by Michelle | Dec 7, 2022 | Uncategorized
I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again: the ELT classroom is designed for neurotypical students. Controversial? Perhaps. But a lot of what we do in the classroom seems to be geared towards more extroverted, social students under the guise of communicative...
by Michelle | Sep 11, 2022 | News
If you’ve known me for a while, you will probably know me as either a young learner teacher or a materials writer. I have been teaching English since 1999 (yes, that’s how old I am!) and I continued teaching full-time until 2016. I was already writing...
by Michelle | Aug 3, 2022 | Uncategorized
Like many ELT teachers, I used to go over to the UK in the summer and work at a summer school. I worked at the same residential school for 11 to 14-year-olds for several years, as a teacher and later Director of Studies. As a DoS, my responsibilities included setting...
by Michelle | Jul 24, 2022 | Uncategorized
This weekend I went to a music festival in the nearby city of Cadiz. This is the third time I’ve been to this particular festival and it’s always a well-organised event with some great performances by bands from the Spanish indie scene. As with all...
by Michelle | Jul 13, 2022 | Uncategorized
I’m going to tell you a true story about a nine-year-old boy. For his anonymity, I’m going to call him Sam. Sam was a fairly normal nine-year-old. He loved skateboarding, drawing, and playing Minecraft. He was doing well at school and he had friends. But...
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