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• Ten Film Quotes That Just Stick (1)

  The fifth film in the Walt Disney Classics series, ‘Bambi’, even won an Academy Award for Best Song (‘Love Is a Song’). As a teacher you sometimes need to... Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2011 SELF EXPRESSION

• Coldplay’s Mylo Xyloto

  I have recently become the proud owner of a brand new Apple iPhone 4s, and I’m enjoying it immensely. After years of first Nokia and then Samsung mobile... Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2011 SELF EXPRESSION

• Truthful Tuesdays (11 and 12)

  

  I’m a little bit behind on my Truthful Tuesdays posts, so I figured I’d do two in one go (#11 and #12).My husband always tells me I always forget the compliment... Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2011 SELF EXPRESSION

• Something to Look Forward to

  

  So, I can finally share the good news: I’m going to be teaching higher level students in higher grades next year. Next year will be the first year that my schoo... Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2011 SELF EXPRESSION

• Let Students Be the Change

  I am going to improve my department from the bottom up. That’s why this year I have started making my mentor students emancipated and critical. Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2011 SELF EXPRESSION

• Report Card Conundrum

  

  The first report cards are on their way. Tomorrow’s actually the last day that teachers are able to add marks to the student follow-up system. Read more

  Posted on 11 December 2011 SELF EXPRESSION

• One Day the Movie

  

  Quite some time ago I wrote a review on the book “One Day” by David Nicholls. Then I heard there was to be a film adaptation of the story with Jim Sturgess as... Read more

  Posted on 11 December 2011 SELF EXPRESSION

• Blacks, Whites, Women- and Gay Rights

  

  You!There is an ongoing discussion between a fellow-student and a teacher about biases and prejudices. This fellow-student takes offense whenever the teacher... Read more

  Posted on 08 December 2011 DEBATE, SELF EXPRESSION, SOCIETY

• Truthful Tuesdays (9)

  The person I didn’t want to let go, but who just drifted is one of my former best friends. I met at volleyball practice when I was twelve years old. Read more

  Posted on 06 December 2011 SELF EXPRESSION

• Sinterklaas

  

  on his horse, Americo.In the Netherlands we celebrate something called Sinterklaas. It is actually a lot like Christmas. Sometime in late November Sinterklaas... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2011 SELF EXPRESSION

• Compare, Contrast and Complain

  Today I had to give a presentation for a one of my first degree courses. The preparation entailed reading two scientific articles on something either speaking o... Read more

  Posted on 01 December 2011 SELF EXPRESSION

• Truthful Tuesday (8)

  The trip on the airplane had done nothing to ease my anger. On the contrary, I found myself seething with rage. Walking up and down the wide street, looking at... Read more

  Posted on 29 November 2011 SELF EXPRESSION

• Homework Tutoring: If It Helps You Sleep at Night

  

  According to Arend van den Berg, editor in chief of Z24 – a Dutch business news website – we tend to spend more money on our education when the economy is in a... Read more

  Posted on 28 November 2011 SELF EXPRESSION

• I Can’t Make You Love Me

  Most beautiful lyrics EVER: Lay down with me Go on, tell me no lies, no lies Just hold me close And don’t patronize me Don’t patronize me ‘Cause I can’t make yo... Read more

  Posted on 27 November 2011 SELF EXPRESSION

• Book Review: The Tiger’s Wife by Téa Obreht

  

  Natalia is a paediatrician living in a fictional Balkan country that was torn up by a war not long ago, who is on her way to an orphanage together with her... Read more

  Posted on 26 November 2011 SELF EXPRESSION

• Justin Vernon – A Song For a Lover Of Long Ago

  Rain on the bar Clinging water mars Any hints of what I had Because of what I becameRain you are me shake the memory free can’t squelch the molten soul cant... Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2011 SELF EXPRESSION

• Truthful Tuesday (7) on a Friday :-S

  This might sound a little bit egotistical, but I think it’s pretty unhealthy when another person makes your life worth living. Would that mean that, when this... Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2011 SELF EXPRESSION

• Raise That Bar!

  Today I attended a course on testing and feedback. We started off with a lecture on testing. I’m sorry to say that the person, who was giving this lecture,... Read more

  Posted on 22 November 2011 SELF EXPRESSION

• Russell Stannard

  

  This didn't cost him just 50cents...Today during class I got introduced to a guy named Russell Stannard. We were talking about the assessment of speaking in... Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2011 SELF EXPRESSION

• Moke “Till Death Do Us Part” Theatre Tour

  

  Last Wednesday I took the train to Haarlem to watch a performance by Moke with a friend of mine.To be honest, it was her idea to go. Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2011 SELF EXPRESSION