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.

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.

The Evil Teacher’s Guide to Surviving December

If you can’t beat the holiday madness, join it... but with an evil grin.

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!

Why Spooky Stories Are the Ultimate Language Tool

Language is, at its core, the original campfire. And spooky stories? They are the flaming marshmallow on top.

First Day, First Mistakes: Why Messing Up Is the Start of Learning

Your classroom doesn’t need to be flawless. It needs to be brave.

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