Monthly Archives: January 2014

Joe Update

Posted on January 24, 2014 by Kathy

I wrote about my GED student Joe back in November, when I recounted our travails in trying to get him some extra time for the test, due to a learning disability originally diagnosed when he was nineteen. We weren’t able … Continue reading →

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I Am Beset by a Grammatical Dilemma

Posted on January 23, 2014 by Kathy

In the winter semester (they call it “spring,” but, um, no), I teach a writing seminar at an institution I’ll call the More Prestigious University, or MPU. It’s a choosy place, which selects students carefully based on grades and high … Continue reading →

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Neither Rain, Nor Sleet, Nor Snow

Posted on January 7, 2014 by Kathy

Here in Ohio we’re in the midst of an arctic vortex (they’re calling it), producing temperatures far colder than we’re accustomed to. It was around 10 degrees below zero most of yesterday. Schools and workplaces, including my husband’s, are closed … Continue reading →

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Happy Childhoods

Posted on January 6, 2014 by Kathy

A couple of questions to consider: What constitutes a happy childhood? Did you have one? How many people in the world have happy childhoods? I was recently talking to someone who believes that he had an unequivocally happy childhood and … Continue reading →

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