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Why I Use the MacBook Neo for My Classes
the MacBook Neo fits my real life perfectly. I don’t need a portable supercomputer, and I certainly don’t miss the headaches of modern Windows laptops. Let’s talk about why this lightweight little machine became my absolute favorite daily driver for teaching.
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Teaching Beyond the Screen
The world of teaching has changed more in the last five years than in the previous fifty. I’ve lived through both the high-fives of an onsite classroom and the “Can you hear me now?” glitches of a Zoom call.
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5 Ways El Salvador Has Changed in 10 Years
If you’ve been following the news, you might have a fuzzy idea of what’s happening in my country, El Salvador, but the headlines rarely capture the heartbeat of the place.
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Is Living in San Salvador’s “Fancy” Areas Really for You?
When my students or foreign friends start looking for a place to settle down, they almost always point to the same few neighborhoods on the map of San Salvador.
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The “Gringo Price” Myth
There’s something we need to talk about, something that every newcomer to El Salvador whispers about at least once. It’s the legendary “Gringo Price.”
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The ‘Secret’ Way to Talk About Your Plans (Without Always Using ‘Will’)
If you want to sound like a natural English speaker, the kind of person who sounds confident and relaxed, there’s a much better way.
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Speaking Over Swiping: Why I Switched My Students to Tomo Voice Notes
As a language instructor, I realized that most apps are teaching us how to be great “students”, the kind who can pass a multiple-choice test, but they aren’t teaching us how to be “communicators”.
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The Paper vs. The Person: Why Exams Don’t Tell the Whole Language Story
A test measures what you know about a language, but it rarely measures how you live that language.
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Why Real Language Learning Isn’t Like School Homework
In school, the goal is often to master the rules. You study the perfect grammar, the official vocabulary, and the correct spelling. You are graded on accuracy. You’re learning about the language as an object of study.
