by Dwane | Jul 13, 2024 | Tip of the Week
Writers of grammar books tell us to avoid the passive voice. Instead of writing, “The last piece of cake was eaten”, we should write “She ate the last piece of cake.” I agree, and I tell my students to do the same. Learn to write in the active...
by Dwane | Mar 16, 2024 | Tip of the Week
For about a decade, I sent out a “Tip of the Week”. Sometimes the “Tip of the Week” was something I found helpful for language study. Often, it was just something I found helpful. It could be about any topic, really. About a month ago, ...
by Dwane | Jan 27, 2024 | Tip of the Week
For a long time, to track our spending, I used Mint as a budgeting app. A month, or so, ago, Mint phased out. (I honestly do not know where to place the commas in that sentence.) In my quest for a replacement, I stumbled upon Rocket Money. The truth is, my wife...
by Dwane | Dec 16, 2023 | Spanish, Tip of the Week
Like never before, I am attempting to level up in Spanish. Compass classroom and I want to produce some thing like Visual Latin, for Spanish. It’s been a dream for sometime. Unfortunately, my Spanish skills are the hold up. I still have a much to learn. One...
by Dwane | Sep 23, 2023 | Tip of the Week
I recently finished writing a book about working online. I hope to show other teachers how to make a living online. While writing the book, I researched dozens of ways to make some extra money online. I have been earning my living online since 2011. After all this...
by Dwane | Sep 16, 2023 | Tip of the Week
I teach and work online. I am also easily distracted. Not a good combination. To combat distraction, I write everything by hand. I have notebooks filled with tests, books, blogs, and tips I have written. I find I am much less distracted when I write by hand. Once...
