Mar
29
Penpals with Busolwe
Posted by: Natasha Chiang | March 29, 2013 | Leave a Comment
My certification practicum starts after the long weekend. I am sitting at a crammed desk with a pile of 15 books: four about literacy, two about science, three about classroom newspapers, two about gardening and plants, and a few others on classroom management and considerations. I have another pile of post- in notes which I […]
Mar
26
mistakes move us forward
Posted by: Natasha Chiang | March 26, 2013 | Leave a Comment
Just a week ago I marveled at how organized I am at the Academy where I teach English. I have been teaching there for almost three years, and I enjoy a routine and relationship that I have worked hard to build in this time. I thought that I was finally hitting a stride in my […]
Feb
7
Purpose and meaning
Posted by: Natasha Chiang | February 7, 2013 | Leave a Comment
After four hours of a terribly stressful dream about losing my cool as a classroom teacher, I woke up to three alarms that S and I had set the previous night. We caught the 6a.m. bus that took us to the ferry terminal, and arrived in Gibsons, B.C. for our morning presentation at Cedar Grove […]