In this article, the author shares her experience and the lessons learned in teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) for a decade. After thousands of lessons, uncountable revisions to those lessons, numerous hours of professional development, access to dozens of talented colleagues, and an abundance of thoughts and insights from…

Describes a teacher's experiences during a sabbatical year in Germany. Reports that, after being a student for a year, the teacher felt a new bond with her students. Notes that learning a new language gave the teacher a new understanding of what learning involves. (RS)