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The only thing more traumatic than the first day of school is the first day of camp. Kindergarten offered experienced teachers and an established curriculum; camp offers teen-agers and water sports. A little too “Friday the 13th”, but I’m sure my son willl be fine if he lasts … [Read more...]
Oh look, another female teacher has fallen in love with a fifth-grader. It must have been the student’s cool 50 Cent Trapper Keeper or the romantic way his acne glistened in the sun. How does anyone fall in love with a teenage boy? When I was that age, I was all elbows and … [Read more...]
Coming of age in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, it became clear to me – and to those around me – that I was black. There's no quicker place to clear up your racial ambiguity than Appalachia. Not that I was the victim of a racist, flaming bag of poo or anything like that. … [Read more...]
I didn't do drugs in the seventies. In an era when you could do time for doing thyme, to not do drugs was strictly a personal decision, not really a moral issue. Luckily, I never had to apologize for my non-peer pressure attitude. I was in the Coast Guard, I was everybody's … [Read more...]
American English as spoken in the USA has many regional variations. From northern Maine to southern Mississippi, natives speak differently. This article is a handy guide for visitors, American English students, and for us Midwesterners (who, as everyone in the Midwest knows, … [Read more...]