by Englist | Jul 29, 2026 | Englist blog, Elementary
Humans are curious and intuitive. We’re constantly searching for activities to keep us occupied and entertained. Of course, I’m referring to hobbies. However, hobbies are more than just entertainment; they enrich our lives and teach us valuable life skills. That is...
by Englist | Jul 29, 2026 | Englist blog, Elementary
“One thing that ____________ can do right away to improve his reading and writing skills is read more at home.” While I was typing up my last round of student reports, I found myself writing a variation of this sentence over and over again. If you ask any...
by Englist | Jul 17, 2026 | Englist blog, Elementary, Learning resources
作者：Adam Hatch My school Englist was featured in a recent article in the Kaohsiung Times. Eryk Smith, who was nice enough to come and judge our recent speech and essay contest, wrote a piece for us about the contest and about our program overall. He had some great...
by Englist | Jul 13, 2026 | Englist blog, Elementary, Learning resources
Today with a class I was reading about the dangers of AI. As a group we read this piece from Business Insider about how AI is making us dumber (”us” being AI users as a whole) and I also shared this solid piece from Psychology Today about the effects of AI use...
by Englist | Jun 30, 2026 | Englist blog, Elementary, Learning resources
Reading =/= Comprehending Recently, the teachers at Englist read a research paper titled “Ending the Reading Wars: Reading Acquisition From Novice to Expert.” The authors of the paper give an interesting example of how necessary background knowledge is to reading...
by Englist | Nov 5, 2025 | Englist blog, Elementary, Learning resources
At Englist we are lucky to have many students who are strong readers. Most parents are proud of their kids and push them to do their best. However, one of the conversations we have most often with parents is about student reading levels. Sometimes we assess students...
