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26 Feb 2024 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei $0.01
It was the last day of the GRIT (Growing Resilience in Teens) camp. To consolidate everything they had learnt so far, the instructors came up with an activity: to tie a paracord. Actually, before the activity, I already knew that I would struggle wit...
24 Feb 2024 2 minute read 1 comment cryotosensei $0.05
Today didn’t go badly, actually. I was entrusted to teach my colleagues how they could use Gen-AI tools to write the testimonials of their graduating students. You can probably infer that writing testimonials is a dreaded chore for many teachers beca...
12 Feb 2024 2 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei $0.04
Work wasn’t too bad today. Not time-pressurising like other days. That’s because my Reporting Officer, who is my direct boss, informed me that she would take over some of the work she had previously assigned to me. So, I felt a load off my shoulders....
9 Feb 2024 3 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei $0.08
Since this blog may be a regular thing, I would like my readers to know me by this name: KL Sensei. It’s similar to what my students called me during my two years of teaching in Japan. I have a soft spot for “Sensei” because it sounds sagely. Huh, KL...
7 Feb 2024 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei $0.02
@siggy47 posted about Stackers crafting their personal blog entries here. Who would want to read the chronicles of a jaded man in his late 40s, compressed by both work and parenting pressures? But perhaps it’s precisely because I feel that something...
25 Jan 2024 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei $0.02
Hello! Happy to be your Literacy Support I/C as this means that I get to spotlight common mistakes made by students – regardless of race, language, or religion – and hopefully reduce the incidence of these errors. “Same Same But Different” refers to...
23 Jan 2024 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei $0.04
Most days, I’m just trying to make it through the day, but sometimes I feel really proud of myself as a teacher. Today, for my Habits of Mind lesson, I painstakingly created a sticker based on my iPhone photo and unpacked how my students could achi...
1 Dec 2023 3 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei $0.18
An Analysis of Three Chatbots - Squid Game Version School’s out, so I thought I should spread my love around and try out other chatbots besides ChatGPT. As a language teacher, I wanted to see the extent to which these chatbots could analyse a given t...
14 Nov 2023 1 minute read 1 comment cryotosensei $0.08
I have worked professionally as an English teacher all my working life, so this question appeals to me. Though I guess if I were given the chance to teach college undergraduates, I wouldn’t need to teach them to mind their full stops and commas heh....
7 Nov 2023 2 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei $0.39
Hi, I was a Science teacher before! I read your post with great interest 🤗 I think the first question you have to ask yourself is: Do you think your students can ace their exams just by using their Science textbooks? An extension of this question is...
