Irrational Exuberance

Entries tagged with education

1. Title: Teaching Elementary Classes as an ALT
   Tags: JET education elementary japan
   Series: English in Japan

   Teaching elementary lessons has been one of the banes of my time as an Assistant Language Teacher. It just isn't part of my job that I enjoy. Here are a few tips and thoughts about the experience.

2. Title: Why Was The Syllabus Born?
   Tags: education

   My thoughts on an interesting article about removing syllabi from college schooling.

3. Title: On Hegemony and an Anti-Capitalist Bias in European Textbooks
   Tags: education

   A few thoughts on anti-capitalist bias in German and French textbooks, and on similarities between pro-capitalist mass education and pro-socialist mass education.

4. Title: On Education, Self-Responsibility and Manure
   Tags: education

   Its a rare month that I don't find some angry article about the problems of universities in America. If only they did X, or they implemented policy Y. I have a suspicion though, that the fault with American universities lies in a much broader social problem.

5. Title: Teaching Adult English Classes
   Tags: English adult education japan
   Series: English in Japan

   A collection of my thoughts and advice from my English conversation lessons taught to an adult class. A handful of ideas on topics, and awkwardly generic recommendations.