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84th Spelling Bee Won By 14 year old Indian-American: What does it Mean?
Sukanya Roy spelled the word “cymotrichous” (= having wavy hair) correctly and won the 84th Scripps National Spelling Bee Contest. She will take home more than $40,000 dollars in prices and cash. According to ABC, Sukanya Roy is the “fourth consecutive Indian-American to take the title at the Scripps spelling bee, and the ninth within the past…
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How to Teach Online Without Selling Your Soul (Book Release Notes and Thanks)
Another phase of intensive work comes to end. That’s right, my new book “How to Teach Online Without Selling Your Soul” is finally done and ready to see the light of the world. The reason for writing this book is simple. When I started working as a language teacher online in January 2009, it was like a…
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5 Things Everybody Ought to Know About Online Learning
When you think of your childhood school-time, chances are that your memories are very similar to those of many other people from all kinds of generations, countries or cultures and look something like this: “Sitting in rows, facing a teacher and blackboard, we were pretending to pay attention, hunched over worksheets, surprise exams or (mostly…
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Zen and English, Part 3: Fire
The Post of Fire Fire represents the agent of active change. Fire, originally a force for destruction, is used daily by mankind for the forging of metals, the heating of homes, and the illumination of city streets. It is a fundamental part of our world. In English Fire represents the active voice and the emotional…
