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One Week Isn’t Enough to Say Thank You

Each year, staff members are tasked with highlighting a tutor for National Appreciation Week. And each year, they refuse, insisting that ALL of our tutors are important, and it’s impossible to pick just one. They’re right. So here are four volunteers to represent ALL of our treasured tutors. Each time
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Honey, Hives, and Conservation

Anyone that knows Anne immediately recognizes her gentle kindness. Some might say she’s sweet as honey. She wouldn’t hurt a fly, or in this case, a honey bee.  Since she was a little girl, Anne Cudnik, a Virtual Site Coordinator at Seeds, has loved honey bees. Some kids have security
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How to Get a Free Copy of your GED/HiSET Certificate & Transcript

Congratulations, you passed your final test section! Now what? You’ll need an OFFICIAL certificate and transcript for things like college applications or verifications for employment. Follow these steps to receive a free copy of your records. 2. Click Register and fill out the “Who Are You?” pages to create an
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Iris Grew In Nashville

Honky tonks and huge hotels – not exactly what student Iris expected when she enrolled at Seeds a year ago in April. That’s because her road to  Seeds of Literacy was long. Struggles in School Growing up, Iris liked school. She just didn’t like the school that she attended. Her
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Advertising History’s Unexpected Link to National Poetry Month

The month of April is National Poetry Month, 30 days of celebrating a broad range of prose that evokes emotion in readers.  From tragic ballads like Poe’s Annabel Lee and Shakespear’s powerful sonnets, to the epic masterpieces like Homer’s The Iliad and The Odyssey, and the short-form Haiku, poetry offers
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Celebrating Women

This Women’s History Month, we looked at just a few of the trailblazing women that made the world what it is today. These are just a few of their stories. In the early 1900s, travel by streetcar could be slow if the weather was anything but sunny. Drivers sometimes had
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[NEWS] Seeds of Literacy Announces Residency Requirement for Virtual Classroom

***4/17/24 UPDATE*** Due to overwhelming response, out-of-state registration has closed. There is no longer enough time for new registrants to complete the enrollment tasks prior to the Residency Requirement. Cleveland, OH – Seeds of Literacy, a leading provider of adult education services, has announced that it will limit enrollment in
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Practice 7 Test Taking Strategies Before the Test To Ease Anxiety

“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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A GED Grad Who Changed History

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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4 Reasons Tutors Should Use Mindful Pauses

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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