A TEACHER -"A teacher is one who makes himself progressively unnecessary."  -"I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think."  -Teachers open the door, but you must enter by yourself."  -"Who dares to teach must never cease to learn."  -"A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops."  -"I like a teacher who gives you something to take home to think about besides homework."  -A mind once stretched by...

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Have a laugh   If your father is a poor man, it is your fate but, if your father-in-law is a poor man, it's your stupidity. ............................................................   Practice makes perfect..... But nobody's perfect...... so why practice. ------------------------------------------------- If it's true that we are here to help others, then what exactly are the others here for? ------------------------------------------------- Since light travels faster than sound, people appear bright until you hear them speak. ------------------------------------------------- How come "abbreviated"...

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Teacher:  Maria, go to the map and find   North America ..  Maria: Here it is. Teacher: Correct. Now class, who discovered   America ?  Class: Maria. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Teacher: John, why are you doing your math multiplication on the floor?  John: You told me to do it without using tables. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Teacher: Glenn, how do you spell 'crocodile' Glenn: K-R-O-K-O-D-I-A-L' Teacher: No, That's wrong Glenn: Maybe it is wrong, but you asked me how I spell it.  ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Teacher: Donald, what is...

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Hi everyone, Well, here we go again, on the road back to Saudi Arabia to give it another go. The first trip there as you know, did not meet my expectations as an EFL teacher. Looking on the brighter side, at least now I am more familiar with what to expect and will have a few good ex collegues to sociolize with.    This time round, I was recruited directly by the college rather than...

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What is the world UP TO ????     Lovers of the English language might enjoy this. It is yet another example of why people learning English have trouble with the language.  Learning the nuances of English makes it a difficult language. (But then, that's probably true of many languages.)    There is a two-letter word in English that perhaps has more meanings than any other two-letter word, and that word is 'UP.'  It is listed in the dictionary as...

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Hi everyone, Finally the job in saudi arabia has eventuated and i am now leaving on wednesday for Riyadh to teach in King Saud Uni for hopefully the next 11 months. Any advice would be greatly appreciated take care all and i hope i can access the chalkboard there fred

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Hi everyone, Just want to let you know that I have succeeded in landing me a teaching position in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia for 1 year and may i say that it is a dream come true for me. I would like to tell you that nothing is impossible if you have the will! Also for women, there are plenty of opportunities for you as the group of teachers i belong have many women teachers as...

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