Daily Lessons / blog posts

I always tell my students, “Don’t worry about your mistakes.”

Well, maybe I found the exception…

Enjoy! Read More >

I saw an ad from Tony Robbins recently.

If you don’t know Tony Robbins, he’s a very successful guy.

In fact, Tony is so successful, he has a house in Fiji. Read More >

“Will you give us a test?”

Yesterday I told you that’s a common question from new students.

And it puzzles me (translation: I don’t understand it) Read More >

I taught an online class Saturday. 

It’s how I meet new students these days. 

And I always get lots of interesting comments and questions in the chat. Read More >

Have you switched the language of your phone to English?

You should. 

Will it make you fluent?  Read More >

“Study.” 

I don’t like that word. 

For me, it’s a dirty word.  Read More >

A college friend of mine used to smoke.

When he decided to quit, he didn’t quit in secret.

Instead, he told everyone he knew, “I’m quitting.”  Read More >

You can make a lot of mistakes.

But the biggest?

Quitting. Read More >

January is rush hour at the language schools.

When I was teaching in the classrooms, every year at this time they would magically fill up. 

Then, as the weeks went by, like a bucket with a hole in it, my classrooms would get emptier and emptier. Read More >

I was really looking forward to yesterday. 

Prague has some amazing fireworks on January 1. 

But not this year.  Read More >