Tag Archives: Education

A Youthful Regret

Posted on March 7, 2013 by Coming East

Every few months or so, I go through a closet or drawers and get rid of stuff I don’t really need to hang on to. I’m close to getting rid of some of my notebooks from my days as a … Continue reading →

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Sweet School Days

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Coming East

Yesterday’s Daily Prompt was to write about a place from your past or childhood, one that you’re fond of, that has been destroyed. I usually don’t respond to the Daily Prompts because I can’t think of what to write about. … Continue reading →

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Civics Lesson for an Old Citizen

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Coming East

I’ve been helping a young Vietnamese woman prepare for the citizenship test she hopes to take at the end of the year. Besides working on her basic English skills, she also needs to master the civics portion of the test. … Continue reading →

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An Unexpected Christmas Present

Posted on December 13, 2012 by Coming East

Though I retired from education as the academic dean of a large urban middle school, I never enjoyed that job half as much as being a classroom teacher. As the dean, I worked mostly with teachers, monitoring what and how … Continue reading →

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English Is a Silly Language

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Coming East

Every Tuesday I tutor a young Vietnamese woman in English, helping prepare her to take the citizenship test next year.  Lately we’ve been working on her vocabulary and writing skills. Until you look at English through the eyes of someone … Continue reading →

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Finding Buried Treasure

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Coming East

Sunday my husband and I went to the Chrysler Museum’s new glass studio to watch a world-class glass artist, Debora Moore, perform her art. We’ve been meaning to go since it opened and finally found an opportunity yesterday.  It was … Continue reading →

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An Unexpected Bargain

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Coming East

When I taught math, one thing I drilled into my students was to consider if their answer was reasonable. Sometimes students would insist that they had checked and rechecked their answers and their computations were correct. They we’re frustrated when … Continue reading →

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Another Victim of the Digital Age

Posted on March 15, 2012 by Coming East

I’m ashamed of it now, but when I was in fifth grade I was a proud child, proud of how rich I thought  my family was. No, we weren’t as rich as the families up on “The Hill,” but we … Continue reading →

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Stop the Blame Game

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Coming East

This morning I was having difficulty trying to come up with a topic for my blog post. As I was reading the op-ed section of the newspaper this morning (yes, a physical paper copy, not an online edition. Some of … Continue reading →

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The Flower Begins to Blossom

Posted on November 14, 2011 by Coming East

Once a week I help a young Vietnamese woman learn English.  She comes to my house, and we work and talk for nearly two hours every Wednesday afternoon.  She has been in this country for two years now, but since … Continue reading →

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