I am a native English speaker. I have two masters degrees, one from a British institution, and one from an American University. Both are in literate, humanities subjects, not stem subjects where…
Category: education
Computer generated adverts giving terrible job and conversation advice
Why should we comment on adverts? Well, sometimes, people seem to follow this garbage. And after I see these dumb adverts, it seems behavior in Cluj is changing. Yes, it seems some…
French films about school
We all heard about the recent education riots in France. The things they complain about, leaks in the ceiling, missing teachers, underfunded schools, were all true about Belgian and British schools in…
Romanian press still uses outdated way of measuring obesity
I am not doing this to defend Resident Rump. I am doing this because yet another article in the Romanian media uses the height-weight ratio as a means of telling whether someone…
Things I hate about the R programming language
University has started again, and many of you are taking courses in programming, artificial intelligence, statistics, accounting, or other fields that use the infamous R programming language. Hurrah! No, not hurrah. I…
Deadline for free Chinese classes for pupils, or secondary school children
13th October, 2026 is the deadline. How do you translate elev into English? Pupil? Ah, if you’ve ever taught a smart alec who likes puns, you’ll soon find them pointing to their…
Happy Hangeul Day
I doubt you’ll meet a K-pop star. Maybe if you work at a fancy hotel or on a fancy airline you will, or maybe you’ll meet one at a film festival, but…
Applying to University in different countries
The IUF is in Cluj today, to wisk you off to a university in Romania or abroad. Is it worth going? Well, there are ten universities in Cluj, and a few online…
Most misused words in English
Anyone learning a new language will misuse or misunderstand a few words. Some of these are called “false friends” or more commonly, “faux amis,” as in words that look the same but…
Learn German at UBB (senior discount)
Until tomorrow, you can sign up for Germa classes with the German club at UBB, or the Deutschen Kulturzentrum Klausenburg (aka Last Clean Newt). Yes, the deadline is 2 October to sign…