by Scott Dreyer | May 9, 2018 | Holidays
Mother’s Day is a holiday in many countries of the world. It falls on the second Sunday in May. In English we have a saying: “there is no love like a mothers love.” At DreyerCoaching.com, we know successful learning involves the STUDENT, the TEACHER,...
by Scott Dreyer | Mar 18, 2018 | Holidays
Over the years, many of our students say one thing they enjoy the most about DreyerCoaching is their chance to learn about American holidays and festivals. Of course, the US has many major holidays, including Easter, Thanksgiving, the Fourth of July, and of course the...
by Scott Dreyer | Feb 7, 2018 | Holidays
Groundhog Day is on February 2 and it is a minor holiday. The main idea of the holiday is, if February 2 is a sunny day and a groundhog sees his shadow, then there will be six more weeks of winter. However, if he does NOT see his shadow that day, then it means spring...
by Scott Dreyer | Jan 15, 2018 | Holidays
Presidential Turkey Pardon: One of the funniest of the Thanksgiving traditions is the annual “presidential Turkey pardon.” The US Constitution gives the president great powers, including the power to pardon an accused person of a crime. In a...
by Scott Dreyer | Jan 8, 2018 | Holidays
In the USA, the “holiday season” runs from the late fall, around Halloween and Thanksgiving, through Christmas, till New Year’s Day, January 1. Since many people stay up till midnight on New Year’s Eve, December 31, to “ring...
by Scott Dreyer | Jan 5, 2018 | Holidays
New Year’s Eve is the night of December 31. “Eve” means the night before a big holiday, like in the word “evening,” so December 24th is Christmas Eve. (“Eve” is also a woman’s name; according to the Bible, she was the...
