March 03, 2024
“Test taking is a learned skill,” explained Chris Richards, site coordinator at Seeds West. “It’s very different than subject knowledge or intelligence. It’s a way of thinking that needs to be learned. And like any skill, it can only be learned with practice and patience.” Without this skill, Test Taking …
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March 01, 2024
Entrepreneur Bette Nesmith Graham, a GED Grad and Secretary-Turned-Inventor In 1951, Bette Nesmith Graham, a GED graduate, faced a challenge at work. While she excelled as a secretary, her typing skills fell short, especially with the advent of electric typewriters. Fearing job loss, she sought a solution to correct errors …
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February 27, 2024
One of the best things a tutor can do for a student is allow them a quiet moment to mull over lessons and figure out problems. It’s not always easy to do: as social creatures, silences can feel uncomfortable and we have a compulsion to say something to fill them …
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February 12, 2024
2024 is here, and February brings with it Black History Month, a time to for us to highlight to African Americans who had outsized or underappreciated contributions to our great nation. This month, Seeds of Literacy will release a new video each week to talk about a different story. We’ve …
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January 22, 2024
“It’s warm in the winter, cool in the summer, the coffee is free, and once in awhile, someone brings donuts,” joked long-time tutor Dean Knauss. Those things are true, but it’s actually the progress of the students that keeps him coming back. Echoing what many tutors tell us, he loves …
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December 12, 2023
On the first day of Christmas the Seeds Staff gave to me On the second day of Christmas the Seeds Staff gave to me On the third day of Christmas the Seeds Staff gave to me On the fourth day of Christmas the Seeds Staff gave to me On the …
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December 11, 2023
Mark Yanochko, retired owner of Mark S. Yanochko Technical Services, Inc, has been named by Crain’s as a Notable Nonprofit Board Leader. Mark has been a familiar face in the Seeds of Literacy classroom for more over 19 years, with more than 2,344 hours of tutoring (at the time of …
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November 21, 2023
Following the success of the 2021 Trivia Time, held virtually due to the pandemic, Seeds brought trivia game night back to Cleveland at the Market Garden Brewery on November 16, 2023. Held downstairs in the Ohio City Room, the event hosted more than 70 guests, some playing solo and others …
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November 10, 2023
On Friday, November 10, we said goodbye to one of our first tutors and a vital part of Seeds of Literacy’s early days. Sister Mary Schrader tutored from 1997 to 2003, prior to Seeds becoming an independent organization. A member of the Congregation of St. Joseph, Sister Mary also served …
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November 07, 2023
“A teacher a long time ago destroyed my dreams – she took away the importance of education,” said Student Ambassador Melissa Hill Nance. “But everything she stole from me, Seeds has given back, and more.” Seeds is so much more than tutoring. That’s the message that Melissa and fellow Seeds …
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