I watched Paul Graham’s talk Be Good last week, and I really enjoyed it. It’s always nice to see benevolence rewarded. It’s also had me thinking about my old school and its success– Ron was always completely focussed on what was best for the kids. “If the education is great, the business [...]

I’ve never been a fan of secrets. I hate it when they’re kept from me, and I hate keeping them. In this case, though, I’ve had no choice.

On Friday, my boss and I were talking about the first and second grade program at our school. Since I laid out the whole curriculum without much of his input, and he’s never seen any of my classes, he’s understandably curious to know how things are going. My second grade class is going [...]

One of the most frustrating things about living in Taiwan (or anywhere as a minority) is all of the racism one sees. One of my good friends when I first showed up, was a black guy. He graduated from a school pretty much equivalent to mine, had good grades, and a degree [...]

Recently, one of Michael Turton’s (see my links on the right) friends from Taizhong emailed me and asked me for input on curriculum design for a private middle school’s English program. I answered his questions as best I could, and tried to tell him a bit about different activities I’ve found useful. It [...]

Tonight, my boss told me a new rule at work. Not only do we have to ready before class, but we also have to have all books graded a full day before class starts. Otherwise there’s a $1000台幣 fine for each class. If he’s late, he pays $1000 to be split amongst [...]

I always knew it would happen eventually. My boss, who has the fastest motorcycle in Taiwan, broke a leg in an accident. Was it from enjoying his bike’s awesome power to go from 0 to 200kph in four seconds? No. It was from some idiot lady deciding to cut in front [...]