting about not being able to play outside. At least, when...
What I’ve learned and am still learning (by Ratnavathy Ragunathan)
Note from Barb: If you’ve been over to the iTDi blog this week, you’ll know that the theme is What I’ve learned in 2012. I was thrilled when Ratna suggested a post on the...
The Myth of the Perfect Teacher
Note: This post was originally published on June 26, 2012. On October 14th, I did a presentation at JALT 2012 in Hamamatsu with Chuck Sandy and Ozge Karaoglu, during which participants created this prezi....
Teach Peace
It is no longer good enough to cry peace, we must act peace, live peace, and live in peace. ~Shenandoah proverb~ Since 1982, people have celebrated the International Day of Peace on September 21st....
Listen: You’ve Got To Be The Change You Need to Be (by Chuck Sandy)
“Let us not talk falsely now, the hour is getting late.” – Bob Dylan Listen. Although I had a chance to tell you all this in my recent post on the iTDi Blog, I...
