Month: March 2019

• 3 Lessons My Students Taught Me

  

  I came across this quote on my Facebook page this week, a gif shared by the BrainPower Neurodevelopmental Center in Newburgh, Indiana. At first, I thought about my home situation; the older my sons become, the more I realize they are their own selves. What a myth to believe that kids become what parents ‘make’…

  Claire Maria Ford

  March 31, 2019

  personal development

  cognitive psychology, learning, life lessons, parenthood, personal development, philosophy, professional development, teacher life

• When Initiative Is MIA: What to do about it?

  

  I had a wonderful opportunity to take initiative on the weekend. And I didn’t. No, no, of course I won’t obsess about it (not!) It’s just that this weekend, I was preparing an activity for a class this week about initiative because a student and I had a discussion that ended with the question: how…

  Claire Maria Ford

  March 25, 2019

  employee engagement

  assumptions, employee engagement, initiative, intervention, job satisfaction, managers, meaningful work, purpose

• The Irish Impact

  

  Try the following quiz to see what you know about words, expressions and traditions that linger in our language and culture! 1.    Which of the following words means a crazy person? a)   Bother b)   Clock c)   Bog d)   Banshee 2.    When a child misbehaves constantly, what do we call him/her? a)   A banshee b)   A…

  Claire Maria Ford

  March 16, 2019

  Culture, English Language Culture, esl, Linguistics, St. Patrick’s Day, Uncategorized

  crosscultural intelligence, customs, esl culture, etymology, St. Patrick’s Day, traditions, word origins