Retrospect: young guts
Self-tutoring about ways of the past: the tutor mentions a reminder. When I was a kid, I would often run across four lanes of traffic (when no cars were coming) in order to take a shortcut rather than walking to …
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Retrospect: calling card, part0
Self-tutoring about people and events from the past: the tutor looks into the idea of calling cards. Annapolis Valley, early 80s, was very traditional. More and more I realize the extent to which that was true. There were a couple …
Retrospect: Saying Pledge of Allegiance after Morning Prayers
Self-tutoring about people and events from the past: the tutor mentions an interesting memory. When I was a kid in the Annapolis Valley, we said morning prayers and also heard the national anthem played over the PA. Moreover, one year, …
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Retrospect: the other kids, part0
Self-tutoring about people and events from the past: the tutor brings up the idea of neighborhood. One of the bases I lived on as a kid, age six to ten, was a fair size, especially to a kid that age. …
Retrospect: variety shows, part0
Self-tutoring about people and events from the past: the tutor mentions a format common in his youth. When I was a kid, variety shows were common on TV. Moreover, some were quite popular. The Osmonds had one, as did the …
Retrospect: compost on the snow
Self-tutoring about people and events from the past: the tutor relates a memory about public compost. When we moved to the Annapolis Valley, our house came with a garden. We arrived at the start of spring; our second week there, …
Mandela effect: did it happen to me?
Self-tutoring about psychology: the tutor mentions a possible case of the Mandela effect. When I moved to the Annapolis Valley in spring 1980, the pace of my life increased because the big school – 700 kids – was a lot …
Retrospect: missing school, part0
Self-tutoring about people and events from the past: the tutor mentions one person’s hilarious take on missing people and moving on. “Do you miss us?” some former students called out to one of their old elementary teachers. “I do, but …
Retrospect: mail order books, part0
Self-tutoring about people and events from the past: the tutor mentions a memory that still intrigues him. Maybe when I was in grade 2, we started getting paper catalogues in school from which we could order books. Each student got …
Retrospect: exam writing advice
Tutoring any subject, you might be asked about exam writing. The tutor mentions some advice. Back in first-year university (way back in the day), I had an English prof who was very sensitive about exams and exam anxiety. He devoted …