Tag Archives: my students

Lord Stabbington

Posted on August 4, 2010 by Meg

The last few days of school had a lot of angst for my students as summer couples separated. I always enjoy being the older confidante in teenage adventures, but this particular situation reminded me so much of being exactly my … Continue reading →

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Talented

Posted on July 26, 2010 by Meg

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 →

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Catching On

Posted on June 20, 2010 by Meg

One of my favorite things about teaching is watching my students catch on to something. These are honors kids in a digital time, so everyone has read the SparkNotes on Animal Farm and can recite on cue that it’s an … Continue reading →

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Chinese School After-Action Review

Posted on May 26, 2010 by Meg

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 →

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By Any Other Name

Posted on April 5, 2010 by Meg

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 →

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This Is Just How Caesar’s Legions Got Started

Posted on January 28, 2010 by Meg

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 →

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Leaf Subsides To Looseleaf

Posted on September 21, 2009 by Meg

Reading poetry with teenagers can be such a random encounter, sometimes there’s a blank stare and complaints that no one really talks like that, sometimes they vibrate with the shock that someone from a dusty old century ever wrote a … Continue reading →

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Kids Today!

Posted on March 9, 2009 by Meg

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 →

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Teaching Experience

Posted on July 5, 2008 by Meg

Meganlouise@gmail.com Meg Stivison Meg’s Teaching Experience Fall Semester 2008 -present Raleigh, North Carolina Raleigh Academy of Chinese Language I teach SAT vocabulary to college-bound highschoolers. My students’ English abilities range from non-native speakers who’ve been using English as a primary … Continue reading →

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In The Same Boat

Posted on June 4, 2008 by Meg

I gave one of my classes a lesson on idioms, as part of my ongoing guest to eliminate certain abused phrases (like overuse of what a pity or using not at all as a response to thank you) from my … Continue reading →

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