October 05, 2022

Vocabulary Word of the Day (Merriam Webster) Intransigent - adjective (in-TRAN-suh-junt) Intransigent means "characterized by refusal to compromise or to abandon an extreme position or attitude." // Despite the mediator's best efforts, the opposing sides in the dispute remained intransigent.

Trivia: What Day is it Today? October 05, 2022 (278th day) - World Teachers' Day - Coffee with a Cop Day - International Walk to School Day - World Meningitis Day - Yom Kippur (Jewish holiday. Day of Atonement) - National Kale Day

Topic: Teachers 1. Can you think of a good teacher you had? What made that teacher good? 2. Think of a bad teacher you had. What made that teacher bad? 3. What do you think it takes to be a good teacher? 4. What are some traits of teachers? 5. What different kind of teachers can you name? 6. How are you a teacher to someone else? 7. What is the retirement age for teachers in your country? 8. Would you rather learn from a young teacher or an older teacher? 9. What are the salaries for teachers in your country? 10. Do you enjoy spending time with your teachers? 11. If you were going to be a teacher, where would you like to teach? 12. Young people spend a lot of their "formative years" with teachers. On the whole, is this time well-spent? 13. What kind of formal training do teachers need in your country? 14. Do you think the training is sufficient? 15. If you could, how would you change this training

Topic: Memories related to your School days 1. How far were your schools to your home and dormitories? (Answer by which one is closer to your school) 2. Can you remember any notable event or encounter that happened while you were on the way to school? How about coming home from school? Share at least one experience per event (on the way and coming home) 3. Have you ever ridden a school bus? Share your experience. If not, how did you commute to your school? 4. Was there ever a time you went to school and forgot you didn't have class that day? Share your experience. 5. Share your experience if you ever skipped class periods before? Have you ever jumped passed your school fence? 6. How about getting sick during/on the way class? Were you made to go home or did you stay in an infirmary? 7. Have you ever forgotten to wear underwear while going to school? 8. As a child, did you have someone pick you up or wait for you in school? 9. Do/Did you have summer classes/trimesters?