Like most teachers, I love the summer. It’s a time for rest, rejuvenation, and refocusing. I won’t whine about the “Myth of the Teacher’s Easy Summer” — certainly many of my colleagues work very hard planning for the next school year, taking classes, participating in committees, and engaging in all the behind-the-scenes effort that keepsContinue reading “Summer Session”
Category Archives: Musings
These Are a Few of My Favorite Things…
This school year, to share a little more about myself with my students, I created this project called “Mr. Lau’s Obsessions.” It’s basically a series of Google Slides with pictures of topics, objects, places, and activities I have been interested in over the course of the year. To wrap up this crazy year, I’m encouragingContinue reading “These Are a Few of My Favorite Things…”
Speaking of Podcasts…
If you’re anything like me, you’ve probably tried to shoehorn a podcast reference into whatever conversation you’re trying to have. I have a half-hour commute to and from work each day, and podcasts have been my reliable companion on the road. This sometimes means the only things I want to talk about are the “discussions”Continue reading “Speaking of Podcasts…”
Wattpad: One Author’s Review
In case you haven’t heard, Wattpad is a huge online community for amateur writers and their fans. Unlike other sites that focus on completed e-books, Wattpad features serialized stories, with many readers getting hooked on the first few chapters of an ongoing story and tuning in for new chapters when they drop. With over 70Continue reading “Wattpad: One Author’s Review”
Permission to Write Freely, Sir!
Writing, like most things, gets easier with practice. If your goal is to write more, then all you need to do is write more. Yeah, I know that’s simpler said than done–who has the time, the skills, the inspiration to write as much as they want? You do, for one. I know you don’t haveContinue reading “Permission to Write Freely, Sir!”
Food Tourism: COVID Edition
Three of my favorite things are food, travel, and quality time with my family. Last March when the whole country went into lockdown, it became a lot harder to enjoy two of those three things: we couldn’t go out to eat, we couldn’t travel anywhere, but we had more than enough family time. One ofContinue reading “Food Tourism: COVID Edition”
M. J. Lau 