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Bel Ami
This day can go into history as the day I saw Robert Pattinson’s naked butt for the first time; all thanks to a little flick called Bel Ami based on the book... Read more
Posted on 10 April 2012 SELF EXPRESSION -
From Alexander Pope to Cameltoe in One Blog Post
“Let such teach others who themselves excel, And censure freely who have written well.” ~Alexander Pope, An Essay on Criticism (ll. 15-16). Read more
Posted on 07 April 2012 SELF EXPRESSION -
Have You Ever… Really Disliked A Student?
You could say I am feeling slightly perturbed at the moment. This feeling has everything to do with one of my students (let’s call him A.). Read more
Posted on 04 April 2012 SELF EXPRESSION -
Littering Fine
Our city council is starting an anti-littering campaign this week. Our school is situated right next to the city center. During their 30-minute-long afternoon... Read more
Posted on 26 March 2012 SELF EXPRESSION -
Their Last Day as Children
I’ve (re)written this while listening to Explosion in the Sky’s “Your Hand in Mine”. You could listen to it while you read. “I could-” “Yes,” she said, “come.”... Read more
Posted on 23 March 2012 SELF EXPRESSION -
Cosmopolis (2)
I read Cosmopolis by Don DeLillo almost a year ago. I also posted a review on it here. Reading this book also made me want to write an essay on one of... Read more
Posted on 22 March 2012 SELF EXPRESSION -
Can We Make Readers out of Our Students?
At seven p.m., right after watching Sesame Street, I put on my PJs, brushed my teeth, washed my face and patiently waited under the covers for my mom to come... Read more
Posted on 21 March 2012 SELF EXPRESSION -
Detachment
I don’t really know what to say about this movie, so I’ll just start off with Adrien Brody (The Pianist). He plays substitute teacher Henry Barthes at a high... Read more
Posted on 19 March 2012 SELF EXPRESSION -
What If Milton’s Satan Was Right?
But say I could repent and could obtain By act of grace my former state; how soon Would heighth recall high thoughts, how soon unsay What feigned submission... Read more
Posted on 16 March 2012 SELF EXPRESSION -
To His Coy Mistress by Andrew Marvell
Yesterday, in class at the teacher training course, we had a lot of fun talking about the poem below.To His Coy Mistress by Andrew Marvell. Fortunately the... Read more
Posted on 09 March 2012 SELF EXPRESSION -
Just Put Your Foot in Your Mouth, Why Don’t You?
Today I had my first years do a pretend interview. They had to form pairs and both partners had to be the interviewer and the interviewee. Read more
Posted on 07 March 2012 SELF EXPRESSION -
We Need to Talk About Kevin
makes me not want to have children. Because what if my child turns out to be a psychopath like Kevin? What if, ever since the child’s birth, you have a weird... Read more
Posted on 03 March 2012 SELF EXPRESSION -
The Woman in Black
Yesterday I went to see The Woman in Black together with my sister-in-law.A lawyer, Arthur Kipps (played by Daniel Radcliffe, best known for his embodiment of... Read more
Posted on 02 March 2012 SELF EXPRESSION -
X and X Are Sitting in a Tree K-I-S-S-I-N-G!
Today the weirdest thing happened. I was just casually walking from one classroom to the other, when I caught something from the corner of my eye. Read more
Posted on 22 February 2012 SELF EXPRESSION -
Truthful Tuesdays (20)
To be honest (Trutful Tuesday, right?) I like to drink a glass of wine every now and then, but weeks go by when I don’t even drink a drop of alcohol. Read more
Posted on 21 February 2012 SELF EXPRESSION -
Selling My Subject
Coming Thursday I am going to sell myself and the subject that I teach: English language and literature. Next school year my school is going to start with a... Read more
Posted on 20 February 2012 SELF EXPRESSION -
My Pathetic Life (1)
Okay, it’s official: I feel pathetic. Why, you ask? Well, here goes…After another gruelling week, you’d say I’d have deserved a nice weekend. Enjoy, kick back,... Read more
Posted on 19 February 2012 SELF EXPRESSION -
Astrophel and Stella Sonnet #71 by Sir Philip Sidney
Who will in fairest book of Nature knowHow Virtue may best lodged in beauty be,Let him learn of Love to read in thee,Stella, those fair lines, which true... Read more
Posted on 18 February 2012 SELF EXPRESSION -
Truthful Tuesdays (19)
I think religion should be something private, something that one practices and enjoys at home or at a certain, pre-determined place where people (of the same... Read more
Posted on 14 February 2012 SELF EXPRESSION -
Just Think About It: A Performance-based Compensation System for Teachers
The idea of performance-based compensation has been met with a lot of resistance. People working in the educational field feel that money should not be a... Read more
Posted on 12 February 2012 SELF EXPRESSION