Mrs Allen, the 102 year-old algebra teacher

I am of the generation that took algebra in my freshman year at high school. Everybody took algebra. It was the only math class for freshmen at my consolidated learning place. About half the class of ’77 were in one hour, the other half in class the other. Small school. The teacher was Mrs Allen. … More Mrs Allen, the 102 year-old algebra teacher

Sentence Structure and Substitution Techniques in Language Learning

Most languages have a basic structure that can be recognized, learned and taken advantage of when learning to speak them. This structure is often diagrammed into grammatical components, such as nouns, verbs, subjects and predicates. However, at any level of language learning, you can take advantage of the most simple of sentence structures and develop … More Sentence Structure and Substitution Techniques in Language Learning

Why a Full Immersion Experience is Essential for Language Mastery

  My internet connection is acting up, been unable to do just about anything for nearly three hours, so here’s a cheat, another one of those articles I wrote for that content farm. It probably needs a good edit or two, but what it says is still of value. Sorry for the horrible style (again, … More Why a Full Immersion Experience is Essential for Language Mastery