Category Archives: Teaching

Escape Room: Adult Ed

Posted on March 30, 2023 by Meg

Escape Room Concept: The players work at an adult-ed program and need to print something in 1 hour before students arrive, but the toner, paper, and printer access code are stored in different locked-away, hidden cupboards, so teachers aren’t wasting … Continue reading →

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And Here’s The Copier Code

Posted on October 25, 2022 by Meg

In 2007, I was the newest staff member at LCC, and I shared a classroom with a teacher who let me know that she’d had the room’s supply closet organized this way since 1999 and she  had no intention of … Continue reading →

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Just Thinking About How Fake and Stupid This Sounds:

Posted on August 29, 2022 by Meg

At our Christmas party in 2019, my then-bosses gave Workbro and me a hard time about nothing. It made me feel really unappreciated at work, so I decided to start looking for a new job. So when I went back … Continue reading →

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Sad Zoom Graduation

Posted on June 30, 2022 by Meg

My year teaching of ESOL 3 at my new job, back in adult ed, ended today, with Sad Zoom Graduation. I was kind of dreading this morning because I’m so completely burned out on Sad Zoom versions of all our … Continue reading →

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So I Read “The Bride Test” and Quit My Job

Posted on November 4, 2021 by Meg

  Last June, while I was teaching at the university, I read The Bride Test. This is a sweet romance full of misunderstandings and loads of chemistry. Khai’s mother is afraid her son will never get a girlfriend, never fall … Continue reading →

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Tales From The Garbage Fire

Posted on March 27, 2020 by Meg

Today I discovered that my sweet Level 3 students have a WhatsApp group together, where they chat in English outside of class. On purpose. Continue reading →

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Apostrophe Catastrophe

Posted on November 18, 2019 by Meg

While my coworker was away, giving a talk on teaching grammar to other ESL teachers, I edited all the comics she has over her desk to add minor grammar and usage errors. Sarah Andersen doesn’t really have typos in her … Continue reading →

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Star Meg

Posted on September 3, 2019 by Meg

WorkBro made this and set it at the background on my classroom computer, and I almost died laughing.

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The Kids Are Alright

Posted on April 17, 2018 by Meg

My 9-year-old student, after telling me all the things she’s read about Christopher Columbus and native Americans: Miss Meg, did you learn that Columbus was a good guy or a bad guy? Me: When I was your age, we learned … Continue reading →

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Dual-Classing, or Why I Am Not Good At Casual Chats

Posted on December 13, 2017 by Meg

Teaching Coworker: How long do you think my bowling activity should be? Two hours? Me: First, you need to define the game’s parameters. How many students are coming? Are you planning to reserve lanes? With 10 students and two lanes, … Continue reading →

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