Retrospect: the main door
Self-tutoring about people and events from the past: the tutor reflects… When I went to elementary school on the base, we never entered by a hallway entrance; rather, we had to wait outside our classroom to be let in by …
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Retrospect: the massasauga rattlesnake(?), part 1
Self-tutoring about people and events from the past: the tutor reflects…. The massasauga rattlesnake is either threatened or endangered, depending on who you talk to and where. It inhabits wetlands in extreme Southern Ontario and the Midwest (one reason, no …
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Retrospect: the stables
Self-tutoring about people and events from the past: the tutor reflects…. In the village I lived when I was 10-13, there was a little one-room rec centre. Next to it were tennis courts. Land usage is different between growing places …
Retrospect: Judy
Self-tutoring about people and events from the past: the tutor mentions a good memory. When I arrived at a new elementary school in April, grade 4, I think Judy might’ve been in my class. Yet, it had more than 25 …
Retrospect: can’t
Self-tutoring about people and events of the past: the tutor reflects…. At my school grades 4-7, the gym was definitely central. Sports events were popular, and of course every kid had to take PE class, athletic or not. I wasn’t …
Retrospect: the eraser
Self-tutoring about people and events from the past: the tutor tells a humorous story. I’ve always loved pencils and erasers. Once, in grade 6, I found an eraser off school grounds, on the side of the road. It was a …
Retrospect: Danny, part 1
Self-tutoring about people and events from the past: the tutor recollects… Danny was a kid most people – myself included – would say was a nice guy. I knew him in grade 8. I was a base kid then, who …
Retrospect: American cheese
Self-tutoring about people and events from the past: the tutor recalls a great one. In general, I love America and Americans. I travelled there sometimes when I was a kid, and I also lived on an American base for a …
Retrospect: The Q, part 0
Self-tutoring about people and events from the past: the tutor mentions a fixture at a base he lived on. The Q was a residence – the only one for nonmarried personnel that I know of – at an American base …
Retrospect: Steven
Self-tutoring about people and events from the past: the tutor mentions a kid from elementary school. I knew Steven, as I recall, in grades 2,3, and 4. He showed up on the base in winter, I think – it might …