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First English Colony in America: Roanoke Island, North Carolina
Today a class of middle schoolers in Taiwan studied this lesson about Roanoke Island, a "mystery in history" about a group of English settlers who came to what is now North Carolina in the late 1500s. This is what we did in our online class today: I read the passage...
You know you’re getting old when…
Ok, so I am facing a "milestone birthday" in a couple of days...for which I'm thankful! The way to have a long life? Keep having birthdays! But still, maybe "age" has been on my mind more the past few days. So, let me set the scene: I was teaching my SAT...
Is Honesty ALWAYS the best policy? SAT-level writing
In our online writing class, I assigned the three middle school students this topic: "A little inaccuracy saves a world of explanation." --C.E.Ayers Assignment: Is it always essential to tell the truth, or are there circumstances in which it is better to lie? Plan...
What is the difference between “in an accident” and “on accident”?
Ask Scott Dreyer: This question came to us from one of our online classes, from Lan-fu, in Hsinchu, Taiwan. Q. What is the difference between "in an accident" and "on accident"?A. Great question! It's actually quite simple. "In an accident" refers to damage...
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