• Home
  • About
CLAIRE MARIA FORD

CLAIRE MARIA FORD

Learning Designer & Coach


  • June 18, 2019

    Do you always need to have the last word?

    Do you always need to have the last word?

    Here’s one fancy way to do just that: use an epiphonema! What in the world is that? So glad you asked!  According to Dictionary.com, an epiphonema is, and I quote, “a sentence that is an exclamation, a general or striking comment, or a succinct summary of what has previously been said“.  In other word, it’s […]

  • June 17, 2019

    Do you believe in what you’re doing?

    Do you believe in what you’re doing?

    Why does it matter? More like: why doesn’t it matter? I was having a conversation with one of my adult sons about personal work choices. I suppose he was trying to figure out my mindset.  It got me thinking. I realized that at some point I made a decision to only do work that I […]

  • June 16, 2019

    In Honour of Father’s Day

    In Honour of Father’s Day

    How many ways do you know how to say father in English? Three?  Five? More?! I thought it would be à propos on this Father’s Day (note that it is Father’s, the day of father, as opposed to Fathers, plural, the day of/for fathers) to write a post on that precise question, and perhaps provide […]

  • June 15, 2019

    From Arrested Development to Attested Development: 3 Simple Ways to Get Back on Track

    From Arrested Development to Attested Development: 3 Simple Ways to Get Back on Track

    “You come to the gym more than the average member”, the gym employee commented. “Wow! Really? Thanks for the encouragement!”, I responded, feeling dissatisfied with myself all the same.    “I guess the problem”, I thought, as I drove home,” is that I’m not seeing any progress”. In fact, after a very cold winter which […]

  • June 7, 2019

    Need a shot of chutzpah?

    Need a shot of chutzpah?

    I’m thinking I sure do! Chutzpah is that zingy Hebrew word that means gall, effrontery and sometimes outrageous audacity. It’s the stuff that entrepreneurs, politicians and every-day go-getters have loads of. What does it look like? How about not taking no for an answer, daring to ask why when everyone else is frozen in stunned […]

  • April 12, 2019

    When you’re aiming for the moon…

    When you’re aiming for the moon…

    Beresheet may have crashed, but for a moment we raised our eyes to the heavens. The headline of the Times of Israel article  (first in links below) couldn’t help but grab my attention. I wondered what the article would say about ‘raising our eyes to the heavens’ and began to read. I was so glad […]

  • April 8, 2019

    How are you today?

    How are you today?

    Any student of mine knows that my priority in class is their well-being, which is why classes usually begin with: How are you? How’s your day going? What’s new and exciting? I’m sure that most teachers would agree that a happy student is a learning student (at least, more likely to be learning student!) So […]

  • March 31, 2019

    3 Lessons My Students Taught Me

    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’ […]

  • March 25, 2019

    When Initiative Is MIA: What to do about it?

    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 […]

  • March 16, 2019

    The Irish Impact

    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 […]

←Previous Page
1 2 3 4 5
Next Page→

Blog at WordPress.com.

  • Follow Following
    • CLAIRE MARIA FORD
    • Join 62 other followers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • CLAIRE MARIA FORD
    • Edit Site
    • Follow Following
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar