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Why do they wait for so long before waking up?

By Lyne Des Roberts | Published: October 3, 2009

Once again, I will be working this weekend… Unlike most people, I cannot plan anything because I never know what my weekends will be from one week to another… Yet I will be going to Montreal for Thanksgiving, therefore I will not be taking on any last minute training during those three days. I am [...]

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I was Right… They were Wrong!…

By Lyne Des Roberts | Published: September 3, 2009

I had quite a busy week… besides setting up new students for online training, teaching, doing the end of the month paperwork, I did spend quite some time with Mark who had arrived in Ottawa last Saturday and flew back to Fredericton early this morning. In five days, he managed to buy a townhouse and [...]

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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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