http://www.russcosta.com mind, life, experience Sun, 30 May 2010 00:35:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.russcosta.com/life/comment-page-1/#comment-92 Dad Sun, 30 May 2010 00:35:46 +0000 http://www.russcosta.com/?page_id=27#comment-92 Good thing that I did not discover this web sight when I was paying tuition! Good thing that I did not discover this web sight when I was paying tuition!

]]> http://www.russcosta.com/2009/08/talks_to_teachers/comment-page-1/#comment-4 lee lee Sat, 29 Aug 2009 00:46:34 +0000 http://www.russcosta.com/?p=211#comment-4 my solution? connect it to something the students do know. everyone is bringing something to the table...you just have to figure out what that something is. for instance, most of my students remember "grammar" as the thing they hated the most. but, they *like* music (lyrics), movies (scripts) and--sometimes--stories (magazines. chick lit. sci-fi. etc.). so, i see it as my job to both connect the grammar i want them to learn to something they already love AND to show them how grammar can actually improve upon what they already love. the more diverse your student population, the harder (bigger challenge) this is. but, that's what we get paid the big bucks for, right? my solution? connect it to something the students do know. everyone is bringing something to the table…you just have to figure out what that something is. for instance, most of my students remember “grammar” as the thing they hated the most. but, they *like* music (lyrics), movies (scripts) and–sometimes–stories (magazines. chick lit. sci-fi. etc.). so, i see it as my job to both connect the grammar i want them to learn to something they already love AND to show them how grammar can actually improve upon what they already love. the more diverse your student population, the harder (bigger challenge) this is. but, that’s what we get paid the big bucks for, right?

]]> http://www.russcosta.com/life/comment-page-1/#comment-3 lee lee Tue, 28 Jul 2009 22:06:50 +0000 http://www.russcosta.com/?page_id=27#comment-3 Yay RussCosta.com! I look forward to reading about your "adventuresome" attainments... Yay RussCosta.com! I look forward to reading about your “adventuresome” attainments…

]]> http://www.russcosta.com/blog/comment-page-1/#comment-2 Ryan Nagy Sat, 25 Jul 2009 06:47:43 +0000 http://www.russcosta.com/?page_id=30#comment-2 You are a fast learner. Looking forward to reading your posts. You are a fast learner. Looking forward to reading your posts.

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