School boards, education problems, and a new $350 million dollar high school!
September 6, 2008
Eric Roth newBlog
Teaching remains an art, and excellence remains rare – especially in a bureaucratic age. The ancient Socratic methods and modern enlightenment ideals have increasingly fallen…
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Conversation tip #15: Seek to Understand
August 23, 2008
Eric Roth newBlog
Seek to Understand Have you ever seen two emotional people talk past each other? Both talk and neither listen. Both want to tell the other,…
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PBS Provides More Resources for ESL, EL/Civics Adult Educators
August 15, 2008
Eric Roth newBlog
ESL/Civics tip Public Broadcasting System (PBS) continues to expand their valuable non-commercial services for listeners, including English teachers and ESL instructors. Take the free online…
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What is the electoral college? Why does it matter?
August 14, 2008
Eric Roth newBlog
How did George W. Bush actually become President of the United States? After all, he received fewer popular votes for President than Al Gore, didn’t…
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ESL Conversation worksheet: Imperatives vs Polite Requests in the Workplace
August 4, 2008
Eric Roth newBlog
Workplace Communication Tip 3: Politely Make Suggestions Style matters – especially when we talk with our co-workers, consumers, patients, and supervisors. English language learners, immigrants,…
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Why Teach About Solzhenitsyn in English Classrooms?
August 3, 2008
Eric Roth newBlog
“Own only what you can always carry with you; know languages, know countries, know people. Let your memory be your travel bag.” Alexander Solzhenitsyn (1918-2008),…
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Simple questions to ask English Language Learners in Week 1
July 30, 2008
Eric Roth newBlog
In conversation, it is often helpful to show other people that we understand what they are trying to say. A smile, a nod of the…
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It was an Earthquake, not a Lifequake! We’re lucky!
July 30, 2008
Eric Roth newBlog
As CNN and the other global news organizations rushed to tell the world, a 5.4 earthquake hit Los Angeles yesterday. The earth shook, people got…
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Does Uncle Sam want immigrants to learn English?
July 18, 2008
Eric Roth newBlog
Yet funding for English language classes, especially for adults, remains quite limited. Government programs only help students learn rather basic English, often around 1200 essential…
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Teaching Quotations Creates Lively ESL Classroom Discussions, Shares Insights
July 6, 2008
Eric Roth newBlog
Why do you recommend using classic quotations in ESL classrooms? “If a nation expects to be ignorant and free…it expects what never was and never…
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