I’ve been deep in history mode this week—evaluating my 5th graders on their knowledge of Mesopotamia, Egypt, and the early civilizations. These kids are around 12 years old, so the biggest challenge isn’t whether they can memorize that the Nile flooded annually. It’s whether they can remember anything at all in a way that sticks—and […]
Month: September 2024
Today I had one of those small, quiet teacher victories that nobody else would notice—but I’ll remember it all week. I was introducing the concept of ancient Mesopotamian religion to my 13-year-olds, and I could see their eyes glaze over within five minutes. “Polytheistic,” “ziggurats,” “anthropomorphic gods”—it was textbook soup, and I was losing them. […]
For me, there are many. One of my greatest achievements are my driving license, my C1 language exam, my communication and media studies degree, and my English teacher degree. In terms of my personal life, meeting the love of my life and building a cozy, comfortable life together is my proudest accomplishment. But I am […]
We are improving our balcony. Our plan is to have a professional aluminum sliding window so it can be closed or opened when we feel like. Sliding, because if we open it, the frame will be in our way. But first of all, a hole has to be removed from the bottom of the balcony. […]
Actually, we live in a flat. In my opinion, our flat is very friendly. Since it has a southern orientation, it is full of sunlight in summer and it is nice to sit on the balcony especially at nights. It is relaxing. The kitchen and the living room is a spacious part of our flat […]