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David Graddol discusses English in the new world order

June 11, 2008 – 1:19 am

You REALLY should listen to this. I might not be in the wrong line of work after all!
Just click the photo and press the play icon [on the British Council podcast site].

I have to say I am pretty stoked that David Graddol will be one of the PAC7 at JALT2008 plenary speakers this November in […]

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Without tailoring, all you have is an expensive tablecloth.

April 18, 2008 – 2:17 pm

Dear readers,
 We’re just about ready to get on track with regular posting again, but I need to do something first….
During this first short year, I have come to realize that I am trying to do too many different things with this blog, which is inhibiting my ability to achieve any one of my lofty online aspirations. Don’t […]

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Bill Strickland at TED: Rebuilding America, one slideshow at a time.

January 24, 2008 – 3:05 am

You have to watch this. Touching, heartfelt, educational, hopeful.
Following Bill’s humbling slideshow–accompanied by long-time friend Herbie Hancock–I have a challenge for you.

The challenge:
1. Find a new home for your doubt.
2. Realize that the surest road to happiness is to imagine the world you want to live in and create it around you.
3. Surround yourself […]

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Practical Training for Elementary School English Education (in Japan)

January 20, 2008 – 1:04 pm

Here’s a program I’m currently coordinating at a nearby university. Apart from being surprised at the amazing level of support and cooperation by the university’s staff, it has been incredibly informative to participate in a major educational project hosted at the intersection of private and public institutions. This private university has received a 3-year grant […]

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Addicted to Technology or How I learned to stop worrying and love the robots.

September 11, 2007 – 6:12 pm

Guest Contributor Post
I’ve stumbled on a couple of articles recently that struck a chord with some sort of half thoughts I’d been having earlier in the week. When you’re as busy as I am half thoughts are all you have time for. So I had been thinking about this prevailing sense of non-specific […]

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GTD: ‘Getting Things Done’ is the only road to your ideal lifestyle.

September 10, 2007 – 8:30 pm

As responsibilities increase and time becomes a commodity, most of us find our ideal lifestyles slipping into the distance. For years, I have rationalized the trade-offs I’ve made, assuming that being ultra-productive in my work would without fail carry me closer to the ideal lifestyle for myself and my family. Only recently have I realized […]

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Pillar of the community.

August 24, 2007 – 2:21 am

Disclaimer: The following post is relatively scattered and self-indulgent, but I’ve been feeling completely off my game and I need this, so go easy on me. If you dare read on, you’ll find a hodgepodge of life issues and mid-life angst, and it goes on for a while. To be honest, I really don’t expect […]

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Smashing Pumpkins Sell Their Souls… at Target and Best Buy prices, no less.

June 25, 2007 – 8:45 pm

Maaaan, you used to be about the myuuuusic!
Click pic below to learn how Smashing Pumpkins are trying to make you buy their new cd twice (or more) and where they’re making you buy it.

I just have to say that this story totally irks me. Let’s put it this way: Smashing Pumpkins need to hurry up […]

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お待たせしました。（Apologies for the wait.)

June 8, 2007 – 2:37 am

After that long, unannounced silence, I thought I’d better kick things off with an apology. This blogging project began as an experiment in creating an online community of provocative thinkers. I have been pleasantly surprised at how easy it is to find and attract readers and have found quite a number of excellent blogging communities […]

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Part III: Operating an English School in Japan (Interview for ETJ-Owners Group)

April 25, 2007 – 11:45 am

Here’s the final installment of my video interview on running a quality language school in Japan.
Hope you have enjoyed these:-)
Special thanks to Aaron Anderson for conducting the interview, and for filming, editing, and hosting the videos.
japan, education, career, money, business, life-coach, philosophy, learning, community, perspective, efl, language, economy, teaching

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