ESL Thoughts

Giving

acohen843 — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 01:51:00 GMT

I want to invest in others. Being able to give money to those that need it is great. There is only one obstacle that is stopping me from this goal - I'm not rich. My luck! Not having enough money stops me from investing in others! Kiva (kiva.org) allows...(read more)

Volunteer and Teach English as a Second Language

acohen843 — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 01:41:00 GMT

Want to volunteer and teach English as a Second Language? I started Classrooms Without Walls to provide ESL lessons to anyone who wants to learn English free of charge. It doesn’t matter if they are from Asia, South America, the United States, etc. In...(read more)

Some Thoughts On Writing

acohen843 — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 01:36:00 GMT

My job requires me to write. I write computer documentation, some marketing materials, business-related documents, and correspond with business people throughout Asia. The most important rule for writing is to know your audience! In real estate, the three...(read more)

Dollars and Cents

acohen843 — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 23:26:00 GMT

I had fun teaching my last class and my students had fun learning. The class focused on reading and pronouncing dollars and cents amounts. For example, my students have problems pronouncing $123.19 and $123.90. Nineteen and ninety sound similar, especially...(read more)

More Thoughts About Learning Online

acohen843 — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 01:37:00 GMT

Teaching online is a very popular concept. I use it to teach English as a Second Language. Skype or any Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) program is essential. Most instant messenging programs (YahooIM, MSN Messenger, etc.) offer this functionality....(read more)

95-Year Old Blogger

acohen843 — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 17:14:00 GMT

It is interesting. I happened to write about the elderly and found this interesting article about a 95-year old blogger. Click here to read her blog ....(read more)

Go America For Senior Citizens

acohen843 — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 16:35:00 GMT

One of the best aspects of writing a blog is the feedback that readers share with me. I want to share with you a website that one of my readers shared with me - www.goamericaforseniorcitizens.org. This site provides some interesting facts. It also shows...(read more)

Their Stories

acohen843 — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 06:55:00 GMT

This past Saturday, I took my dad and a cousin to another cousin’s Bat Mitzvah. My dad is 84 and I believe that my cousin is about 89. As we drove through the different towns and cities on the way to the temple, my dad and cousin pointed out the different...(read more)

A Less-Structured Approach to Education

acohen843 — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 05:33:00 GMT

Students learn at different levels. It doesn’t matter if you are a child or an adult. Some students in one school year may gain two grades of Math skills while they may need two years to earn one year of English skills. I think it makes more sense to...(read more)

Corporations, Education, and Public Schools

acohen843 — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 14:52:00 GMT

I read an interesting article in Fast Company , a business magazine. It discussed corporate involvement in public schools. It featured a new high school in West Philadelphia, Philadelphia's School of the Future. Click here to read the complete article....(read more)

Four Types of Writing

acohen843 — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 17:53:00 GMT

This semester my main responsibility is to teach both my ESL students and my online students the four types of writing, narrative, expository, descriptive, and persuasive. I placed some examples on the blog that my students use. Click here to continue...(read more)

Classrooms Without Walls - Getting Noticed

acohen843 — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 16:08:00 GMT

I received an email today from Gala University to teach ESL online. I'm not familiar with them, but I'm in the process of learning about them. I thought I'd share the link with you. It shows how online education is becoming more popular and illustrates...(read more)

Three Cups of Tea - Education, Kindness, Pennies

acohen843 — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 21:06:00 GMT

The quote that begins Chapter 3, pg 27, illustrates the importance of education and the poverty that exists in many parts of the world. "Tell us, if there were one thing we could do for your village, what would it be?" "With all respect, Sahib, you have...(read more)

Classrooms Without Walls

acohen843 — Sun, 02 Sep 2007 23:28:00 GMT

I put together a website for my Classrooms Without Walls project. This is my "using Skype to teach the world English as a Second Language" project. If you have a minute, I'd appreciate if you take a look at it....(read more)

ESL Skype Update

acohen843 — Sun, 02 Sep 2007 15:45:00 GMT

In a previous post I discussed how I was using Skype to teach people in other countries English as a Second Language. Although I believe I'll create a 501c non-profit to grow this concept, I was curious to see if people would pay for this service. I have...(read more)