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26 Sep 2022 4 minute read 0 comments bengy
Unsplash You can find previous Brain Dumps here: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10, Part 11, Part 12, Part 13, Part 14, Part 15, Part 16, Part 17, Part 18, Part 19, Part 20, Part 21. Part 22, P...
17 Sep 2022 4 minute read 0 comments bengy
Unsplash You can find previous Brain Dumps here: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10, Part 11, Part 12, Part 13, Part 14, Part 15, Part 16, Part 17, Part 18, Part 19, Part 20, Part 21. Part 22, P...
10 Sep 2022 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
The half-annual work review session is around the corner. I typically don’t like such sessions because I feel that my good work should speak for itself. When we state the things we do for our students and the impact these actions create, we can’t hel...
3 Sep 2022 3 minute read 0 comments bengy
Unsplash Unsplash Well.. I have to say that returning back to Australia is quite weird in many ways... as I've mentioned before, I left Australia when I was a student... a completed Master's student... but still, at heart... I felt like...
23 Aug 2022 4 minute read 0 comments bengy
Unsplash You can find previous Brain Dumps here: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10, Part 11, Part 12, Part 13, Part 14, Part 15, Part 16, Part 17, Part 18, Part 19, Part 20, Part 21. Part 22, P...
17 Aug 2022 2 minute read 1 comment Bala
I don't think everyone would agree with this but for some people teaching is fun and exciting. It requires enormous patience but if we do it with interest it is one of the most interesting things someone can do. The main reason behind that is that pe...
11 Aug 2022 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
You know Jolly Phonics is doing its thing when your toddler places a slice of salmon on the dining table, moves it in circles and makes the hissing sound: ssssssssssss. He’s making the letter sound for ‘S’! Though I’m afraid he hasn’t met the success...
7 Aug 2022 1 minute read 1 comment cryotosensei
If there’s one thing I learnt in my new capacity as literacy coach, it is that it’s more pedagogically sound to impart kids the letter sounds instead of teaching them the alphabet song since we can encode words by blending letter sounds. Since I know...
30 Jul 2022 2 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
This week, my school organised a Spelling Bee for our students. I was the teacher in charge of this competition, so to milk it for all it's worth, I came out with these comments so that motivated students could use these tips to improve their spellin...
29 Jul 2022 2 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
Thank you for your tips and comments in response to my previous article “Growing as a Writer on R/Cryptocurrency”. It made me not want to rest on my laurels. So I’m continuing this series with a reflection on how I think I have become a better presen...
