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I'm having a little difficulty getting the point of the previous post, but there were some things I'd like to touch on. You said you're "paid to splash red ink about," and that there's little point in "hedging about wrongness." My thinking is 1) no you're not, and 2) yes there is. As teachers, we're...

I'm a new teacher who's started with a full timetable, and realistically I'm basing my lessons on the coursebook, with the odd bit from somewhere else. On the other hand, given that you're a new teacher, I'd say there's some merit to "not bothering" supplementing the coursebook, and instead concent...

I personally have never indented anything, whether personal, academic, or business, since about 13 or 14 years of age. I have always used spaces for paragraphing. I've always assumed it was a thing of the past (pre-90s). Besides, written text looks a lot neater without it. I agree with Heath. I tel...

I think the best thing is to think in these terms: how I can I get the most STT out of a given activity / coursebook element? If it's a conversation, drill, personalize, do it with the book open then closed, and move on to completely free-form RP's. If it's a reading text, it can be transformed into...

Personally, and I know this may sound a bit hard, but I don't think one should have to motivate adults. They should either be motivated on their own or, you know, get another hobby. If students can't meet you halfway, make it clear to them that they can expect results proportionate to the amount of ...