by altha-admin | Oct 20, 2011 | Articles
"Be Quiet!""Stop Talking!"The teacher, actually teaching assistant, next door was always yelling. The kids were always talking, probably trying to push through the upsetting monotony of having to endure another three hours of school.He was not a...
by altha-admin | Oct 20, 2011 | Articles
When I told a friend of mine that I worked for a private after-school program in Torrance, he asked me what it was called."Ivy League School," he responded"How pretentious!" He fired back.I was summarily burned up by that insensitive comment.Yet...
by altha-admin | Oct 20, 2011 | Articles
Federal aid should not be available to non-citizens.They do not pay state and federal taxes, they do not subsidize post-secondary (or even primary and secondary) education — therefore, they are not entitled to receiving in-state tuition.This act will not only...
by altha-admin | Oct 20, 2011 | Articles
It's a great way to end an argument. Just tell the other person that he or she is racist, and that will stop the other person in his or her tracks.The worst of straw men, the non-issue shuts many people down because they feel compelled right away to explain that...
by altha-admin | Oct 20, 2011 | Articles
Teachers do not enjoy the greatest rapport with every student.With one student in particular, it was a nightmare. Every day in one class, I would have to send this student out. He would play with his textbook, distract other students, make insensitive comments toward...
