Tag Archives: San Miguel

In my words, May 20 – 26

26 May Filed under In my words. No comments.

… I tell my students I’m not religious freeing myself from taking sides in any discussions that might come up although they never do: English is what’s important, similarity not difference. My students are mostly Christians from South America, Muslims from Africa, and the Chinese […]

Hope is the thing with feathers by Emily Dickinson: A closer look at and a lesson for an ESL teacher

11 Aug Filed under English Lessons, Reading. No comments.

… I love and yet have mixed feelings about a poem by Emily Dickinson, but it doesn’t stop me from using it in a poetry lesson for students who are learning the English language. I let the class memorize the first stanza to exercise their […]