How to deal with harassment

Maleficent is my favourite Disney movie. Not because of Angelina Jolie, who happens to be one of my favourite actors, but the many positive messages about the important things in life really speak to me. There is something that is said during the film you may not hear...

How to reduce TTT

I don’t recall exactly how I discovered the English Droid. It has been around for some time and I am glad it has. It is, by far, the funniest ELT site ever! Content disclaimer: the English Droid is not to be taken seriously. In my opinion, one of the best articles is...

How to define your next career goals

The English Language Teaching industry is full of possibilities. You may teach kids, teens, adults, Business English, English for Specific Purposes. You may teach groups, one to one, train teachers, write course books, design activities… Oh, boy! There is so much one...

Changing homework habits and perceptions

‘My students don’t do homework’. We have all heard and said this before. Students say they do not have the time for homework, while teachers keep on assigning. Many teachers end up frustrated because students do not meet their expectations n that matter. Personally, I...

Equality

This was a pretty intense Sunday. In the afternoon, I attended a great webinar by James Taylor (The Teacher James Blog) . It was the first of a series of webinars brought to us by Marek Kiczkowiak (Tefl Equity Advocates and Tefl Reflections) and BELTA (the Belgian...