I wrote previously about how Mad Money’s Jim Cramer has inspired my teaching in the way he uses explicit language objectives, realia, and a showman’s flair. Turns out other educators have found inspiration in unlikely places. Speaker Sue writes about how a performance of the Blue Man Crew is an example of powerful presentation that …
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Energize Your Classroom: How Jim Cramer Made Me a Better Teacher of English Language Learners
I’ve become a better teacher of English Language Learners by watching one of my favorite TV Shows, Jim Cramer’s Mad Money. This is a show about buying stocks. If you’re not interested in stocks you might be turned off already, but Jim Cramer is an entertainer. He takes what could be boring and incomprehensible and …