Hi everyone 👋 So my second semester as a middle school teacher just started, and I am more and more surprised how little really good teaching material is actually available to me. Because I teach a German, English, French, History, Geography and German as a second language I already deal with a wide variety of teaching material. The style and quality of the options available for each subject differ widely, and each has its own issues. I’d say its almost comical, if it wasn’t something so...

Hi everyone 👋, Two days ago this animated video about 👑 French king Louis XIV came out. Even though he ruled as the most powerful king in Europe for 72 years, his life was really just horrible, if we look at it with our contemporary viewpoint. The video shows this well. I think it’s good to remember how lucky I am to live in today's world. That’s all for this week. Have a great time my fellow lucky commoners. 😊 Gregor

Hi everyone I just came to the USA for the first time and spent the last few days in New York. I’ll use this newsletter to share some of my impressions and thoughts that I have during this trip. 🚏 Getting around I often heard those stories about the New York subway being dirty 🐀 and underfunded. I also saw several clips of crazy homeless people on the New York subway, so I had kind of low expectations. Honestly tho, the subway works just fine. Trains arrive all the time, it’s cheap, it’s not...