I haven't written for quite a long time now. It has proved harder than I thought at first. Surprisingly, I have stayed silent for so long not due to the lack of ideas but the lack of proper time to sit and pour them all down on paper (or rather a screen). I was so engaged in launching my new business that I neglected anything beside that.
I had to find yet another location for my school as the one I had hoped for wasn't ready on time. I had to fight for students and work on some marketing strategies. Recently, I have started decorating my new realm – my classroom - which activity is going to be in progress for the next couple of months. It is very exciting, though.
What I find most challenging at the moment is effective time management. I have many groups and the time I spend on lesson planning is way too long and the effects are not 100% satisfactory. I can see a huge area for improvement here.
As far as teaching is concerned, lately I've discovered an approach and a method called Whole Brain Teaching, which is quite popular in the US. This method engages students' minds and bodies in the process of learning, which turns out to be enormously helpful in learning and classroom management. I've thought that some of those ideas might actually work pretty well in the context of foreign language learning process so I've decided to incorporate some of the strategies into my teaching and wait for the results. I hope they are spectacular 
I crave to be systematic and I hope to write new updates at least once a week. Will I keep the word? The future will show…
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