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The career ultimatum
Yesterday, I received a letter from Simon Fraser University informing me that I had been accepted to its teaching programme! I couldn't have been . . unhappier? Perhaps it was because I was only given one day to respond to a decision of epic proportions. Perhaps it was because the committee still insists that I can only teach high school English ( Read more... ) -
The date that became a FIGHT!
Last month, I got lazy and so instead of planning a lesson, I just brought my camera and a bunch of toys to the classroom and said, "LET'S MAKE A MOVIE!!" EASIER SAID THAN DONE!! So being our very first movie, the end result was a bit blargier than expected ( Read more... ) -
This Week in Work review
(Bleh, my Post Subjects keep getting blander and blander. Oh well, at least they're not as pun-derful as '04. ;) )
- All my students have this bad habit of throwing away paper that they've barely used. So I decided to use their religious devotion against them by warning them that, "Every time you throw away a piece of paper, God kills a kitten." ( Read more... )
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Inside the mind of a Korean ESL student in Canada
99% of my ESL students immigrated from South Korea and, before this job, I actually hadn't had any experience with Koreans outside of a few lame romantic dramas. So with all the kids on spring break this week and me with a lot of free time, I thought I'd share some of my observations over the past few months . .
On JapanAll my students hate Japan ( Read more... ) -
A Long-Winded Answer to a Long-Lasting Question
EVERY DAY when I was a kid, I was asked, "Whatcha wanna be when you grow up? Whatcha wanna do when you grow up?" And even today, those questions that have been kickin' me in the shins for 26 years still show up all the time: "So whatcha wanna be? So whatcha wanna do? SO WHATCHA GONNA DO ( Read more... ) -
Not-so-happy Holidays
Since everyone else was doing it, here was my Christmas stash!! Are you ready??
- Two bars of soap from one of my bosses
- Some chocolates from one of my students
- ( This weird-ass card from another student ) -
October in Quotes Review
I did nothing of interest in October, unless you call work interesting. So instead of pictures . .
( . . here's some memorable conversations from work . . ) -
[Job Filler] So The Next Wayne Gretzky wants to pass the SAT . .
Sooo, I had a bit of a surprise in that "why-am-teaching" SAT class last night. I had prepared a lesson with an ESL student in mind aaaand you guessed it, the student was in fact a native English speaker, born in America, raised in Canada. So what are you doing at an ESL school ( Read more... ) -
How fast can you type?
A few days ago, I read an article about how you could make $100k+ a year as a court reporter. The catch ( Read more... )