Teaching is not only about qualifications and experience. A common misconception is that those are the credentials that matter most but actually it’s the soft skills and ability to connect with students, which are just as valuable regardless of what…
Language you can use to describe your work, whether in a team or when self-employed.
Traffic jams can be a good life lesson in how to stay calm, focused, and resilient in order to reach our destination or the goals we've set out to reach.
Things don’t always go as planned, they don’t go right and that’s inevitable. But that’s when the growth takes place. When we are down and out that’s when we get back up. There’s no time to feel sorry for anything…
Running When I decided to start running, I put on my sneakers, stretched, and went for it. I tried hard that first day to go further then I had gone before which was run for 58 minutes instead of 57.…
Many professions require it(energy), but most people don’t think teaching is one of them. Not true. It’s all about energy! And as I am writing this I am running on fumes. I gave it my all this week. Every lesson…
Stop killing time! Time waits for no one, make time for learning English and you can start by watching this episode on how to use ‘time’ expressions and collocations in a lesson for your students. The topic covers speaking material…
Commuting by bike This past week I started riding a bike again. I hadn’t ridden a bike since my days in Australia almost 10 years ago so it was no surprise that I felt a bit uncomfortable at first. My…
Everybody always talks about making it to the top, being the boss, becoming a manager, running shit, starting a business, getting a promotion and rising up. But what about team work? What about team building, working and collaborating with others…
A final assessment The final week of camp has come and gone. With days from the end approaching there was a chance to reflect on the work, the experience, the relationships and the summer. Teachers are fortunate to have these…
‘We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit’ –Aristotle Rejecting mediocrity Our habits make us who we are. They shape our character and inevitably, our destiny. Our habits come from the actions we…
Today is the final day of the Young Leaders academy here at the camp and so I think it’s time for a bit of reflection on how the past 5 weeks have gone. It’s been quite an experience, and an…
In search of efficiency When you work at a place that serves you three meals a day, provides accommodation, and has crews that keep the whole place tidy, that significantly reduces the amount of responsibility you have. When you live…
The obstacle is the way mentality Whenever there is a crisis, there is an opportunity. Instead of complaining, it is much more productive and helpful to look for the opportunity that a crisis presents. I’ve written about this before but…
It’s Sunday, rainy and cold, in England. I am away from my family and I am headed into week 3 of school dining hall food. Oh man! Where’s the silver lining? Let’s have a look. I had a class this…