by Dr. Talia Marcheggiani, ND | Sep 13, 2012 | Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine, Clinical Science, Evidence Based Medicine, Naturopathic Principles, Research, Science
It seems that, for every person who embraces the idea of holistic medicine with open arms and an open mind, there is at least one skeptic who refuses to acknowledge that alternative medical practices not only exist, but are growing in popularity, helping thousands of people and, most likely, are here to stay.
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by Dr. Talia Marcheggiani, ND | Jul 16, 2012 | Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine, Clinic, Creativity, Docere, Education, Exams, Motivation, Naturopathic Principles, NPLEX, Philosophy, Professional Development, Student, Teaching English as a Foreign Language
As a summer English as a Second Langauge (ESL) teacher I often attend teacher training workshops. In a recent training session I attended, a grammar workshop, it was impressed upon us the importance of creating a learning environment in which we allow students to experience the language rule for themselves, rather than simply standing at the blackboard, teaching it to them.
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