Strategies to Get Students to Open Up

The beginning of the school year can bring many challenges, especially when it comes to developing individual relationships with each of your new students. This school year might prove to be particularly difficult with virtual or hybrid learning involved, but there are still many ways to build those important bonds […]

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China – Why New Draft Legislation Offers No Relief for Non-Native Teachers

A new piece of proposed legislation submitted for public review by the Chinese Ministry of Education has recently been making the rounds among China’s sizeable community of foreign teachers. In addition to new provisions regulating part-time work by teachers outside of their main place of employment, the most discussed issue […]

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Adverbs

What Do Adverbs Modify? An adverb is a word that modifies (describes) a verb (he sings loudly), an adjective (very tall), another adverb (ended too quickly), or even a whole sentence (Fortunately, I had brought an umbrella). Adverbs often end in -ly, but some (such as fast) look exactly the […]

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July 31 Birthdays

July 31st Birthdays   Lil Uzi Vert, Rapper Bretman Rock, Instagram Star Angelica Hale, Pop Singer J.K. Rowling, Young Adult Author Hayden Haas, TV Actor Tarayummy, YouTube Star Blake Michael, TV Actor Beau Brooks, YouTube Star Chyna Unique, YouTube Star Susan Bennett, Voice Actress Rico Rodriguez, TV Actor Jose Fernandez […]

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July 30 Birthdays

July 30th, Birthdays Joey King, Movie Actress Young Lyric, Rapper Arnold Schwarzenegger, Movie Actor Ilani Pierre, YouTube Star GloZell Green, YouTube Star Gina Rodriguez, TV Actress Lisa Kudrow, TV Actress Finneas O’Connell, Music Producer Terry Crews, TV Actor Austin North, TV Actor Street Bud, Rapper TDPresents, YouTube Star Paul Anka, […]

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