language

The OSSLT — Making Liars of Us All

Is it any wonder that they are confused and distressed? As a teacher, no matter which discipline I …

I love language – the vibration and variety of it, the way words can express what I feel. I used to …

I retired from teaching at 59 after 33 years as a classroom teacher. So, in keeping with one …

I am a writer. For the most part, I write prose about issues and ideas which engage me in some way. …

Not too long ago, I wrote and posted something about my writing and about my Wordpress blog: why I …

The Bee Gee’s sang: It's only words, and words are all I have I love words. I’m fascinated by the …

As I grew up, I was fascinated by the act of printing and cursive writing. Not the idea that we …

“Careful the thing you say – Children will listen and learn.” So starts a song from Into the Woods …

Six Little Words As I was driving to church on Father’s Day, 2011, I heard a discussion on CBC of a …