Tag: education
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Shortcuts to Write Better?
Ever since I can remember, we’ve been trying to find shortcuts to writing. High school and college kids do their best to figure out loopholes through this thing we call writing. In high school, we learned all about CliffsNotes, those magical yellow books covered with black ink, making it look like a bumble bee attacked…
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Portuguese Divider
1987. President Reagan said, “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!” It was also the same year Mr. Martim Silva, an English teacher at California High School, started his first day of class poking fun at his culture and heritage. True to teachers’ style of the time, he wore tan-colored slacks, ironed with tight creases,…
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You Don’t Know How It Feels
Walk a mile in their shoes. See what it feels like. So, first of all, eww, no. That’s gross! Second of all, what about all the athlete’s foot possibilities? Yuck! It’s like putting on bowling shoes – even though I know they spray them with disinfectant. It’s just, well, your feet. (The sarcasm is strong…
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School Board Fundraiser
Dr. Marcus Allen spent most of his late teens and early twenties in school, attending Lousiana State University, LSU, for his undergraduate degree in education. Then, he continued his pursuit of education, obtaining a graduate degree at the University of Florida. Education wasn’t demanding. Not for him. Neither was writing or editing academic papers. For…
