Monthly Archives: May 2009

How can my 9th grade gifted english teacher find the smartest kid in all of her classes?

FurubaLuva asked: this is an extra credit project (proposing an idea for how we should do this) and the winner gets a huge prize at the end of the year, and also everyone will know they are the smartest kid in the gifted program. i need some creative ideas. also, this wont be decided [...]

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“Childrens do learn,” Bush tells school kids?

CHEESY ? asked: Offering a grammar lesson guaranteed to make any English teacher cringe, President George W. Bush told a group of New York school kids on Wednesday: “Childrens do learn.”
Bush made his latest grammatical slip-up at a made-for-TV event where he urged Congress to reauthorize the No Child Left Behind Act, the centrepiece [...]

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What are the necessities and beneficialities of having three english classes?

adrie2029 asked: three english classes such as speech, grammar, and literature.Allen

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Coaching 14/ 15 year old students in English literature, but they seem bored?

marion.ofsherwood asked: Hi,
sometimes I give private lessons to students in English literature and some other subjects. Now I have three new students (boys from 14-15), who seem extremely bored in my lessons, even though I really try my best to make it interesting, like role play and all. Two of them had bad trouble at [...]

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What is the technical name for “state of being” verbs?

Querious asked: I just subscribed to a grammar lesson of the day to help me brush up on my understanding of English structure, but I feel frustrated by what I perceive as the kids talk nature of the lessons. Some verbs like is, are considered “state of being verbs” I’m used to the idea, but [...]

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How much should I charge for horseback riding lessons?

nobodyspecial asked: I’m 27 years old, took lessons for 5 years (from 12 yrs old to 17 yrs old), and have had my own horses since I was 12 years old. I am very experienced in basic English huntseat, and I’m experienced in horse training as well. A friend of mine just bought 2 older [...]

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Summer fun? HELP - EASY TEN POINTS?

Emma Y asked: Everyone at my school are gearing down for the summer with the most boring DVD’s known to man, (the only enjoyable DVD being the ones listened to in Espanol - Harry Potter/Simpsons). Apart from History, Music,Geography and Science and Art the only real lessons where we are still learning, I am bored [...]

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Why Americans or Foreigners learning english care if You’re a NATIVE SPEAKER, when it can have no relation?

joberSotDot asked: I’m latino and my first language was spanish. I DONT EVEN SPEAK IT well and i’m 28 male. I was born in usa and i dont’ speak english that fluent either. CAUSE I”M SHY QUIET SINCE I WAS 4 years old.. so i never speak, never had friends. so i’m not good at [...]

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What is the purpose of reading novels and literature in English classes?

The other Sheep asked: Like in English classes, you have to read a bunch of literature and be quizzed on it. What is the sole purpose of doing that?Ester

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What are some ideas for projects on authors in english class?

Zack asked: I’m doing a project in english class on O’Henry, and our teacher wants us to get ideas about it. I’ve searched all over the internet and I can’t find anything.Gaston

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