We’ve been doing a lot of observing and teacher training with online English teachers this past few weeks. We’ve had a few tweaks and changes but mostly it’s been going really great,  both with the regular Genki English and with the Genki Phonics.  Certainly going through and reviewing all the questions & vocab each lesson…

For Mac users, Apple is launching a new MacOS called “Catalina” next week.    As always with Mac updates this will stop a lot of hardware and software working so be careful that everything you need for work is fully compatible before you upgrade.   For example many professional music systems require you to not…

I’m always trying to learn new things, taking courses and reading books. This afternoon I went through 3 really good interviews and you know what, all three of them were about different things but they all lamented on just how bad the current education system still is. Especially, it seems, in America. Now, I know…

What to do with kids who never stop chatting in class?  Should you stop them?  Or encourage them?  Or do something else? In this recorded Facebook live I introduce you to the Japanese Art of Maruku.  I think you’ll like it!

This is quite a huge request in the Facebook group,  so we got permissions and here is my training video from the recent workshop we did in Russia! I start with A1/A2 i.e. beginners,  what to do, how to teach,  then move through the techniques to the new C1/C2 Advanced Course. It’s all interactive with…

One of the keys to success as an artist, an entrepreneur or indeed a great teacher, is to see what others don’t see. It gives you the edge,  that little something extra. Check out the quick video and see what I mean 🙂