When my daughter was about 6 months old, I had a brilliant idea. My plan was to utilize Pavlov’s theory on behaviorism to make parenting easy. I have always wanted to try out Pavlov’s behaviorism theory on my children. Imagine how well I could control my children from throwing a Read more…
So you have just started your career as a teacher, congratulations and good luck! It is truly a fun time ahead. However, teaching is a profession wrought with perils. One wrong step, and the parents/students/your boss will eat you alive. I’m joking, you’ll do great! However, just in case, here Read more…
I have been called an academic snob by some of my colleagues. The reason is that I teach one of the most dreaded papers in college. That is academic research. As such, I hold all my students (and colleagues) to a high standard. I demanded perfection from my students. However, Read more…
We all have been there. You were given a college writing assignment a few weeks back and it is due tomorrow. As you stare at the assignment task, you wonder, how on earth are you going to complete a 1000 word academic essay by tomorrow? You wonder if this is Read more…
I am with the opinion that we should always give our children the benefit of the doubt. I believe that we should always allow children the freedom to explore. However, I do think that some parents have taken this to the extreme. Let me explain an incident I saw the Read more…
So this has gone down as one of the most awkward classes that I have had in a while. So it was a normal class where I was teaching two brothers. Both of them were fine until they started fighting. Since I was around, they have resorted to a mere Read more…
As the Esport scene is becoming larger, watching Esport matches reminds me of the days when I was competing in martial arts tournaments. The atmosphere is almost always electric with the crowds cheering for their favorite athlete to win. If you have been to a DOTA or Starcraft match, the Read more…
I had a new student yesterday for my swimming class. Let’s call this student Micheal. It was his first lesson and he seemed to be a rather receptive student. You can see that in a student who may likely do well in a swimming lesson. He was receptive, bold and Read more…
Deadly class is a great show about an elite private school to learn the art of assassination. The students of the school consist of the children from elite crime families. There are many great qualities of the classroom and its curriculum. For one, the way the curriculum is structured in Read more…
Handa Kun is one of those rare gems of an anime that is an excellent teaching tool for children going through their teenage years. That is because Handa Kun teaches the important lesson of how easily we can think the worse of how people view us during those confusing times Read more…