Around here we say l’abito non fa il monaco (lit.: robes don’t make the monk), but apparently Italians do judge books by their covers, or monks by their robes — and people by the clothes they wear.
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My beliefs as a teacher: role of the teacher
As part of the post series on my beliefs as a teacher, today I would like to discuss the assumptions and principles about my role and aims as a teacher. As everything else, I am sure these ideas are in constant change, so that if I was to re-write this post in a year or even …
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Realisations
I am writing this quick post to share a realisation I came to this week. After one year of worrying and studying for Cambridge Delta module 1, I finally feel it’s paying off. Even if I won’t pass the exam in December, I recently saw the fruit of all my hard work, which makes it …
My beliefs as a teacher #1
Today I’d like to start to share a series of ideas and reflections on my own teaching practice and ‘theory’.
Taking a break
As you can see, I haven’t been posting for a while. Those of you who (used to) follow me on Twitter might have noticed I have been absent from there too — I have actually deleted my account recently, in favour of Mastodon. I think I need to take a short break from the ELT …
Self-observation in the classroom
I don’t know if this word even exists in ELT, it’s probably called ‘self-reflection’ or something similar. Terminology aside, this is what I’ve tried to do more consistently in the last few months: consciously noticing and if possible reflecting on the on-the-spot choices I make as a teacher in the classroom.
Mastodon
Though it is cloudy the way before us is clear; to act we must choose From Algot @Algot@mastodon.cloud Many people have written about the freer, decentralised, harassment-free alternative to Twitter. So why am I writing this post? Well, I felt I needed to write down my own personal point of view after many people asked …
About mindfulness in ELT (again!)
Last year I wrote a blog post about what I perceived as a commodification of an amazing Buddhist concept: mindfulness, or sati. Today, I would like to go back on the topic, after I’ve recently attended: a one-day Vipassana meditation retreat; a two-hour training session on mindfulness for teachers. I now feel I have familiarised with both …
My first experience with Vipassana meditation
I finally made it, I attended a (very) short meditation retreat and tasted what it feels like to be in a room full of people meditating. It has been an eye-opening experience.
A noob at #Eaquals2017Riga
After five days in Riga, Latvia, for the Eaquals International Conference, I share some thoughts as a first-time conference goer and presenter.