The most important questions that schools do not ask students. I've done this before, and I've also replicated what Vishen Lakhiani did in one of his videos. These questions are vastly important for a lot of people, but yet they go undiscovered because of outside influences. With the PDF that I provided below and with... Continue Reading →
Causative verbs show that someone or something made a certain action happen. The most common causative verbs are get, make, and have. Verbs like order, cause, force, and want can also be causative verbs. They are followed by noun clauses. If the direct object of the causative verbs make, have, and let perform the action, the... Continue Reading →
Welcome back to my first ever listening listening lesson! I've gone over common distractors before, but now I want to do it with audio so you guys have a more thorough understanding. The most important part about question and response is understand the five 5'w: who, what, where, when, why - also, the how much,... Continue Reading →
Man, oh man! It's been a long time since I've done a ramble of positivity, and I'm super grateful to be back! Two weeks into the New Years....it's definitely at a surplus in terms of projects, teaching and learning. However, there is a little bit of an issue. Now, I told myself I needed to... Continue Reading →
I never, and I mean I NEVER take things at face-value. For two-and-a-half weeks I waited -- constantly checking my email to see if a job prospective emailed me. After an interview, which went down about 10 days prior happened, I almost thought that this job was locked in. I even moved into Bangkok to... Continue Reading →
2013-2018 - Thailand. Boy, how can I even breakdown what has happened over these years. Was most of it good? Good came out of what was extremely bad. The "ewww, black man! Low-class! Pimp! Black people are the worst. Black people are dirty. No black teachers here. White old men are more handsome than young... Continue Reading →
Late October Told my friend that I had an ominous feeling about going to America. Without consulting her, I took the matter into my own hands and trusted my gut-feeling, cancelling the trip and throwing our 11 year relationship into disarray. November 16th-18th I received an email from a coordinator regarding my removal from a... Continue Reading →
I was on the BTS and suddenly I got a message on a chatting app from someone. Her first message was, "hey, are you in Costa Rica? Are you looking for a job?" I replied, "hey! Yeah! I'm not in Costa Rica yet, but would love to make the transition there very soon!" She went... Continue Reading →
I, just like everyone else, have the same problems just like any other human being on this planet. There are times that I get sucked into a state of mind that I can't escape for several hours. A feeling of discontent; probably stemming from a mishap, miscommunication, and depreciation of another human being. Yes, someone... Continue Reading →
That's it, people. After contemplating for so long and figuring out what I should do with the next step of my teaching career, I'm now on the board. Come and get me, world! That's right. My physical environment has dropped plummeted to a whopping three out of ten, bringing a big concern and action. November... Continue Reading →
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