by altha-admin | Oct 21, 2011 | Articles
He ran, but in the end he could not hide.The Libyan rebel forces stormed and surrounded Sirte, the 42-year dictator's home town and final stronghold.In crossfire, he was hit twice, in the head and the chest.Video footage of his demise was recorded, released for...
by altha-admin | Oct 20, 2011 | Articles
One of the students was a young lady. She was very pressed, with her mother pushing her into all sorts of after-school activities. This young lady nearly cracked under the pressure. When she did not do the first assignment that I had given her, I told her to come back...
by altha-admin | Oct 20, 2011 | Articles
One student really pushed my limits.One Mondays and Wednesdays, I would teach English to the first graders then the sixth graders. I felt that I was sleep-walking much of the time, trying to get by as best as I could. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, I would teach a...
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...