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A Hoarder's Confession View my sincere confession to the world how I hoard classroom materials. Is it just me? Share how you tend to hoard stuff too with all of us teachers. You are NOT alone. 

This is a story about how I didn't want to learn anything new anymore. However, I found myself wanting to learn new things later on in life. After playing Farmville for years, I knew I needed a change. I want to encourage others to learn something new today!   Ebates pays you to learn onling. https://www.ebates.com/r/LEAPIN120?eeid=29041 Coursera https://www.coursera.org/

VIPKid Reward Tips Teaching is my passion. It is always a challenge to teach a student who has a stoic face at the beginning of the class. Then to see them gradually relax. Eventually seeing they are learning and have fun is my greatest joy.  View how I reward the older students I teach. Please share in the comments how you reward your older students with all of us by writing in the comments below.  If you would like to teach English to children in China, please use my referral link. I would be happy to mentor you. https://www.vipkidteachers.com/activity/popup?refereeId=2500516&refersourceid=a01

Sometimes it isn't possible to go outside your classroom to teach, so why not bring it indoors. Children love viewing nature up close. Touching a feather, a rock or a shell can really arouse questions and get them thinking. Here is an easy tip for you to bring nature into your classroom.  Share how you bring nature into your classroom in the comments below.

Check out the quick flashcard Christmas tree idea you can do, too!

I'm really struggling this week to get up and go. If it weren't for working hours, I'd stay in bed ALL day. I do attribute some of my slack due to a bug I had for a few days. Monday I woke up barely speaking. As an English Online Teacher, this is not acceptable. I had to figure a way to get my voice back. So I reached for the salt to do the traditional remedy and gargle. It worked some for that day. However, I still needed something else so I used the Chloroseptic spray to do another class. By my third class, I was sucking on a cough drop. That did the trick! I'm sure many of you out there have so many wonderful homemade remedies for a scratchy throat. I think I tried them all. I muddled through it. But there still was something gnawing at me. I've found myself truly depressed this week. Not feeling well didn't help but feeling like I just want to bawl my eyes out was a sign something isn't right in the brain. I shared with my wonderful hu

Make some extra seasonal cash year round! There are many sources for teachers to make more income.  Check this video out. I hope this will help you. If you know of any other seasonal teaching jobs, please comment below.   

You're never to old to learn something new! VIPKid 50+

Simple Thanksgiving DIY Found all the products at Dollar Tree Bring that fall feeling into your home with this  cute candle centerpiece in a glass container.

Yesterday marked my husband's maiden voyage in the air. As exhausted as my husband was, Monday, Oct. 8, 2017, was the longest day ever. Not only that but the most mileage ever traveled by air, too. We arrived at San Antonio Airport at 6:00 a.m. both excited but frankly, I was concerned. So concerned that when the option to purchase medical insurance when booking our flight, I ended up paying that extra money because I was worried my husband may have some issue arise. I wasn't taking any chances. So that morning, we woke up our late rising son at 4:30 a.m. This twenty-one-year-old wakes up daily at around noon. So it took some major nudging to get him up. Why were we going to pay for a taxi or Uber when you've got a driver in the family? He just had to climb in the car, since his father drove to the airport. As we backed out of the driveway, we said a prayer for the protection of our family and our home. Hugs and kisses were shared as we grabbed our luggage and head in

Where do I begin? Life has taken a few turns lately and even more coming. I recently have started a new teaching adventure. Actually, about a year ago, I decided that I was rather lacking in current methods of teaching. I had started about eight years back teaching students online. I actually started a Science curriculum online but frankly, it never really took off. Yet, the idea has always stayed in my head. A niece of mine introduced me to Coursera where you can take online courses and I noticed that I was really enjoying learning through this style of teaching. So I took several courses to refresh my knowledge of various Sciences. Then one day my eye was caught by the title Virtual Education through Technology. Being, I so love teaching because it is who I am. I began to notice that my body isn't as young as it was. I was devasted in March 2016 when I was walking with a cane. It brought me to thinking, what am I going to do if I can no longer walk? So I endeavored to s