Wait…what?
How can we already be at the last F2F for Season 9? I feel equal parts “we were just getting started” and “why is Season 9 spanning three years?”. I Continue Reading →
Author Archives: Derek Doucet
Under construction… and making #Lemonade
It’s time to dust off this old blog and get some ideas flowing again. When I think about all that has happened since my last blog, it kind of blows Continue Reading →
Love at First Sight: a Journey from Iterator to Innovator
I fell in love at first sight… at first I didn’t think it was my type but the more I explored the deeper I fell, the more I tried Continue Reading →
Tremors as we Shift
The Cascadia Subduction Zone isn’t the only thing that’s stuck in our world, and unlike a catastrophic events forecast for the west coast at a time unknown, we are in Continue Reading →
Marathons, Toilet Paper and Language Learning
“As with marathon runs and lengths of toilet paper, there had to be standards to measure up to.” Haruki Murakami. My question is… over time, how well have language learners measured Continue Reading →
Silver Jumpsuit Not Included… Welcome to Cohort21!
There’s something special about getting back to school and seeing students you haven’t seen in months, not to mention meeting new students who have just joined your school. There’s an excitement Continue Reading →
Why continue to learn a language if you never get to speak?
As a bilingual Canadian the French programs in English schools have always frustrated me. I never understood how so many people could graduate from schools after having taken 9-10 years of Continue Reading →
Feedback – when it works and when it doesn’t
“My brain is hurting but not in a good way” was what I heard from a student while conferencing. She was reading a challenging article in French class, something of Continue Reading →
I said WHAT?!
One of my favourite part of being a language teacher is hearing students work it out while speaking. What I mean by that, is throwing in English words with a Continue Reading →
Sorry, I don’t speak French…
… I mean I took French until Grade 12 but I never learned to speak. Everyone in my family is bad at French. Sound familiar? For decades, we’ve graduated students who’ve Continue Reading →