English power boost!

English vocabulary is made up of 60% Latin words and 10% Greek words.  This means, that, by learning those old Greek and Latin roots, you will possess the key to 70% of the language that your fellow students do not possess. – Rita McNamera, in 14 Basic Roots:...

Get comfortable with failure.

As a teacher, there are certain things I am should not say.  Here is a big one:  “I hate tests and quizzes.”  I should not say stuff like that.  I am a teacher.  Still, it’s true.  I hate them.  I hate them for one massive reason.  Tests and quizzes...