Monsters in the Classroom: Why Gothic Pedagogy Works (+ 13 No-Prep Activities)

It's October, it's dark, it's academic... it’s all about the gothic!

Care Less, Teach Better: The Art of Low-Energy Authority

Stop trying to be the hero. Heroes carry everything, and eventually, they collapse under it. Now, be the Overlord instead.

The Curriculum of Madness: A Teaching Generator for August Survival

Today I give you a survival tool, a small system for managing the August chaos. Welcome to the Curriculum of Madness!

The Soft Skills of Survival Teaching

Teaching in July, or even just thinking like a teacher during the holidays is not failing at rest. It’s exercising a set of professional skills that don’t get named often enough.

This Lesson Is Dead. Now What? An Academic Postmortem & 10 Teaching Spells

A dead lesson in June does not mean you are a bad teacher. It means it is June.

Storytelling Is Not Improvisation (And Teachers Need to Hear That)

Stop the "creative chaos". Here are 7 structured storytelling activities for EFL teachers who prefer logic over improvisation. Perfect for hesitant students!

Classroom Management as Dark Arts: Housekeeping in the Evil Lair

Today we're talking Magic through Housekeeping: how to tidy the room and air out those cluttered student minds.

Villains Teach Better: A Wickedly Practical Guide

Let's embrace our inner villain... for educational purposes, obviously!

Schrödinger’s Relationship: Conditional Love

This February on That Is Evil, let’s teach “love” the only way that makes sense: through conditional sentences and a healthy dose of dark humour.

Slightly Evil Self-Care Tips for Overachieving Teachers

So here’s to the new year, same chaos, same you, just slightly wiser and marginally better hydrated.

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