Grammarly is one of my favorite blogs on facebook. Take a look at their latest entry. Its very humbling to see how easily anyone, even a native speaker of a language can make grammatical as well as syntactic errors. In any case…
The Trouble With Online Education – NYTimes.com
As an online English teacher I tend to feel that I’m some sort of a pioneer in this new frontier of the “Virtual School”. Educators are just beginning to see the power of online education and are starting to realize…
Food Trucks Seek That Mystical Spot : Planet Money : NPR
There’s great food vocabulary in this article about New York City food truck culture. Also check out the audio for this article which originally was a radio segment on NPR’s Planet Money. Do you have a favorite food truck vendor…
BlueStar English’s first video is up! : Improving your English with Pat & Rico – Episode 1 – Why We Lie
http://youtu.be/zRozxQcTsYk
Welcome to Improving your English with Pat & Rico!
Where two online English tutors get together to talk about fun topics we’ve checked out with our students that might help those trying to improve their English.
In our first episode we go over an interesting article I came across in the Wall Street Journal about “Why We Lie”.
Rico tells a funny choke at the end of the episode that you might want to tell your friends.
The Sentence as a Miniature Narrative – NYTimes.com
This is an interesting blog post from Constance Hale, a journalist and author. In the post she gives tips and examples of well written sentences. She’s putting together a series of blog post that will focus on writing excellent sentences.…
Video – Top 5 in Tech, Friday, May 25, 2012 – WSJ.com
Cool technology news from WSJ. Check it out! What new technological development will personally help you in the near future? Video – Top 5 in Tech, Friday, May 25, 2012 – WSJ.com.
Australia Tops OECD Better Life Index – WSJ.com
Have you ever wondered to yourself what life would be like if only you lived in a better neighborhood, city or even Country. Well if so this article will give you some ideas as to your best options for a…
The Body Odd – Talking to yourself may boost brainpower
We all have heard at least once in our lifetime someone talking to them self out loud. Some of us (myself included) are guilty of doing it on a regular basis and have even had others comment on this “strange” behavior.…
BBC News – IsAnyoneUps Hunter Moore: The nets most hated man
This story highlights the dangers of online bullying and the recent phenomenon of revenge pornography. The owner of the site IsAnyoneUp, Hunter Moore, made a name for himself by encouraging followers of his sight to post compromising pictures of their…
Supreme Court Debates Striking Down Whole Health Law – NYTimes.com
America is the only first world super power without nationalize healthcare for it’s citizens. President Obama sought to change this situation in 2010 by signing into law the Affordable Care Act. Now two years later after 26 states decided to file suit…