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Friday Foto :: Mauritanian Village Classroom

by Cate

From Flickr: We visited a small school in a remote fishing village on the Atlantic coast. There were very few teaching aids, just a chalkboard, but the children and 2 teachers seemed enthusiastic. These 3 were fascinated by my hairy legs. Photos by :: John Spooner Are you from, or have to been to, Mauritania? [...]

Why I Don’t Have a Favorite Teacher

by Anamaria

A few weeks ago a colleague asked if she could interview me for a grad school project. There was only one interview question: Who was your favorite teacher and why? At first, the question did not seem to be very difficult…

How an International Teacher Changed My Life

by Anamaria

When I was in 9th grade in Romania, an international teacher from the U.S. walked into my classroom and changed my life. His name was John, and my classmates and I absolutely loved him.

Interview :: Bablingua Co-founder Álvaro Mediavilla

by Cate

Back in July Álvaro wrote up a School Snapshot and today he’s talking about education in Spain, his experience teaching abroad, and what Bablingua offers Spanish teachers…

Did You Ever Fall Asleep in School?

by Cate

I’ve been wanting to point you to an article we posted way back in February – Sleeping in School – A Cultural Thing? – due to readers’ comments about this topic.

A Wall, a Commercial, a Week

by Cate

Last week the world celebrated the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin wall. Except me.

Or so I thought.

More School Photos from Argentina

by Cate

by :: Cate Pamela and I are working on a project that helps students develop their cultural, language, and technology skills (we’ll share the project with everyone in a couple weeks). So when I was in Argentina in September, Pamela planned her classes so I could visit some of her students right around the time they were working [...]

School #2: Colegio Martin Miguel de Güemes

by Cate

by :: Cate On Tuesday I posted pictures of students at the Ciclo Basico school in Bahia Blanca, Argentina. Today I’m posting photos of students at another school in Bahia Blanca that Patricia teaches at. This school is called Colegio Martin Miguel de Güemes. Patricia told me that the school is named after a well known patriot in our country who fought [...]

The Ciclo Basico School in Bahia Blanca, Argentina

by Cate

by :: Cate Visiting schools around the world is something I love to do. So Pamela set up a few school visits for me when I was in Bahia Blanca, Argentina for the FAAPI conference. This week I’m going to share photos from the 3 schools I visited. Below are photos from the first school, called [...]