New Publication – The Show Must Go On

Meet Melanie; a young aspiring actress with an unconditional love for life. She wants to travel, go to school, make new acquaintances, star in Broadway, but wait… how can she do all that if she’s in a hospital bed?

All profits of this book will be donated to the aid of children with cancer.

I would like to thank everyone who contributed to the realization of this endeavor, all of whom worked for free or for a symbolic minimum fee.

FREE download (PDF):

For donations, click the following link: ELPIDA Association

You may contribute to this cause with a minimum donation of 2€ by choosing any of the payment methods mentioned in their official website: www.elpida.org/donations/
Even if you can’t contribute, you can still download the book for free.

Special thaks to Bhavna Gupta for her supplementary materials. You can download her worksheet of my book and a few other goodies here:

https://thelearningsutra.com/the-show-must-go-on/

Finally, an audiobook with my narration can be viewed online:

Author: Katherine Reilly

Illustrator: Lamya Muhammad Sharaby

Designer: Noha Amin

Printer: MS Press SA

Copyright © 2021 by Katherine Reilly

ISBN: 978-618-85446-0-4

Students and Procrastination. How can I Motivate them?

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by Katherine Reilly

Procrastination is a trait most people are familiar with. How many times have you been faced with a challenge you would inadvertently or purposely delay because you couldn’t find the energy or desire to accomplish it? Lack of motivation is usually the cause and this is a concern most teachers aspire to rectify by implementing different approaches with various degrees of success.

Motivation is not merely a means that can be used to inspire your students to work hard. If viewed as an ‘educational approach’, then you will most likely fail in doing so. What educators should focus on instead, are various factors which will bring about the desired result, not only in class, but in students’ everyday lives. We tend to forget that students look up to us for guidance and our presence will in most cases, leave an everlasting effect on them.

But the question remains… “How can I motivate my students?” The simplest answer to this question is to put yourself in their shoes and realize that motivation can be achieved by adhering to a few strategies which are more or less familiar to most educators.

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7 Reasons You Should Read Bedtime Stories to Your Kids

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by Katherine Reilly

Many of us hold our childhood memories in high regard; the joy of seeing your father come home from work, the sense of security one would feel when held in the protective embrace of a loved one, but one of the most fondest memories I cherish of my childhood, is that of my mother reading bedtime stories to me.

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