by Dwane | May 30, 2026 | Tip of the Week
Tip of the Week #368: How to Find Clean Restrooms in a New City I once heard something along the lines of, “Travel lets you escape your boring, mundane life and visit other places where it’s hard to find a toilet.” I have to admit… it’s...
by Dwane | May 23, 2026 | Education, Tip of the Week
Tip of the Week #367: Learn Languages With Peppa Pig This week, all of my online language classes ended for the summer. Since I don’t want my students to forget what they’ve learned, I gave them a few summer “homework” recommendations. When people think of language...
by Dwane | May 16, 2026 | Tip of the Week
Tip of the Week #366: A Simple Trick for Hard-to-Open Pistachios One of my favorite things on this planet is… pistachios. One of my least favorite things on this planet is… stubborn, impossible-to-open pistachios. Ever get a pistachio that is almost impossible to...
by Dwane | May 9, 2026 | Tip of the Week
Tip of the Week #366: What Really Happened to the Oxford Comma I suspect I am the only one who will need this tip. I teach online for multiple hours a day. Students see my screen. While typing, I sometimes include the oxford comma, I sometimes leave it out.Inevitably,...
by Dwane | May 2, 2026 | Tip of the Week
Tip of the Week #364: A Simple Recommendation – True Grit If you haven’t read to True Grit by Charles Portis, it’s worth your time—especially in audiobook form. A friend of mine recommended I listen the version read by Donna Tartt. I needed a break from...
by Dwane | Apr 18, 2026 | Tip of the Week
Tip of the Week #363: How to Break the Silence in Conversation Every week, my students and I meet for conversation practice. It’s fun. We ask each other questions in our target language and attempt to answer them in the language. But sometimes we run out of...
