Category Archives: Education
Brady’s Laws for Understanding of the Young
This should be mandatory reading for CDI and other English teachers in South Korea. I found it to be entertaining. I got this from a book of essays of high schoolers who obtained admissions in the best Universities in the … Continue reading
Filed under Advice, Education, Great finds, Humorous, Inspirational
Talk about sh*t hitting the fan…
If you liked the post, y not bookmark it by clicking any of the below icons: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: Is it me? Or did I just land in the country most well known … Continue reading
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It took a little preserverance, I mean perseverance to find this word…
I was about to complement my mom recently in how perseverant she was with our family over the years. It’s one of the reasons why our family is successful. Without her … Continue reading
Breaking down some basic words in Korean for a reader
If you liked the post, y not bookmark it by clicking any of the below icons: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: Dan Massicotte asks if I could: It would be awesome, if you broke down how … Continue reading
Filed under Education, Korea life, Learning Korean
One possible root to America’s lack of educational prowess
If you liked the post, y not bookmark it by clicking any of the below icons: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: Something just reminded me about the “education” focused nature of countries here in the East. … Continue reading
Filed under Education, Korea life
Back to college: iClickers, bSpace and Black Lightening notes…
Save this for later viewing/reading: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: If you’re a Cal Bear, you probably know what I’m talking about. However, if you’re not, you might be thinking WTF?! I’ve been meaning to … Continue reading
Filed under Education, Interesting..., Random thoughts, Technology, USA
Launch your e-Teaching career
Add this blog to your favorites: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: Teach Indians, Chinese and French all from the comforts of your American home. Just discovered this little site called WiZiQ which supposedly allows you … Continue reading
Will this reduce salaries for English Teachers in Korea?
Add this blog to your favorites: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: Well, if economics can predict the future, there will definitely be an addition to the supply of English instructors in Korea for the next … Continue reading
Filed under Education, ESL, Expat, Immigration, Linguistics, News, Work
Best Places to Raise your Kids – 2009
Add this blog to your favorites: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: Best Places to Raise your Kids – 2009 Some of my favorites on the list published on Businessweek for 2009 Alaska Anchorage Nearest city: … Continue reading
Google should hire me…
Add this blog to your favorites: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: Not that I care about their great food in their cafeteria and all the other great benefits, but rather, we think alike. On their … Continue reading
Top English words translated into Korean (phonetically)
I’ve mentioned this site before, but Wordcount.org keeps track of the top used English words in the world (possibly from an English, English perspective [UK]). I thought it was be kind of fun to translate these into how Koreans say … Continue reading
Filed under Education, Globalization, Korea life, Learning Korean
I’m now quoted by a magazine I grew up admiring…
Well, not exactly “quoted”, but cited or referred to when trying to support a point… Earlier tonight, I was just checking out my statistics as I do almost daily. Yes, I’m addicted to numbers & the traffic that my blog … Continue reading
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Do Asians dominate U.S. Ivy League Colleges?
A new report identifies that actually there are more challenges as well to Asians instead of just being the the top minority in top U.S. colleges. An excerpt from the article: “…the report issued Monday pokes holes in stereotypes about … Continue reading
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