qualities of a good teacher
Life Off-Line
When my family’s Internet provider had some mechanical problems that interrupted our service for a week, my parents, my sister, and I thought we would never make it. Getting through lone evenings without streaming movies, emails, Twitter updates, and Internet searches seemed impossible. We soon realized, though, that living off-line for a while was a stroke of good fortune. It became easy for each of us to enjoy some activities alone, to complete some postponed chores, and to spend rewarding time with each other and friends.
First of all, now that we were disconnected, we found plenty of hours for personal interests. We all read more that week than we had read during the six months before. As reading is probably one of the most beneficial and feasible activities that anyone can do, it’s just highly relaxing to our mind and soul.
We each also enjoyed some hobbies we had ignored for ages. We finally went to tango classes, as we had always used to. It’s just awesome to do the things you admire.
In addition, my sister and I both stopped procrastinating with our homework. If procrastination was a university course we would achieve an A. However, we finally did all our homework on time.
Second, we did chores that had been hanging over our heads for too long. There were many jobs around the house that had needed attention for some time. We had plenty of work to be done and we did almost all of it as there was nothing to interrupt us.
We had a chance to do some long-postponed shopping. We bought loads of clothes, as for women shopping can be a pleasant and fun experience, especially when we see a sale on an item.
Also, each of us did some paperwork that was long overdue. We realized that it’s just terrible to postpone work that needs to be done.
Finally, and probably most important, we spent time with each other. Instead of just being in the same room together while we stared
When my family’s Internet provider had some mechanical problems that interrupted our service for a week, my parents, my sister, and I thought we would never make it. Getting through lone evenings without streaming movies, emails, Twitter updates, and Internet searches seemed impossible. We soon realized, though, that living off-line for a while was a stroke of good fortune. It became easy for each of us to enjoy some activities alone, to complete some postponed chores, and to spend rewarding time with each other and friends.
First of all, now that we were disconnected, we found plenty of hours for personal interests. We all read more that week than we had read during the six months before. As reading is probably one of the most beneficial and feasible activities that anyone can do, it’s just highly relaxing to our mind and soul.
We each also enjoyed some hobbies we had ignored for ages. We finally went to tango classes, as we had always used to. It’s just awesome to do the things you admire.
In addition, my sister and I both stopped procrastinating with our homework. If procrastination was a university course we would achieve an A. However, we finally did all our homework on time.
Second, we did chores that had been hanging over our heads for too long. There were many jobs around the house that had needed attention for some time. We had plenty of work to be done and we did almost all of it as there was nothing to interrupt us.
We had a chance to do some long-postponed shopping. We bought loads of clothes, as for women shopping can be a pleasant and fun experience, especially when we see a sale on an item.
Also, each of us did some paperwork that was long overdue. We realized that it’s just terrible to postpone work that needs to be done.
Finally, and probably most important, we spent time with each other. Instead of just being in the same room together while we stared