Can a leopard change its spots?
It was one of the first few times I was interviewing candidates for a teacher training course. I remember being…
Category: Education
Are You Where You Need To Be?
It so often seems to me that education is a world with kings but no prophets. It has…
How children learn
Knowing how children learn their first language can help us teach them a second language. All children can speak at…
One size fits all?
One-to-one lessons: some of us love them, others put up with them. Yet, they are a major part of our…
B2 First for Schools: what it means for teens
Over the last decade B2 First for Schools has become a household name in Greece amongst ambitious secondary-school students…
Empower your students to own their learning: Teaching in the new era
One of the significant challenges educators face in their writing classes today is motivating students to write compositions for…
B2: what can you do?
“Weighing the pig won’t make it fatter. Feeding it will. ” In Greece we’ve been experiencing this dystopic, unprecedented situation,…
The Inescapable Interplay between Language Learning and Self-Confidence
Can high-quality lesson content reinforce L2 learners’ self-confidence? Can demanding subject matter contribute to learners’ long-term establishing of self-esteem? Solid language foundation…
Students and Procrastination. How can I Motivate them?
By Katherine Reilly – Teacher Trainer and Author Procrastination is a trait most people are familiar with. How many…
The question: Is online education good education? The answer is very easy!
New era, new standards, new challenges, new me, new students, new everything. Or not really? In my country the…