Having just watched the Olympic Games, we periodically get to rethink the idea of competition in the classroom as well as in the sports arena.
Elizabeth Claire's E-News
March 2014 Elizabeth Claire's E-News
We are all stressed; the environment is stressed. Wars, money troubles, unemployment, water shortages, pollution, violence, unsafe schools, fears, horrendous fare on TV and in movies and video games, addictions, addictive junk food, dieting, divorce, disasters, death of loved ones...we can make ourselves sick just from reading this (sadly partial) list.
February 2014 Elizabeth Claire's E-News
Some people look at Easy English NEWS and think, "It's easy to read, it must be easy to write." But if you've ever worked at it, you'll agree, "It's easy to make something difficult. It's difficult to make something easy."
January 2014 Elizabeth Claire's E-News
Our front page story this month is Addictions in the U.S. Writing about one of the U.S.'s greatest health problems is more than an academic exercise for me. We have to catch the kids when they are really small, to instill in them a strong awareness of being responsible for their own futures. We have to educate parents new to the country about the risks out there.
December 2013 Elizabeth Claire's E-News
I spend a few weeks of the month wondering what will be the top news of use for our readers that will still in the news by the time the December issue reaches you? Syria? NSA spying? LAX shooting?