Monthly Archives: August 2009

Encore une fois, l’influence de l’anglais!

By Lyne Des Roberts | Published: August 31, 2009
Before anything else I have to share the great news with you: Pam got her C in oral interaction!!! Woo hoo!!!… Congratulations Pam! What an awesome way to start a week and… even better… a new month! Tomorrow both Candice and Melody will take their written expression and reading comprehension tests… I am sure they will do just [...]
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Yes! An easy way out… but at what cost?

By Lyne Des Roberts | Published: August 28, 2009
Teaching is not an easy task… there are so many factors influencing people’s learning!… Although some argue that almost anyone can teach as long as they know their subjects well, it is utterly false! Even a degree in education does not guarantee that someone will know how to teach others… on the other hand, there [...]
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Almost Twins… Yet not Quite!

By Lyne Des Roberts | Published: August 25, 2009
Today is another magnificent summer day… sunny wall-to-wall… temperature in the mid-twenties… picture perfect!… Unfortunately, this will not last… soon, Fall will fall on us… In the news department, Edna is really improving… Candice and Melody will go for both their written expression and reading comprehension tests on September the 1st… Pam will take her oral [...]
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