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3 Ways to make your German lessons more attractive

In every student’s heart and mind especially on summer months there is only one word that dominate them: “Summer vacation”. Yet, as true as it might sound, not all kids have the possibility to enjoy summer vacation as they planned it, because some parents still want their children to progress and move forward by sending them in different developing courses, let it be football, math, chess or foreign languages. Being a foreign language student, I received a month ago an offer from a parent to help her child tutor in German Language and to be honest I didn’t have any practice or teaching experiences, yet I put my fantasy into work and here are 3 ways that I want to share with you today, that can turn a boring lesson into a great and successful one.

Gen Z – Who are we?

Being born and raised in a generation of Smartphones, Laptops etc., we the Gen Z have some interesting traits that differ us from other generations. As many other peer groups, we too have pros and cons, yet the Millennials or Gen X (our parents) mostly criticizes us. They think we are lazy and irresponsible. Why? Because we only want things ready and without making a big effort to achieve them. I’ve learned so many things growing up as a Gen Z, but most importantly, not to give up even in the toughest situations. However, in this blog post I want to introduce you, dear reader on the things that encourages and enrages us, as a Gen Z.

Why overthinking is a bad habit and how to stop it?

Ever been in a situation where you thought for hours, maybe days, on how will it unfold an important meeting to get your new job or even meet a new person? You had planned in your head every possible scenario and answers of any kind on how to get out of an uncomfortable situation. You may even have had in the very first place a stubborn thought, on not going at all to that meeting, just for the sake of not knowing how to react if a tiny, uncomfortable situation arose. Well, let me tell you, my dear friend, overthinking is the art of creating problems that weren’t even there before.

How to Educate yourself in obtaining Success?

“Do not wait for success, there where discipline doesn’t exist.” – Anonym.

Many times we want success without a drop of work. We want to shine bright, without doing an effort and this is wrong thinking. Money doesn’t come from the sky, unless we work for it. So here comes the million-dollar question: “How to educate ourselves in order to have success?” And in today’s post I want to share if you one of the best tips learned not only through life lessons but also from elderly people.

5 Steps on how to reach an Almost Level of Perfection

Let us come back today, to the topic of Perfection and its roots. Some months ago I wrote a Blog Post about how Perfection is unattainable and how we should try to make our level best. Yet, in today’s post I want to share with you, the fact that if we work every day at our own little ‘project’, then we can really reach an almost level of Perfection.

3 Ways to set Boundaries with people who Annoy you

A while ago I wrote a blog Post about how to say No to people, that always ask you to do something without your will. And although this is a wide spread subject, still people don’t understand, that every human being has its borderline of patience. As hard as it can be, many of us don’t even know how to ‘eliminate’ this kind of people, and in order not to offence someone, we turn to ignore them. We ignore by not responding to their messages, phone calls or even in person discussions. Some of us will even bypass that one person who ruins their day, but let me be honest with you, guys, we cannot avoid somebody for the whole of our lives. We can’t hide in the bushes or after a wall, because that one person is crossing the street as you are. Yet, we can set some boundaries, that can help eliminate the negative from our life. But before we go to that part, let me explain what Boundaries are. From the Oxford Dictionary, Boundary is a real or imagined line that marks the limits or edges of something and separates it from other things or places; a dividing line. Now, that the concept is explained we can move forward to the next step.

7 Types of Teachers/Professors that we all have encountered at least once in our Educational Process

There is nothing more annoying than not being able to clearly understand your professor’s course requirements at an educational institution. At least, this is what I learned during my time in different schools and afterward at university. Some of you may still wonder, if I really encountered problems with subjects and teachers, why didn’t I change schools or transfer to a better one? And indeed, I transferred to 6 different schools (middle + high school) while being a minor and to be honest it didn’t change a single thing. Because, wherever you may go, even in the most ‘ideal’ country, you will surely encounter that one specific professor, who won’t be your greatest supporter and even give you law marks, because he thinks ‘you aren’t good enough’. And in today’s post I want to share with you, guys, some of my interesting experiences, throughout my life, mentioning not only the ‘villains’ but also the ones who truly inspired me to become the person I’m today. So, let’s start the list, shall we?

3 Tips to consider before starting teaching a Foreign Language Online

“Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes.”
Oscar Wilde

Ever been in a situation where you had to teach yourself a certain topic or subject at school/university, because either the class was too boring to follow or the teacher wasn’t creative enough? Many times you would come home, frustrated and upset from another day spent in vain and thinking to yourself, maybe for the fifth time, if there was any point in going to an educational institution ever again? But as much as we want to quit education, that much we need it in our pockets. We need a degree to get ourselves a decent job or even a part-time one, and thus we start looking either for private tutoring or search information in the Crash Course – YouTube database. Yet, a week ago a friend of a friend of mine asked me, if I was willing to tutor her child online German, just to have a good mark on its annual report, and the first thought that into my mind was: “I will teach someone, so that they do not go through the same mistakes as I went, through school as a child.” So, I’m writing this article for all of you out there, who know a foreign language or two, but don’t know how to help your siblings/friends when struggling with their homework.

5 Ways to make your Mondays Brighter

Let’s be honest with ourselves, many of us hate Monday’s and the reason behind is the load of work that we get from our professors/bosses for the rest of our week. I’ve been in that situation when I wanted to snooze my phone and get to sleep an extra 5 minutes on a rainy or frosty Monday morning Monday, yet duties were calling and all I could do was grab a cup of coffee and up to work. Many times we believe in this silly idea that Mondays are horror, but the honest truth is that, Mondays are there for us to help reorganize our week and thoughts. So I’m writing this post for all of you out there, who don’t like Mondays, but still are optimistic to change this belief.

3 Effective Tips for a Healthier Lifestyle

Since kids, we are taught in schools and outside of it, through articles or blog posts, that if we want a healthy living, we must follow the food pyramid (nutrition) as well as doing lots of sports and thinking positive. At first sight, there is nothing wrong with this plan, yet if we think a little bit deeper as an adult, we will realize that, we actually never were taught how to stick to positive thoughts in certain crisis. When we feel down, we look for something easy to improve our bad mood, thus we turn to alcohol or even worse technology abuse. Of course, that leading a healthy routine is not that easy as it sounds, you must constantly make physical and mental effort, to achieve a result. However, I have come to realize over the years, that there are some tricks in order to have positive vibes or at least lead a healthier everyday living and for this reason I would like to share with you today these ideas.