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Category Archives: teaching teenagers
Two Worlds Collided
Tonight was the end-of-term dance for the students, and some of the responsible adults also grabbed the chance to dance around the gym/auditorium, gossip by the water fountain, hang out with the smokers on the stairs and generally act like … Continue reading
Posted in New Jersey, Raleigh, teaching teenagers
Tagged e3, gaming, General, teaching teenagers, things I'm not good at
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Talented
The other day, I had my students make menus and play restaurant. I’d put them in groups and let the kids choose whether to be waitstaff or customers, polite or rude. Usually this class is le tired, so I was … Continue reading
Posted in Beijing, New Jersey, teaching ESL, teaching teenagers
Tagged awesome, ESL, lesson plans, Lynn, my students, teaching, teaching ESL, teaching teenagers, things I'm good at
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Chinese School After-Action Review
Chinese school is over for the semester. I’ve been teaching here for two years now, the longest time I’ve worked in one school. RACL is really a special place, I’m glad I could work here. I had the best class this semester, thanks to … Continue reading
Posted in Raleigh, teaching teenagers
Tagged awesome, caesar, Charlie Gordon, chinese, duds, education, games, General, latin, lessons, my students, RACL, teaching, teaching teenagers
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By Any Other Name
I have a great class at Chinese school this year. Some of it is just luck. I’ve been incredibly fortunate this year not to have a single parent corner me before or after class to tell me how I should … Continue reading
Posted in Raleigh, teaching, teaching teenagers
Tagged awesome, chinese, dictionary, education, lessons, my students, RACL, reading, teaching, teaching teenagers
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Full of Win
My high-school students had the word fiasco on their vocab list today. I asked if anyone already knew the meaning, and they defined it as epic fail. Tweet this!
Posted in teaching, teaching language, teaching teenagers
Tagged RACL, teaching, teaching language, teaching teenagers
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This Is Just How Caesar’s Legions Got Started
My morning before class started with sleeping through the alarm, and as always, rushing set off a series of other minor catastrophes. When I saw the No Left Turn – Train sign by Chapel Hill Road, I realized I’d have to teleport … Continue reading
Posted in Raleigh, teaching, teaching teenagers
Tagged caesar, coffee, dead romans, my students, teaching, teaching teenagers
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Checking Out At The Library
As months go by, I’m getting more and more soured on the endless parking lots here, opening into shopping or office complexes and strip malls without sidewalks, a city designed for a life like that of the old Peking emperors, … Continue reading
Posted in North Carolina, Raleigh, teaching teenagers
Tagged awesome, back in the US, Books, cary, driving, ESL, Isabelle, oops, reading, Stick, teaching teenagers
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Bosphorus
Bosphorus Restaurant 329 North Harrison Ave Cary, NC I drive past Bosphorus restaurant every week on my way to teach at Chinese school, but it was our first time eating there. Inside, Bosphorus is decorated with posters of Turkish landscapes … Continue reading
Posted in North Carolina, Raleigh, teaching teenagers
Tagged cary, Chains, China, chinese, classicists, coffee, cooking, noodles, RACL, restaurant reviews, teaching teenagers, Western food
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Kids Today!
On Saturday, I gave my students at Chinese school a writing assignment. They were asked to imagine that ten years have passed and they’ve become hugely successful in their chosen field. They’re so successful, in fact, that they’ve been invited … Continue reading
Posted in Raleigh, teaching, teaching teenagers
Tagged chinese, Facebook, my students, RACL, teaching, teaching teenagers
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Nancy Drew: Lights, Camera, Curses
What makes Nancy Drew: Lights, Camera, Curses! a girls’ game is the female protagonist. It’s not pink, it’s not cutesy, there are no magic animal friends, there is no shopping. Let me repeat that in case you were skimming. This … Continue reading


