24
May
Tense and Tense-ability
Categories: Education, Ideas, Inspiration, Random, Teaching, Tutors International Comments 0
Among today’s clangers: “It is always important as a teacher to put yourself into positions that we feel are uncomfortable and therefore we have the understanding of how the students feel when they are learning. I have always wanted to make the best of any students potential when they are in my classroom and this..read more.
17
May
Blunderbuss
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The following was written to the summary section of a registration form on the Tutors International tutors web site in the last few days. It is a section that invites teachers to tell me a little about themselves, their interests, teaching philosophy and ambitions. Me and my wife could adopt this responsibility I attached my..read more.
8
May
Another dreadful example…
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The question given to the writer of this answer was to explain which A level subjects they were able to teach. The question was part of an application for a position paying $153,000 USD per annum. “Obviously the majority of my teaching experience is in English/composition, however I have a very strong math background. I..read more.