The academic year machine rolls along, we're over half way through this one. Hopefully the machinery is running smoothly with just the odd bit of tinkering needed. Is the engine purring nicely? Now maybe it's time to have a good look under the bonnet, to give things a proper once-over, think about the journey we're on and maybe it's time to start to think about next year too.
Classroom mantras can be hugely powerful; what about our teacher mantras? How can our mindset help or hinder us and what can we do about it? How does the language we use affect us? Maybe let's start by not “shoulding” on ourselves.
Valentines day has drifted away, the roses are still looking perky and love is still in the air. How much are we loving Managing in TEFL?
Valentines Day is just around the corner, let's write a love letter to TEFL, what do we love about TEFLing?
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Our time is finite, our roles are infinite, there's always more to do. For many the pressure of the lists becomes too much, let's be mindful of stress and burnout, what can we do? Could micromanaging ourselves lead us to the answer?
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Time does funny things; at times it feels like there's so much of it, at others it's distinctly limited. How pushed for time do you feel with your classes?
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We're well into 2025 now; a new year full of new challenges and plenty of old ones too. As leaders, we often try to do it all but we shouldn't, we can't. How can we manage it all? The theory of comparative advantage offers a possible way through it all. What it is it? How can it help? Is it workable in our Managing in TEFL contexts?
Whether it's a new year, a new term, a new week or a new class, we can always refresh our teaching screen and press reset on our classes. In this edition of The TEFLer we'll look at how to refresh and reset wherever we are in the year.
