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Monthly Archives: May 2012
10 Postcards to Send. Want One?
Reblogged from Little London Observationist: I have exactly 10 postcards of this fab blue door I photographed at Eleven and a Half Fournier Street. Want one? I’ll send one out to the first 10 people who help me promote the … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Britishness, Uncategorized
Tagged little, london, observationist, postcards, send, want
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Women Painters of the Renaissance
Reblogged from art-profiles.com: The Renaissance The Renaissance (which means ‘rebirth’) heralded cultural movements anchored on the energetic interest in classical literature and art. However, unlike the scholars before them, the Renaissance enthusiasts were not ‘professionals’ and mainly studied for the … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Explorers, Family, Friendship, Sex, Marriage
Tagged 1500, art, artist, artwork, beautiful, drawing, elite, empowering, female, feminine, frame, history, italian, italy, liberation, literature, paint, painters, pictures, pioneers, portraits, renaissance, women
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Evidence of Progress
Reblogged from Making a Difference: One of the most rewarding things about the end of the term is the abundance of evidence that I have made a difference in my school. Any time I spend in the hallways corresponds with … Continue reading
Posted in Georgian Language, Georgian Life, TLG (Teach and Learn in Georgia)
Tagged american, british, caucasus, child, children, education, english, georgia, georgian, kids, language, learn, learning, ministry, reform minister, school, science, students, tbilisi, teach, tlg
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1. Tbilisi Street Bouldering Festival
Reblogged from Climbing in Georgia: Street bouldering is a trend becoming more and more popular throughout the world. For Georgia, it is a rather new genre which yet has to establish itself. On June 2, the first Tbilisi Street Bouldering … Continue reading
Posted in Georgian Life, Health and Fitness, Uncategorized
Tagged bouldering, building, caucasus, city, climbing, event, festival, fitness, fun, kids, life, rock, sakartvelo, scramble, sport, street, tbilisi, town
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English: A Georgian Language?
Reblogged from Making a Difference: Over four months into my one year TLG placement in Telavi, I have noticed that although there are English speakers in this city, Georgian is the language of the majority. When I moved in with … Continue reading
Posted in Georgian Language, Georgian Life, TLG (Teach and Learn in Georgia)
Tagged american, british, caucasus, child, children, education, english, georgia, georgian, kids, language, learn, learning, ministry, reform minister, school, science, students, tbilisi, teach, tlg
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Georgia's Newly Certified Teachers
Reblogged from Making a Difference: I recently discovered another difference between the American education system and Georgia’s – the process of deciding who gets to be a teacher. To be fair, I’m still not entirely sure what qualifications a teacher … Continue reading
Posted in Georgian Life, TLG (Teach and Learn in Georgia), Uncategorized
Tagged georgia, learn, newly, qualified, teach, techer, tlg
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Voluptuous viognier - perfect sipping for warm summer evenings
Reblogged from thewinewanderers: When spring starts to segue into summer, a different style of wine is called for – one with a bit of fragrance that seems to mark the change of seasons and with enough personality to work as … Continue reading
Teaching how to teach?
Reblogged from Making a Difference: Things are changing for the education system here in Georgia, specifically in regards to English, and they’re changing quickly. As we all know, native English speakers have been brought in, the required language for students … Continue reading
Posted in Georgian Life, TLG (Teach and Learn in Georgia)
Tagged abroad, american, course, education, english, esl, exams, foreign, foreigner, georgia, georgian, grammar, how, ideas, interesting, language, learn, literacy, mas, programme, reform, school, system, teach, teaching, tefl, test, tests, thoughts, tlg, to
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Teachers’ Tests: Some Thoughts.
Reblogged from Making a Difference: Generally, I’m not a proponent of standardized testing. When I went to elementary and high school in the U.S., I distinctly remember spending entire class periods learning exactly how to answer test questions to receive … Continue reading
