April 28-May 4

I found it very interesting that many of you have known what you wanted to major in since you were a child. I didn't find this career (that I love!) as an ESL instructor until I was almost 30. Our topic this week is cause and effect. With the end of the semester quickly approaching, the SWEET test, final exams, plans to go back to your country or travel and lots to do, you may be feeling stress. What are the effects of stress on you?

April 21-27

You all had very interesting personal experiences that support the saying "never judge a book by its cover". Thanks for sharing them! This week we are writing a process essay. For this week's blog, can you tell us the steps you took when choosing your major or profession.

April 14-20

"Never judge a book by its cover," the old saying goes. It's not always so easy to be as open-minded in judging people. The clothes someone wears, the color of their skin, their sex, their age—all of these aspects of a person are like the cover of a book. If for some reason we don't like what we see when we first meet someone, it can be hard for us to see the real material inside. Write about a time when your first opinion about someone changed.

April 7-13

It was very interesting to read about your inherited personality traits. This week, I want you to comment on the quotation "know thyself". This quote was stated by the Greek philosopher Socrates (470-399 B.C.). What does it mean to you?

Question for April 2nd-5th

After a little break from blogging, we are ready to go again. Our next chapter is about "nature versus nurture". Can you give me one or two examples of personality traits that you got from your parents? Also, do you think these are good traits or not? For example, one of my sons is a serious thinker like his dad. He never accepts an easy answer. He wants to know who, what, why, when and how for everything we are doing. I think this is a good trait although it does drive me crazy sometimes!