Retrospect: streets and alleys
Self-tutoring about past people and events: the tutor recalls the game “streets and alleys.” When I was a kid, I was a member of cub scouts, perhaps for a year or two. Almost everyone was, at that place and time. …
Category: retrospect
Retrospect: the lost path
Self-tutoring about people and events of the past: the tutor reflects… Decades ago, on a bright day like this one, but in mid March, three friends walked home from school. It was so warm out, they took their coats off. …
Retrospect: a road to nowhere
Self-tutoring about people and events from the past: the tutor reflects. I’ve mentioned in other posts (see here, for instance) that, in a sleepy town that isn’t growing, land ownership isn’t important like in a crowded or growing place. That …
Retrospect: “murderize”
Self-tutoring about people and events from the past: the tutor mentions a colourful character. “Did ya murderize it?” So queried an 8 year old kid when I was 7. He wasn’t talking to me, but to one of our group. …
Retrospect: the cool people
Self-tutoring about aptitude for life: the tutor recalls some people he never knew. Years ago, when we were new to this neighbourhood, the kids were born – one in 2002, the other, in 2004. I took them out for walks …
Retrospect: a winter story, 1977
Self-tutoring about past events: the tutor mentions an afternoon in winter 1977. Back in PEI, living on the base outside Summerside, we could get some big snows. On the weekends, kids would roam the base looking for the best snowbanks, …
Retrospect: the woodsperson
Self-tutoring about past events and situations: the tutor mentions one that’s intrigued him. One morning in December 2006 I was out with my younger son for a walk in the woods. It was sunny and cold, with about an inch …
Retrospect: Colleen, part 0
Self-tutoring about the past and people from it: the tutor recalls Colleen. To begin this story, here are some facts: Her name wasn’t Colleen: to protect the the innocent, no-one’s real name is used in this account. This story doesn’t …
Retrospect: November
Self-tutoring about various periods of year: the tutor reflects about November. Even when I was a kid, November I realized as unique. It was day by day, without expectation. September was still summer, exciting because of a new class. As …
Retrospect: the late-night guy
Self-tutoring about people from the past: the tutor reflects…. One premise that continues to fascinate me is that of people who recur in the same scenario, whether it’s days, weeks, or months since you last saw them. In my late …