Life as a teacher

If our great-grandparents could see how the workplace functions now, they would be agape. Sure, we’r...

When every teacher’s favorite time of year comes around – *eyeroll* – it’s tempting to melt into one...

While it’s been a long time since I read Yvonne Bender’s book “The power of positive teaching,” I do...

Each year, the results from the EF English Proficiency Index (EF EPI) are published as a benchmark f...

Teachers usually have a gut feeling about their lessons. (Which may swing between commiserating over...

In education, we often talk about how to challenge our students—but what about ourselves as teachers...

A teacher’s work is never complete: New lessons, students, semesters, years, and subjects continuall...

Sometimes, despite the best intentions, our teaching becomes a little lacklustre. The causes are var...

Conducting job interviews over Skype is fast becoming more standard, especially for large companies ...

Parent-teacher conference season is usually nervewracking for everyone. After all, in these short ti...

There are days where your lesson flops, headaches abound, you miss the bus, fight with a loved one, ...

Sunday night jitters in the last hours of the evening followed by a less than smiling start to the w...