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Remember the semicolons!

Posted on May 22, 2014 by Suzanne Schultz Pick

If you want to be humiliated, and told you’re not as good at the one thing you know you’re good at, then come to England and take one of their assessment tests. You’ll feel lower than dirt by the time … Continue reading →

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Teaching and books are the stuff I’m made of

Posted on January 28, 2014 by Suzanne Schultz Pick

Tuesday morning, and I woke up early, as usual, but this time it was 5:30 instead of 5, and I got out of bed at 6. (I woke up once at 4:30 as well.) I know it’s the lack of … Continue reading →

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My first and last day at college

Posted on February 26, 2013 by Suzanne Schultz Pick

I’m spoiled. When I think of college, I think of this. I attended and taught at Brevard Community College the year before I moved to England. I didn’t have any problems with students accept plagiarism and attendance. I had an … Continue reading →

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Being a good teacher: Part 2

Posted on January 28, 2013 by Suzanne Schultz Pick

Continued from my previous post – Being a good teacher: Part 1 I want to work on my books. I want to save myself the humiliation and frustration of being a crappy teacher for high school/Secondary school. I keep applying … Continue reading →

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Being a good teacher: Part 1

Posted on January 27, 2013 by Suzanne Schultz Pick

Before I started working at the school last November, I wrote a post about accepting my fate as a self-employed person. I have always had the worst time trying to get a steady job; I’ve had temporary jobs, crappy jobs, … Continue reading →

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