Tag: school
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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…
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The Flipside of My Un-March-Break (or: How to translate 3 great québecois expressions of enjoyment)
For primary and secondary school teachers and students (and many of their parents!) in the Quebec City area, it was the March Break this past week. A delicious week of rest and relaxation to sleep in, go skiing, skating or tobogganing, or take in a movie, visit a museum or just plain stay home and…
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5 Ways To Boost Your Child’s ESL Learning (and it’s not as hard as you may think!)
The question my student voiced was valid: How can I help my kids with their English homework? They just don’t seem to retain the words I teach them. This father was echoing the very same concern I heard over and over again when I taught at a local elementary and high school. If you are…
Claire Maria Ford, Coach 