Category Archives: Education
Learning Spanish Online – 5
Here is how the week June12 – 18, 2011 proceeded as we learn Spanish on CaribbeanFRAMES. Dmingo: Sunday Word :descubrir (to discover) Sentence : Colón descubrió América Translation: Columbus discovered America. Lunes: Monday Word: contar: to count Sentence: Los ninos cuentan en clase. Translation: The children count in class. Martes: Tuesday Word: deprimir: depressed Sentence: Después de la guerra las … Continue reading
Learning Spanish Online – 4
Here is how the week May 29 – June 4, 2011 proceeded as we learn Spanish on CaribbeanFRAMES. Dmingo: Sunday Word: adorar: to adore Sentence: Yo solio adoro a mi novio. Translation: I used to adore my boyfriend. Lunes: Monday Word: prender: to catch. or turn on Sentence: ¿Cómo se prende la luz? Translation: How do you turn on the … Continue reading
Learning Spanish Online – 3
Here is how the week May 22 – 28, 2011 proceeded as we learn Spanish on CaribbeanFRAMES. Dmingo: Sunday Word: Besar: to kiss Sentence: Mis padres besan en la manana. Translation: My parents kiss in the morning. Lunes: Monday Word: esconder: to hide Sentence: El bebe esconde el balon. Translation: The baby hides the ball. Martes: Tuesday Word: decir: to … Continue reading
Learning Spanish Online – 2
Here is how the week May 8 – 14, 2011 proceeded as we learn Spanish on CaribbeanFRAMES. Dmingo: Sunday It was Mother’s Day May 8, 2011 and we said Happy Mother’s Day in Spanish. In addition we looked at the first six months of the year. Did you write these down on some flash cards? I suspect that we may … Continue reading
Learning Spanish Online
The following are the Spanish words, Spanish sentences, and their translation we have covered thus far for the first week. WORD Hablar – to speak SENTENCE Yo hablo con mis padres TRANSLATION: I speak with my parents WORD: Beber- to drink SENTENCE: El nino bebe agua -The boy drinks water. WORD: Escribir – to write SENTENCE: Sentence: Yo escribo … Continue reading
Learning Spanish
Did you know? Over four hundred million people in the world speak Spanish. Unfortunately, I am not in that category. Yes, I confess! I disliked the subject while I was at High School. My Spanish test scores were atrocious. I treated the subject like many of my friends treated Mathematics as though it was the plague. Over and over again … Continue reading
What is Education?
My career in education required me to endure over six years of studies and from my recollection the word “education” has many definitions. However, in observance with the motto of “keeping things simple”, I choose to share this definition: “Education is a discipline that is concerned with methods of teaching and learning in schools or school-like environments as opposed to … Continue reading