Things That Make You Go Hmmmm….

Did you ever wonder about these sayings? Hmmm… If someone with multiple personalities threatens to kill himself, is it considered a hostage situation? If you switch the ‘W’ with ‘T’ in When, What, Where you get the answer to each. If the product says “Do not use if seal is […]


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Aunt Jemima Rebranded as Pearl Milling Company

Quaker Oats has announced the new name for its “Aunt Jemima” products in response to criticism that was levied at the brand for featuring a racist stereotype of a Black woman. The name “Aunt Jemima” and the picture of a Black woman shown on the packaging, based on a former […]


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Summer Jobs for TEFL/TESOL Teachers

How do you fancy teaching English in the sunshine? A few weeks over in Italy or Mexico or somewhere else nice and hot, teaching in the morning then changing into your swimwear to grade homework while you lie on the beach? Sorry to burst your bubble, but the idyll of […]


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Don’t Pay Your Agent!

Another story today of someone who lost a healthy lot of money by paying an agent to find them work… and the agent did nothing. In today’s Guardian news paper is the sobering story of a teacher who paid £320 ($503 USD, €398) to an agency called ESL Job Finder […]


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Where have You Taught English?

Anyone who has taught English abroad knows that TEFL is a fantastic way to travel and experience life in different countries. I started teaching three weeks after I graduated from university. I got on a plane and headed off to Spain and the start of an incredible journey which has […]


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