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Technology will not replace teachers...teachers who use technology will
probably replace teachers who do not.
---- Ray Clifford
To get something done, a committee should consist of no more than three men, two of whom are absent.
---- Robert Copeland
Just because your voice reaches halfway around the world doesn't mean you are wiser than when it reached only to the end of the bar.
---- Edward R. Murrow
Drink coffee! Do stupid things faster!
---- unknown
I never teach my pupils; I only attempt to provide the conditions in which they can learn.
---- Albert Einstein
it's probably not a good idea to underestimate my ability to make an ass out of myself—just when I seem to have it under control, I'll turn around and surprise you.
---- Tenser said the Tensor
No one can understand the truth until he drinks of coffee's frothy goodness.
---- Sheik Abd-al-Kadir
Any man whose errors take ten years to correct is quite a man.
---- J. Robert Oppenheimer
One man alone can be pretty dumb sometimes, but for real bona fide stupidity, there ain't nothin' can beat teamwork.
---- Edward Abbey
This may be the most interesting blog theme I've ever seen. http://eflgeek.com/index.php Definitely in my top 5 at least.
---- Steve Dembo
Books to the ceiling,
Books to the sky,
My pile of books is a mile high.
How I love them! How I need them!
I'll have a long beard by the time I read them.
---- Arnold Lobel
Education's purpose is to replace an empty mind with an open one.
---- Malcom Forbes
I have never met a man so ignorant that I couldn't learn something from him.
---- Galileo Galilei
The voodoo priest and all his powders were as nothing compared to espresso, cappuccino, and mocha, which are stronger than all the religions of the world combined, and perhaps stronger than the human soul itself.
---- Mark Helprin, Memoir from Antproof Case, 1995
We don't know a millionth of one percent about anything.
---- Thomas A. Edison
As soon as I buy the moose head, I have to go pick up some KY jelly.
---- Mary Roninette Kowal
A magician pulls rabbits out of hats. An experimental psychologist pulls habits out of rats.
---- anonymous
A university is what a college becomes when the faculty loses interest in students.
---- John Ciardi
Tact is the knack of making a point without making an enemy.
---- Isaac Newton
Always be wary of any helpful item that weighs less than its operating manual.
---- Terry Pratchett
I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.
---- Thomas A. Edison
Hanging is too good for a man who makes puns; he should be drawn and quoted.
---- Fred Allen
Those who know nothing of foreign languages, knows nothing of their own.”
---- Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe (1749 -1832)
As an adolescent I aspired to lasting fame, I craved factual certainty, and I thirsted for a meaningful vision of human life - so I became a scientist. This is like becoming an archbishop so you can meet girls.
---- M. Cartmill
Man invented language to satisfy his deep need to complain.
---- Lily Tomlin
WebSite Grader
Ran EFL Geek through WebSite Grader for a pretty good score.
Javascript doesn’t seem to be working so here’s an image of my score.
A website grade of 98.3/100 for eflgeek.com means that of the hundreds of thousands of websites that have previously been evaluated, our algorithm has calculated that this site scores higher than 98.3% of them in terms of its marketing effectiveness. The algorithm uses a proprietary blend of over 50 different variables, including search engine data, website structure, approximate traffic, site performance, and others.
Coffee With Alex Case
Alex Case of the TEFLtastic blog moved to Seoul from Japan a couple of months ago. When I found out he was getting ready to move to Korea I suggested a meet up once he got settled. It took a few weeks of schedule juggling but we finally managed to meet for a coffee and lunch yesterday.
Alex is an engaging person to talk with and I thouroughly enjoyed our time and hope that we can get together again soon. I’d love to learn more about his time in Japan, Thailand and the European countries he has taught in. One thing he needs to do is update the tag line on his blog to include Korea.
Anyhow welcome to Korea Alex - hope you enjoy your stay.
Children’s Education Subsidized
Starting next month my childrens education is going to be subsidized by my employer. As far as I know this is the first time a university has provided funding for foreign employees’ children’s education. The support is not nearly enough to pay for a foreign school, but it will nicely cover daycare expenses for my son.
My daughter doesn’t receive any money but that’s because elementary school is free, though if I were to stick around through middle & highschool that is subsidized as well. It also appears that university is full covered for four years - I can’t see myself being in Korea that long so that’s not an issue.
Anyhow it’s nice to see the suppport.
Am I too old to teach in Korea?
I recieved the following email a few days ago.
First a little background. I retired a few years ago and things were going well until this year when my financial world came to an end. I have been unable to find work in the area that I reside in and so, am seeking other options.
I am old, VERY old..62, though i look younger. I was a Peace Corps volunteer in Korea back in the day when children still used quill and papyrus. I am thinking about returning to Korea to teach though I DO not have an ESL/EFL degree so IF I was hired I am guessing that it would have to be at a hagwon..shudder!!!!!
What is the job situation there?
Does an old white coot like myself have any chance?I am SURE I would be able to get all the necessary visa documents(criminal background check etc) and medical would be no problem BUT on some sites I have read that its almost impossible for someone my age to gain employment, true?
My reply
I think it may be possbile but very unlikely. If you would like, I could post your question on my blog and see if other readers would have more detailed ideas for you.
Sean. inscribed these words of wisdom on Tuesday Nov 25, 2008 at 02:33 PM
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English Teaching in Korea in the 60s
Brian has a lengthy excerpt posted about teaching English in Korea in the 1960s. It’s a fascinating read, mostly because of how similar much of it is to the situation now.
Most of the work I had to do was under the vague title ‘English Conversation’ and I know that the university administrations had little idea of what they wanted me to do.
