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LATEST ARTICLES ( 204 )

• Love Rock

  

  When I was younger, I remembered taking my parents’ Love Rock CDs upstairs with me. I was a dramatically romantic teen; what can I say? Read more

  Posted on 02 April 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• Mrs Dalloway

  

  The best thing about going to school is that some of my homework consists of reading books. I have always thought that since I am a teacher I should read A LOT! Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• Blogging Block

  

  Confession time: this is actually the first time in two weeks time that I have logged onto my WordPress account. I have been (and still am) so incredibly... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• The Dutch Education System and Corporatizing Education

  

  Ever since I have been a WordPress blogger, I have been following Siobhan Curious’s blog Classroom as a Microcosm. Siobhan is a teacher at a CEGEP, which is a... Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• The Problem of Palm Oil

  

  Palm oil is an ingredient of nearly 50% of our consumptive goods. Usually, the packaging would say that the product contains vegetable oil masking the true stor... Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• Reflections (1)

  

  The new upper school at my school has been in existence for about six months now, and I have already learned a lot.First off, before starting a new upper school... Read more

  Posted on 23 January 2013 SCHOOLING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Tarantino’s “Big Troublemaker” Django: Unchained

  

  Where to start when writing about Django: Unchained?It’s humour, it’s suspense, it’s western, it’s blood splattering, it’s romance. The last aspect might... Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Les Misérables

  

  The only two musicals I have ever seen are Singing in the Rain and The Lion King. My parents were never real theatre goers and I think that might influence me... Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• The Art of Answering: What Can We Do to Improve Students’ Answers?

  

  Not answering the question in extremis.The answer to the question above is, of course, a slight exaggeration of the current problem my upper school students... Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• Celebrity Apprentizzzzzzz…

  

  On Sunday night I just couldn’t get to sleep, so I turned on the TV. After flipping through some channels, I ended up on BBC 1 where they were showing All Star... Read more

  Posted on 09 January 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION, TV & VIDEO

• Rebel Chick and Ugly Shirt

  

  The Christmas holidays are over and it’s time to start work again. Instead of just jumping right into teaching, our school held a study day for its teachers... Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• Bad 25

  

  To me, Michael Jackson is not only important to me because of his music, but because the associations his music bring to mind. Read more

  Posted on 07 January 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• Killing Them Softly

  

  There are no words to express what kind of movie Killing Them Softly actually is.Jackie Cogan (Brad Pitt) shoots Markie Trattman (Ray Liotta) in Killing Them... Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• Annual Report

  

  If you’re a WordPress user like me, you’ve probably looked at your “Annual Report”. Well, I thought I’d let you hear some details from mine.I wrote 131 blog... Read more

  Posted on 04 January 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• Wake Me Up ~ Ed Sheeran

  This 21-year-old singer-songwriter from England has released one album thus far called “+”. He has received various awards for his music and his song “The A... Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• Adiós 2012!

  

  It’s a tradition to give an overview of the past year on December 31 and talk about New Year’s resolutions on January 1. I’m going to break with this... Read more

  Posted on 01 January 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• Do (2)

  

  She was seventeen years old. A young woman, her grandmother would say. Her light hair – it was almost white – was bound back in a pony tail. Green streaks flowe... Read more

  Posted on 03 December 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Do (1)

  

  Her grip faltered and her nails were scraped right down to her fingertips as she desperately tried to keep Fos from pulling her any further from the doorway. Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2012 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Couch Potato

  

  There’s just one thing I want to do lately: sit in front of the TV. I haven’t watched this much TV since I was in secondary school myself. Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Mrs L.

  There’s this question that keeps on coming back during teacher training.“Who was your favorite teacher, and why?”Whenever this question pops up, I relate this... Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2012 SELF EXPRESSION