Even though I know how to stand up for myself, it is not my favorite thing to do. It will inevitably cause awkwardness perhaps even anger. I might be perceived and agressive or unreasonable. Yet, we all have to deal with conflicting view points at some time or another. Perhaps…
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What is emotional intelligence? Daniel Goleman introduces the four dimensions of emotional intelligence in this YouTube presentation. What are the four dimensions of emotional intelligence? What are the characteristics of a person who is emotionally intelligent? What are the advantages of being emotionally intelligent? Do you think we should teach…
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Food is probably one of my favorite topics. Not only because I like to eat, but I like to cook, I like to discuss the politics of food, food production, food safety. It is the single most ubiquitous element in our lives. For this discussion, let’s keep it light and…
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I don’t know if any of you buy lottery tickets, but I don’t. I suppose my logical brain tells me that the chances are so low that I shouldn’t waste my money. Still, when the jackpot goes up high, I can’t help my thoughts wander to odd fantasies of what…
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Do you ever find yourself thinking “things were better in the old days…simpler, less stressful.” Well Coca-Cola knows that you are thinking this and has made a funny ‘then and now’ video depicting the changes in our daily routines. The video is short and has no dialogue, but I think…
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Parenting is probably one of the toughest jobs on the planet. We all do it slightly differently and usually have fairly strong beliefs about how it should be done. In this post I have two references for you. First a psych-quiz on parenting styles: And then a series of open…
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Meet Scott Parazynski, he is a NASA astronaut, reached the summit of Everest, has ventured down the mouth of a volcano and did one of the most dangerous space walks in the history. Although my life goals are no where near those of Parazynski’s, his story absolutely fascinates me. It’s…
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Cats or dogs? Chocolate or ice cream? Making comparisons can ignite some interesting debates with the simplest of prompts. Most of my posts include some sort of first language ressource to use as a launch pad or a vocabulary building tool. However, sometimes I like to see what words live…
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Have other pet related discussion questions. Or an anecdote you would like to share? I love to hear from you.
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I grew up in multicultural Canada. Just in my small group of friends there was me (franco-british), an Indian girl, a Lebanese girl, an Israeli girl, and a German girl. We loved to compare ourselves. We could spend all evening just playing “how do you say…in your language,” we would…