I admit that I have been in denial about certain political events since about November. I have only recently started keeping up with the news again, in an effort to be informed and aware. I have avoided stating my opinions outside of my inner circle…but sometimes one feels one has to speak! And when doing so, my main thought is, “What exactly is being said?”
I teach young children and many of them do not speak English as their first language. Some still struggle with vocabulary and sentence structure, but given enough context, I feel I have become quite good at working out their meaning and then modelling a coherent phrase for them. I am not so adept with our latest president. Continue reading
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