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• Volunteer and Teach English as a Second Language

  Want to volunteer and teach English as a Second Language? I started Classrooms Without Walls to provide ESL lessons to anyone who wants to learn English free of charge. It doesn’t matter if they are from Asia, South America, the United States, etc. Read More... Posted Thursday, September 20, 2007 9:43 PM by acohen843 | 0 Comments Filed under: learning, teaching, Kids & Family, home schooling, education, writing, volunteer, volunteering, giving

• Some Thoughts On Writing

  My job requires me to write. I write computer documentation, some marketing materials, business-related documents, and correspond with business people throughout Asia. The most important rule for writing is to know your audience! In real estate, the three Read More... Posted Tuesday, September 18, 2007 9:37 PM by acohen843 | 0 Comments Filed under: learning, teaching, Kids & Family, education, writing

• More Thoughts About Online Education

  Teaching online is a very popular concept. I use it to teach English as a Second Language. Skype or any Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) program is essential. Most instant messenging programs (YahooIM, MSN Messenger, etc.) offer this functionality. Read More... Posted Wednesday, September 12, 2007 9:31 PM by acohen843 | 0 Comments Filed under: learning, teaching, Kids & Family, home schooling, education, technology, writing

• Their Stories

  This past Saturday, I took my dad and a cousin to another cousin’s Bat Mitzvah. My dad is 84 and I believe that my cousin is about 89. As we drove through the different towns and cities on the way to the temple, my dad and cousin pointed out the Read More... Posted Sunday, September 09, 2007 2:58 AM by acohen843 | 4 Comments Filed under: quality of life, teaching, Kids & Family, writing, elderly, final years

• Four Types of Writing

  This semester my main responsibility is to teach both my ESL students and my online students the four types of writing, narrative, expository, descriptive, and persuasive. I placed some examples on the blog that my students use. Click here to continue Read More... Posted Wednesday, September 05, 2007 2:13 PM by acohen843 | 0 Comments Filed under: learning, teaching, Kids & Family, home schooling, education, writing

• Teaching writing

  I'm putting together a writing program for my fall semester's class. I've written some ideas in my blog that my Internet students read on MSN Spaces. This is one of the few sites my Chinese students can read; the Chinese government doesn't Read More... Posted Monday, August 27, 2007 12:21 PM by acohen843 | 0 Comments Filed under: learning, teaching, Kids & Family, home schooling, education, writing

• Random Thoughts

  Yesterday was the end of the summer semester. No more classes until Sept 5th except for my private students via the Internet. I had an interesting discussion with one of the teachers yesterday. One of my goals for next semester is to have my class create Read More... Posted Thursday, August 23, 2007 7:21 PM by acohen843 | 0 Comments Filed under: learning, teaching, Kids & Family, education, writing

• Writing

  Creative writing, descriptive writing, business reports, instructions, etc. Writing is important and certainly a major aspect of the Internet. Videos are great, everyone likes pictures, and audio can define an atmosphere. However, it is words that tie Read More... Posted Thursday, August 16, 2007 7:53 PM by acohen843 | 0 Comments Filed under: learning, teaching, Kids & Family, home schooling, technology, writing