Illustrating Abstract Concepts…
Illustrating abstract concepts in concrete ways is a key skill in being a teacher or an educator. If you’re not gifted enough to do this naturally, seek help. But by Continue Reading →
Category Archives: Personal Experiences
Students Please…Use the Internet
I was teaching a group of private students a few days ago – students who were weak in certain areas and needed “nurturing” to bring them to the standard demanded. Continue Reading →
Everyone Shines in Their Own Time
There is a saying that goes, “don’t compare your life with others, there is no comparison between the sun and the moon: they each shine in their own time.” And Continue Reading →
Teaching Subject and Verb Agreement
Teaching subject and verb agreement to any class can be a challenge, but it is especially difficult to teach to very young learners. Most of the time, we train our Continue Reading →
The Students of St. Ignatius Secondary
It’s been about 3 months now since I have been teaching at the St. Ignatius Secondary School because, as the saying goes, “a true teacher always returns to the classroom”. Continue Reading →
Patrick Carpen’s Literacy Program
3rd July, 2017: The other day I met the mother of one of my student, while I was a teacher at St. Ignatius Secondary School in the Rupununi Savannahs of Continue Reading →
Being a Teacher
For me, there is no job in the world like being a teacher. I don’t think that if I owned a large business with scores of employees that I would Continue Reading →