by Scott Dreyer | Oct 9, 2017 | Podcasts
Episode Description: It’s hard to believe, but the 2017-18 school year marks the start of our 10th year teaching English online! The beginnings were humble: I sat with a laptop, headset and a couple of textbooks at our dining room table in Roanoke, Virginia, at 7:00...
by Scott Dreyer | Oct 2, 2017 | Podcasts
Episode Description: Since 1991, I have told my students stories of two friends and me traveling around the world, including on the legendary Trans-Siberian Railroad. Our trip began and ended in Hsinchu, Taiwan, where we were living at the time. We traveled from...
by Scott Dreyer | Sep 25, 2017 | Podcasts
Episode Description: Trip Around the World (Part 1) For more than a quarter century, I have told my students tales of two buddies and me traveling around the world, including the legendary Trans-Siberian Railroad, in 1991. Our trip began and ended in Hsinchu, Taiwan,...
by Scott Dreyer | Sep 18, 2017 | Podcasts
Episode Description: Go Someplace New The Chinese have a saying, “frog in a well,” about a person whose life is limited to a tiny area, with no new input. The same way a frog deep in a well sees only a small circle of light above, it’s easy for us to fall into a rut...
by Scott Dreyer | Sep 11, 2017 | Podcasts
Episode Description: Why do books have blank spaces around the pages? Why do songs have rests among the notes? Why did Grandma say, “save for a rainy day?” Because MARGIN is important! If a page or song is overloaded without blank space or rests, it is chaotic. We all...
by Scott Dreyer | Sep 4, 2017 | Podcasts
Episode Description: Since “September is the other January,” and since time management is a big part of success both in and out of school, today’s episode encourages you to make a weekly schedule. Find or make a time grid, for Monday through Sunday, all day and,...
