Discussions and thoughts
Photo by Ehud Neuhaus on Unsplash Good question. Well, yes, understanding reality has always been good for any kind of learning, but I do think in the future it will be even more so. As the future of learning I believe will be all about our relationships, the most important thing when dealing with another person is what…
(Photo credit: https://bit.ly/2LfTlST) Currently most people think in a linear fashion. This is simple e.g. 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 – 6… and so on. To graph this is simple, it looks just like a slowly increasing straight line. This kind of thinking tends to be based in logic. If you…
(Photo credit: https://bit.ly/2JvRXKR) An interesting insight from Seth Godin www.sethgodin.com) There was a time when you needed to be MORE productive in terms of getting work done faster, etc. Now things have changed. Machines will do the job faster and there are more and more machines being built daily that will do it 10x faster…
(Photo credit: http://bit.ly/2GimdHI) Why do we speak or write? To communicate. Why do we need to communicate? To pass on whatever it is that needs to be passed on to others. So do we opt to communicate in English? We opt to communicate in English because we have a reason to. If you have no…
(Photo credit: http://bit.ly/2jmiRoN) When someone has reached a certain level of English and enjoy speaking the language freely whenever possible, one of the biggest problems they have is that they find it hard to find someone of the same level to expand their English with so often end up talking to others who’s English is…
(Photo credit: http://bit.ly/2zNOI8k) Intellect is a fascinating thing – we do tend to think that some people are born intelligent and others not, but my experience as a teacher has shown me a few extra attributes. Those students I have taught (right from 5 years old to 65 years old) who have succeeded in their…
(Photo credit: http://bit.ly/2ybO602) I think this picture above very clearly depicts what language is like, though everyone of these delicious lollies are sweet, everyone one of them is slightly different in flavor, shape and most wonderfully of all they all live together in one bowl! Translating this to understanding English is clear if you are…
(Photo credit: http://bit.ly/2xedKQ3) Imagine that moment when you are learning a language and finally realise you have to divulge something very important to you to others in that new language. If you can imagine that feeling, you as a teacher can see what it takes to bring up that information and lay it on the…