It was the sixth and last lesson and Angela was staring out through the window onto the schoolyard. Already late in December, the first snowflakes danced against the dull gray sky. The heat rising from… Learning while walking

Hans-Jürgen had the feeling that the letters were beginning to blur before his eyes. For half an hour now, he had been sitting in front of the story that the German teacher had assigned to… “Today I just can’t concentrate!”

“Circa 500 – more exactly from 551 to 479 before Christ – a philosopher named Confucius lived in Qufu, a city in China. His name is actually Kong Qiu. He worked as a civil servant… Cool Confucius guys

“Please read pages 127 to 150 about the development of the Roman Empire. We will discuss this chapter in the next class,” said the history teacher at the end of class while slamming his book… How do reading professionals read?

“What is the capital of Romania?” asked the geography teacher a little impatiently as Claudia needed such long time to remember the capital of Belgium. “Of Romania?” she repeated questioningly. “Yes,” urged the teacher, “Romania!”… What is the capital of …

“You don’t have a single spelling mistake in your last school assignment, but the quality of phrasing is poor”, stated the teacher to Michael as he returned his English homework. “Therefore, you only pass! You… Running After Vocabulary!

Ben finally pulled himself away from the newest video game, “The Racing Willy”, to start his math homework. He discovered a pack of Gummy Bears on his desk. “Damn! Only one piece left!” he grumbled… A Pupil’s Afternoon