Grappling with teaching abroad Quote of the Day
“We are dealing with clouds, not clocks”
Lucian W Pye on the difficulty of assigning particular effects to particular cultural variables (to which my provisional response on Japan Explained is just to collect every theory I can find), but works great as a metaphor for teaching languages too.
Quote from Culture Matters, a slightly heavy but stimulating debunking of Jared Diamond’s Germs, Guns and Steel
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September 17th, 2008 at 1:57 pm
Hows the debunking going? I avoided it mainly because I couldnt see myself agree with it, being impressed as I am by Diamonds natural analysis. But I do find myself wondering how he tried. I may have to borrow it back when/if youre done!
September 17th, 2008 at 2:11 pm
As I said above, but remove the word “slightly”. Ditto in a literal sense, so you may certainly have it to keep before I pack to go to Korea!
September 17th, 2008 at 2:28 pm
Ill get a stronger bag maybe….
btw mate, enjoying your ten EFL management tips. Made me weep mind you….