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.

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.

Why Dark Academia Works in the Classroom

November is perfect for the elegance of gothic academia and the misty gloom of November are a match made in a candlelit library!

10 No-Prep Back-to-School Ideas

Because who wants to spend the last days of summer printing worksheets and crying?

10 Ridiculous Summer Lesson Ideas (That Actually Work)

No prep. No printer ink. Just pure summertime chaos. Linguistically justified, of course.

15 Storytelling Activities for EFL Classes

Storytelling is the ultimate low-prep, high-impact classroom activity. It boosts fluency, builds narrative skills, and lets learners play with language creatively. Plus, it brings a lot of fun!

Picture This! Using Visuals to Teach Metaphors

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Visuals can make abstract metaphors tangible, fun, and way easier to understand. So, let’s come up with some creative ways to bring metaphors to life through images, drawings, and mind maps.

The Poetry of Patterns: Finding Rhythm in Maths and Language

What if I told you that poetry and maths are surprisingly similar? All you need is  a little curiosity and a willingness to try something new.

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