Posts by Nick Kontgas
Higher. Further. Faster.
I have been teaching for nearly 20 years. I have taught native English speakers and non-native English speakers alike. I’ve taught adults and children from all walks of life. My students have included children from average middle-class families in public schools to banking executives in their offices on Beijing’s Financial Street (Jin Rong Jie 金融街).…
Read MoreUpdates to the site are coming soon!
As I work to bring my teaching and resources to more students in more places, I will be updating the website. Lots of changes will be coming soon! I do all the work for this program myself, including social media, website, video content, etc., so it takes time for everything to happen, but it’s happening!…
Read MoreHappy Father’s Day!
New Year’s Resolutions For Readers.
2020 is the beginning of a new decade. Follow the link to find a list of New Year’s Resolutions for Readers. Improve your life through reading!
Read MoreThe Process of Learning.
Having a good learning strategy can make learning new subjects quicker and easier.
Read MoreTeaching your child to develop a “growth mindset”.
Your child doesn’t read enough. It’s a tough problem that nearly every parent faces. “My child won’t read. What can I do?” They say. “I have told them they have to do it. I’ve punished them for not. I reward them when they do. I even filled their room with books!” the exasperated parent says.…
Read MoreTips For Helping Improve Your Child’s Reading Outcomes.
Mastering strong reading skills is easily the most important task for your child to accomplish. Math, science, history, language, and more all depend heavily on the ability to read and understand information. With superior reading skills comes the ability to self-teach. Students who are able to self-teach are less dependent on their teachers for their…
Read MoreThe A-Level Phonics Foundations Course is Available!
Hello Parents! I understand the difficulty that many children have when taking their first steps into reading. That’s why I am proud to offer the A-level Phonics Foundations course through the website! The A-Level Phonics Foundations Course is part of the Phonics Primer. You can take the course on its own or together with the…
Read MoreWhere did Halloween Come From?
Halloween is a festival that is on the 31st of October. Children all over the world have heard of it. Everyone knows what Halloween is in modern times. But, where did it come from? Halloween is a mix of two traditional European festivals. The first comes from the Celtic festival of “Samhain”, a harvest festival…
Read MoreBoys are Treated as Defective Girls.
Boys are Suffering Under Feminized Education. Boys and girls have fundamentally different psychologies. They are like a coin. They are both fundamentally part of the same whole. And, like the two faces of that coin, they are complete opposites to one another. Two halves of the same whole. Without one, the other cannot be complete.…
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