About

My name is Stefania Gioffrè and I’m an English teacher. I currently live and teach in Rome (Italy), after several years of working experience in London to improve my English skills.

I’ve been teaching English (as a foreign language and literature) to high school students for 20 years.

I love teaching because it is an ongoing learning process, both for the benefit of the students and the teacher.

If I weren’t a teacher, I’d do something related with comparative literature. Literature makes you grow up, realize and take action.

For all my current students I made available a website, whose purpose is to provide resources to supplement the classroom experience, aid the homework effort, and enrich learning as well as to keep the lines of communication open among my students, their parents, and me. Here is the link : http://tinkerbell.xoom.it/

The purpose of this blog is to keep a daily communication line with all of my students, colleagues and anyone who wants to share English teaching experience with me.

Thank you for stopping by,

Stefania

355 thoughts on “About”

Ayesha on April 23, 2014 at 7:05 pm said:

Hey! I’ve nominated you for the Versatile Blogger Award…check out http://kitchensmitten.wordpress.com/2014/04/23/the-versatile-blogger-award/ for futher details! 🙂

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medicinalmeadows on May 8, 2014 at 2:24 pm said:

I love your blog…….. I have nominated you for the Beautiful Blogger Award….
http://medicinalmeadows.com/2014/05/08/the-beautiful-blogger-award/

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- etinkerbell on May 8, 2014 at 3:46 pm said:
  
  Thanks a lot, you are very kind. I really appreciate this 🙂
  Cheers
  Stefy
  
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  - medicinalmeadows on May 8, 2014 at 5:38 pm said:
    
    You’re very welcome
lion around writing on May 18, 2014 at 9:04 pm said:

Teaching – always a valued profession. Thanks for taking the time to stop by my blog 🙂

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Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist on May 19, 2014 at 9:42 pm said:

Hi Stephania, Just wanted to let you know I have nominated you for a whole heap of awards – The sisterhood of world bloggers, the inner peace award, the angel award, the wonderful team member readership award and the wordpress family award. You can find out more at http://irenewaters19.com/2014/05/19/awards-galore-inner-peace-angels-award-sisterhood-wordpress-family-and-more/
Hope you will accept. I just wanted to let you know how much I have appreciated your visits, your posts since meeting. Cheers Irene

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- etinkerbell on May 22, 2014 at 4:00 pm said:
  
  Wow Irene, what a big surprise! It’s been so generous of you to think about me. Much appreciated. Cheers. Stefy. 🙂
  
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  - Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist on May 22, 2014 at 9:18 pm said:
    
    You’re more than welcome and well deserved. Congratulations XD
tonyroberts64 on May 29, 2014 at 12:08 am said:

I want to thank you for following “A Way With Words.” My joy in writing is made more complete as people read what I’ve written.

While I primarily post on faith and mental illness, I’m known to dabble in other subjects, stories, and even the occasional poem. If you have any requests, let me know.

I commend you for your devotion to teach and stay connected to your students. I pray you are blessed as you are a blessing to others.

Gratefully,
Tony Roberts

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alenaslife on June 28, 2014 at 10:09 pm said:

I love your blog so much, I’ve nominated you for a Very Inspiring Blogger Award. https://alenaslife.wordpress.com/2014/06/28/honored-and-thankful-very-inspiring-blogger-award/

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stockresearch52 on August 20, 2014 at 6:44 am said:

You have an interesting blog

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- etinkerbell on August 20, 2014 at 7:08 am said:
  
  Thank you so much for your words of appreciation, you are very kind.
  See you soon, then. 🙂
  Stefy
  
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Lilith on November 16, 2014 at 2:19 am said:

Nice blog! Would like to Follow…how?

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Corina Victoria Sein on December 26, 2014 at 7:37 pm said:

A blog well thought out, beautiful.

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- etinkerbell on December 26, 2014 at 7:53 pm said:
  
  Thank you so much, Corina, you are very kind 🙂
  Cheers
  Stefy
  
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  - Corina Victoria Sein on December 26, 2014 at 8:09 pm said:
    
    Stefy, I thank you for the opportunity to navigate the your blog. Good luck and all the best. Corina
Tokoni O. Uti on January 18, 2015 at 7:50 pm said:

Hi!

I’m Tokoni. I’d like to invite you to my blog Beautiful Insanity at http://www.insanitybeautiful.wordpress.com if you’re interested. Thanks!

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bowmanauthor on January 24, 2015 at 5:14 pm said:

Enjoy travelling and keep sharing your wonderful wisdom with all of us!

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PJR on March 27, 2015 at 1:26 pm said:

Brilliant blog; thank you for following mine, but I’m afraid it will disappoint, because I have very little left to say! I look forward to delving into yours.

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- etinkerbell on March 28, 2015 at 1:28 pm said:
  
  Well, I have to read all the previous post then. 🙂 Thanks a lot fir your nice words.
  Cheers
  Stefy
  
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Erik Von Norden on April 17, 2015 at 1:00 am said:

Thank you so very much for the “like” of my recent guest post, entitled “Council of Nicaea,” at First Night History. Please know, I am working on a book-blog which can be seen at [one word] theoryofirony.com, then clicking on either the “sample chapter” or “blog” buttons at the top. My Rube Goldberg brain asks with an odd, well-caffeinated kind of logic: Why is there an inverse proportion between the size of the print and the importance of the message? Politics. Science. Commerce. Art. Literature. Military. Religion. I call this eccentric thinking the Theory of Irony and if your busy schedule permits, give a read, leave a comment or create a blogroll link. In any event, best of luck with your own endeavors.

P.S. Pippa’s (PJR) Blog, above, is wonderful; She is on my blogroll as well.

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- PJR on April 17, 2015 at 8:56 am said:
  
  I better retire now before the inevitable falling-off! There must have been a lightning strike on my blog which now has passed, and the connection with wonderful is lost. If only “real” life were not just as Erik describes – “the inverse proportion between the size of the print and the importance of the message” – that old gap between aspiration and achievement yawns again.
  
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tomthesnail on May 3, 2015 at 8:27 pm said:

Hi, I had a like from you and I thought I would drop in and say hello. Your blog is amazing and from the comments I can see your follow are really engaged. TTS : )

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- etinkerbell on May 4, 2015 at 5:50 pm said:
  
  Hi, thank you so much for dropping by of for your kind words of appreciation. So nice. 🙂 Hope to see you soon then.
  Cheers
  Stefy
  
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  - tomthesnail on May 5, 2015 at 2:23 pm said:
    
    I’m new to blogging so your encouragement is much appreciated, thank you : ) TTS
Thom Hickey on May 28, 2015 at 5:13 pm said:

Thanks for following The Immortal Jukebox. I hope you are finding lots to entertain you and maybe making some discoveries. If you haven’t visited for a while check it out again. Please feel free to add comments. Good luck with your blog. Regards Thom.

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365dniwobiektywielg on June 7, 2015 at 5:47 pm said:

Welcome
Very interesting run Blog
Greetings from the Polish

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archecotech on August 25, 2015 at 8:03 pm said:

Love your blog, read that you teach, I do the same in Kazan, Russia. Will be back to explore more soon.

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- etinkerbell on September 5, 2015 at 3:17 pm said:
  
  Thank you so much for your words of appreciation. I’ ve just come back and I’m looking forward to checking your blog soon.
  Cheers
  Stefy
  
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  - archecotech on September 5, 2015 at 4:01 pm said:
    
    Well I hope you like it Stefy, probably short for Stephanie? By the way I’m Steve. Cheers 🙂
  - etinkerbell on September 5, 2015 at 4:28 pm said:
    
    Stefania, I’m Italian 🙂
  - archecotech on September 6, 2015 at 1:11 pm said:
    
    Okay, that’s a first for me, Stefania. 🙂
Redazione on October 6, 2015 at 9:26 pm said:

Ciao Stefania, ho lasciato per te una nomina per l’Award Very Nice Blog sul mio 🙂 https://mtartbox.wordpress.com/2015/10/06/nomina-ricevuta-da-dora-buonfino-del-blog-almeno-tu/
Buonanotte 🙂

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tchistorygal on January 19, 2016 at 7:28 pm said:

It makes sense that you are a teacher. I would never have guessed that English is your second language, but it probably doesn’t feel like a second language after teaching literature for 20 years. Thanks for blogging.

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The Poetry Channel on June 28, 2016 at 5:34 pm said:

I have been woefully negligent by not thanking you sooner for all of your support for my blog. I am not much of a blog reader ironically, but I will make time to peruse yours soon. I am swamped with writing my first novel and in way over my head with it. I also read a lot, mostly fiction.

I do, however, believe strongly in reciprocity. Hence, the promise to read your writing more often. I am looking forward to it and again, thank you so much for your Likes. I have a timid ego where my writing is concerned and every little bit helps my confidence. 🙂

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Leonardo aureli on September 18, 2016 at 5:07 pm said:

I think the homework are not to be assigned during the week because they are very stressful

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- etinkerbell on September 18, 2016 at 6:25 pm said:
  
  You’ll find the correct version on the other post😏
  
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Valentina Di Domenico on September 18, 2016 at 5:47 pm said:

Hi, I found the article very interesting, because it discusses about an important topic. As a student and a teenager I wish there was no homework, so I could spend all my energies in social life, sports and hobbies; unfortunately, I know that school is very important.
In my opinion Italian school should be organized in a different way. We usually work a lot at home – on our own – and not enough at school, because the lessons are too short. So I think we should have longer and harder classes, and less homework.

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- etinkerbell on September 18, 2016 at 6:20 pm said:
  
  You made your point very clearly.😑
  
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TanGental on February 21, 2017 at 7:34 am said:

thank you Stephania for the follow; fascinatingly erudite blog; the barbarians one in particular echoing strongly.

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- etinkerbell on February 21, 2017 at 9:29 am said:
  
  Thank you so much for dropping by and for your words of appreciation. Cheers.🙋
  
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litgaz on April 21, 2017 at 3:06 pm said:

Thanks for following my blog! I hope you find plenty of interesting things to read in it. I shall return the favour: I’m an English teacher (retired) and called Stefan. I already found a couple of interesting posts so will be back for more.

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- etinkerbell on April 21, 2017 at 4:25 pm said:
  
  So we have Stefan and Stefania! Thanks for dropping by and see you soon! 🙂
  
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debramoolenaar on August 29, 2017 at 6:39 am said:

Your English is excellent – nice writing skills too!👍

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bowmanauthor on December 28, 2017 at 6:40 am said:

You spread joy and happiness in any language!

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- etinkerbell on December 28, 2017 at 8:03 am said:
  
  Oh, what a lovely thing to say! Thank you so much. 😘🙋
  
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365dniwobiektywielg on March 3, 2018 at 6:40 am said:

Super Blog 😀

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etinkerbell on March 3, 2018 at 11:40 am said:

Thank you so much for your kind words of appreciation. See you soon. 🙋

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allysonyj on October 18, 2020 at 9:06 pm said:

Thanks for liking my blog! I am a former teacher of English at the high school level (in the US, so it was about literature as well as grammar and writing. ) Enjoyed your blog about Oliver Cromwell and the odd things that happened to his remains. There are some parallels to what is going on in the US now re pulling down statues of notables because of the sins they committed from the 21st century point of view, despite the same actions being quite normal for their times.

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