I was running late, once again, to a group therapy session in a tall glass office building near Georgetown in the District of Columbia, and, ... Continue Reading
Learning Through Chewing
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Nathan in July 12th 2011
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Filed Under Stories Tags: Relationship-Driven, Relevant, Risky, Supportive
Filed Under Stories Tags: Relationship-Driven, Relevant, Risky, Supportive
Literacy is Powerful
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Milton Whitley in July 11th 2011
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Filed Under Stories Tags: adult basic education, adult literacy, Caring Adult, Challenging, illiteracy, literacy, Milton Whitley, Relevant
Filed Under Stories Tags: adult basic education, adult literacy, Caring Adult, Challenging, illiteracy, literacy, Milton Whitley, Relevant
My name is Milton Whitley. I am 57 years old and until five years ago, could barely read or write. School was especially hard for ... Continue Reading
It’s Harder Than It Looks
I remember praying that I could understand why students could not understand how to multiply. Soon after I was trying to help a student multiply, ... Continue Reading
Learning Specialist/Director of Schools Attuned
I have worked as a Learning Specialist for 8 years at an academically aggressive independent Episcopal school in Tulsa, Oklahoma. In those 8 years, ... Continue Reading
The story of an Artist misunderstood
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Mary Nelosn in May 19th 2011
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Filed Under Stories Tags: Emerging artist needs audience and support of like minds
Filed Under Stories Tags: Emerging artist needs audience and support of like minds
I deal with L.D but I believe I am also gifted I have always wanted to go to college. I feel that if I ... Continue Reading
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