ELT Rants, Reviews, and Reflections

In 2004, I moved to Japan and worked for a company that outsourced teachers to universities. This was an interesting job partially because it was just a three month gig. I think the concept or business model behind t...

“Well, maybe if your grades were as good as mine you’d put them on your resume.”

I said those words with a cheeky grin in a job interview in response to the Canadian man who had just offered me unsolicited advice on what is appropriate to include in a resume.

The job I was applying for was to join the team on an English immersion summer camp at a local u...

Time for another “brain tenant,” which is part of a series explained here. This is brain tenant 4 and is something I have talked and written about before. In fact, I wrote about it in a shockingl...

My first year at the language school was a bit of a blur. I enjoyed it and had a lot of learning in and out of the classroom. There are quite a few “brain tenants” from this era, for sure. Today’s comes from a moment ...