Pedagogy for the 21st century. Ranting in the nude at GELTs. Who Gets to Feel Good? Whether ELT is an industry or profession is a question that cannot be resolved, and a question leading to all sorts of ideological contortions and confrontations. Big thanks to Lindsay Clan.

Life and learning in South Korea and Japan. Looking forward, looking back. The cherry blossoms blooming in the spring. The crisp air and colorful mountains of fall. The clear, bright night skies in winter. Bicycle safety! 8220;May I have a stinky stickyball, please? Hammers, cones, parachutes, puzzles and games are all part of the toolkit.

Reasonably frequent musings and rants, mostly about English teaching. I imagine you are familiar with the terms evidence-based reporting and accountability .

My ramblings, rants and reflections on TEFL. All The TEFL Show podcasts can be found in this playlist. On Soundcloud and in the iTunes Store here. You can subscribe to the show there, download the podcasts to listen to later and share them on social media.

The more radical the person is, the more fully he or she enters into reality so that, knowing it better, he or she can transform it. This individual is not afraid to confront, to listen, to see the world unveiled.

Musings of a teacher always in training. Image courtesy of the U. So what was the problem? One comment so far. In the fable The Vain Jackdaw. Social media is full of jackdaws, strutting around trying desperately to gain the attention of others. While this may seem a bit harsh, in reality it happens far too much for my liking.

And the rest of my blog. Me, in front of Christiansborg Slot in Copenhagen. I studied German, Spanish and Italian at Durham University. There is a section of useful ELT re.

Teaching English in and out of the classroom. To give a keynote at the conference, I debated. What the 30 Goals Challenge for Educators.

Ideas from and reflections on the 21st century classroom. Nipping it in the bud. Soon our summer courses will be finished, teachers will gradually slip away into holiday bliss and classrooms will rest for a while. Nipping it in the bud.