Tag Archives: education

Now, I’m not one to preach, but…

Posted on Friday, 3 June 2011 by

It’s time for another Friday Word of the Week. I started this topic to help myself learn more words and to give myself motivation to expand my reading and put more challenging authors into my reading circulation (Hello, Nabakov!). I … Continue reading →

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On the other mano…

Posted on Friday, 29 April 2011 by

On Wednesday, I described some of the benefits of being bilingual, focusing mostly on possible cognitive advantages to growing up with two language. I believe in fairness, but even more than that, I do not think it’s possible to truly … Continue reading →

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Pick a language, any language

Posted on Monday, 25 April 2011 by

There is a new women’s clothing store on the corner of 2nd Ave and 41st Street in Manhattan. Apart from the distressing orange and paisley strapless jumper displayed in the window, the thing that stood out about this store was … Continue reading →

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