How to Become a Better Teacher: What I Learned From Being a Language Student
Every language teacher should take a class. I spent two weeks in French immersion experiencing placement test shame, anxiety attacks, and AI bans. Here’s what the teacher-student perspective taught me about EdTech, empathy, and what we miss being in front of the room.
What It Feels Like to Be a Language Learner (pt.1)
What happens when a language teacher sits in the student seat after 10 years? I took a French course and it changed many of the things I thought I knew about teaching. Here's what one week as a student taught me about time pressure, AI in learning, and the shame we don't see from behind our desks.