Waldorf: It’s Not Just a Salad
Written by Douglas Baumwoll Photographs courtesy of Waldorf Schule “Our highest endeavor must be to develop individuals who are able out of their own initiative to impart purpose and … Read More
Category: Teaching & Learning
New School Year, New Students: What to Do?
Written by Dr. David Shaffer The new school year is quickly approaching. This means that, for many of the tens of thousands of English teachers in Korea, they will … Read More
A School Outside of School: Gwangju’s Oreum Education Space
Written by Anastasia Traynin Photographs courtesy of Oreum Interpretation by Park Min While still working at Hanbitt High School, on a weekend in May 2015, I attended a Gwangju indie … Read More
2018 Checklist for Improvement as a Teacher
Written by Dr. David Shaffer Photo courtesy of KOTESOL The changing of the year is a time to take stock of the previous twelve months, to reflect on what we … Read More
Education and “Alternative” Education
Written by Douglas Baumwoll Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” So proclaimed Nelson Mandela, the South African political prisoner and president; and … Read More
“Class, Do You Understand?”
Written by Dr. David Shaffer An indispensable element of any lesson taught is checking understanding. How do you, as a teacher, execute this? The convention here in Korea is to … Read More
EPIK, TEE, and TaLK – and Lee Myung-bak
Written by Dr. David Shaffer In the area of English education in Korea, how epic-making has EPIK been? How talked about has TaLK been? And is TEE not … Read More
Korea’s Early English Education Policy for the New Millennium
Written and photographed by Dr. David Shaffer What changes did the advent of the new millennium have on English education polices in Korea? What effect have they had? Where is … Read More