ESL Thoughts

Three Cups of Tea - Education, Kindness, Pennies

The quote that begins Chapter 3, pg 27, illustrates the importance of education and the poverty that exists in many parts of the world. "Tell us, if there were one thing we could do for your village, what would it be?" "With all respect, Sahib, you have Read More...

Classrooms Without Walls

I put together a website for my Classrooms Without Walls project. This is my "using Skype to teach the world English as a Second Language" project. If you have a minute, I'd appreciate if you take a look at it. Share this post: Email It | Bookmark It Read More...

ESL Skype Update

In a previous post I discussed how I was using Skype to teach people in other countries English as a Second Language. Although I believe I'll create a 501c non-profit to grow this concept, I was curious to see if people would pay for this service. I have Read More...

Non-Profits, Websites and Three Cups of Tea

I always like to know a bit about the authors of books I read. The author of Three Cups of Tea is Greg Mortenson . He is the co-founder of the Central Asian Institute that in their own words, " promote(s) and provide(s) community-based education and literacy Read More...

Three Cups of Tea - Initial Thoughts

I started reading Three Cups of Tea . As expected, its a good read! The first thing that comes to mind as I read this book (and that came to mind when I read Leaving Microsoft to Change the World ) is how little is necessary to live. It makes you think Read More...

Three Cups of Tea

I believe the Internet is an excellent medium to help people across the globe. In my past entries, I talked about how I am using the Internet to teach English as a Second Language to people from different countries. I also mentioned that I'm seriously Read More...