by Scott Dreyer | Aug 2, 2017 | Learning Resources
Helping a boy in South China: Back in the spring a few years ago, I got a message on WeChat from a mother in Shenzhen, China. It went something like this: We met about a year ago, when you talked with my son online. We did not sign up for your classes then, but we...
by Scott Dreyer | Jan 27, 2017 | Learning Resources
The novel 1984 is a classic written by George Orwell, the author of Animal Farm. If you are looking for books about totalitarianism, mind-control, and the twisting of language to keep people stupid and under control, then these two books are for you. Since Orwell was...
by Scott Dreyer | Feb 29, 2016 | Learning Resources
The number one best-selling book of all time, and the most widely translated book, is the Bible. However, while the Bible is a book, that is only part of the story. It is also a collection of many books. In fact, the word Bible has the word stem bibli, which means...
by Scott Dreyer | Feb 8, 2016 | Learning Resources
Ask Scott Dreyer: Q: What are some good Accommodations for ESL students? A: Several teacher-friends of mine have asked me this question in recent years, especially as more Chinese students are coming to the US to attend middle school or high school. This is a great...
by Scott Dreyer | Jan 19, 2016 | Learning Resources
SMART goals Each January, many people spend time thinking about new goals for their year and life. Actually, there is nothing magic about doing that in January only. As author Gretchen Rubin writes, the best time to start a new habit–or break a bad...
by Scott Dreyer | Dec 8, 2015 | Learning Resources
When I began my teaching career way back in 1986 (instructing a daily German 101 intensive drill class at William and Mary–I was a senior who had just returned from a Junior Year Abroad program in Germany), I made a decision to try to “keep my teaching...
