January 31, 2022
Most people dream about retirement, especially those who worked 12-plus-hour-days regularly. But when you do what you love, you never work a day in your life. For those people, retirement isn’t just bittersweet, it’s downright daunting. For 42 years, Seeds tutor Sharon Vejdovec worked in elementary schools as a teacher …
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January 10, 2022
The following Tutor Tip from Dr. Carmine Stewart appeared in the January 2022 issue of Tutor News for Seeds of Literacy volunteers. When most people hear the word “vocabulary” they think about language arts (reading and writing), science, or social studies. But mathematics has a vocabulary all its own. It …
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December 30, 2021
Seeds of Literacy will not reopen its physical classrooms in Cleveland as planned after Winter Break due to a surge in COVID cases in Northeast Ohio. The Virtual Classroom will remain open for remote tutoring using Zoom. All New Student Orientations will be conducted via Zoom. “For nearly two years, …
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December 09, 2021
The next time you’re planning a vacation, you might decide to fly to your destination. These days, most of us take air travel for granted. But it wasn’t all that long ago that if you needed to get somewhere, your only options were train, horse, or ship. For many people, …
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November 18, 2021
UPDATE 6/14/2022: Azalia wrote to us again: “Because of Seeds of Literacy and the GED program I have secured an awesome position working for TEXAS A&M University in the Department of Residence Life working as an Administrative Coordinator making 2 times more than what I was! BLESS!!!!!! Looking forward …
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November 02, 2021
Remember, Remember, the Fifth of November… That’s the beginning of an old English poem describing one of the world’s most interesting holidays. November 5th is Guy Fawkes Day. But who was Guy Fawkes, and why are we supposed to remember him? Guy Fawkes was born in the English city of York, …
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October 25, 2021
For most Clevelanders, crossing the Cuyahoga River is something that we do all the time. But not-that-long-ago, crossing the River was a major undertaking. In fact, control over where people crossed the river was so important that, back in 1836, more than two thousand people took to the streets to …
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October 22, 2021
~ From the Law to Leadership: Finding the fun in learning ~ UPDATE: October 22, 2021 – The Center for Community Solutions recognized Ed Round with a Most Treasured Volunteer Award. Ed was with us during the launch of our beginning reader program, the closure from the pandemic, and while …
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October 17, 2021
“We make time for the things we care about.” New Chairman Jonathan Khouri has seen first-hand how critical volunteers are to the success of the Seeds program because he’s been a tutor for five years. That unique insight is what made him want to be even more involved. Even now, …
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September 09, 2021
September 8, 2021 Website: Literacy Awards Three organizations working to expand literacy and promote reading will be awarded the 2021 Library of Congress Literacy Awards, Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden announced September 8, 2021. Top prizes are being awarded to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, the Parents as Teachers National Center and …
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