Word: taught
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Clichéd phrases, like “That’s the way I am. Life is too short for dawdling” and “What about me? Haven’t these days meant anything for you?” and “She taught me not to be afraid of myself anymore” leave Walker and his fellow characters trapped in two dimensions. This stands in opposition, however, to the time and space Walker traverses—in such a multilayered, diligently designed novel, clichés seem strangely out of place. Perhaps...
...godsend that these issues have been brought to a bigger public arena,” said True-Frost, whose character taught middle school math...
...That book grew out of my teaching at Harvard. Some of the books that I used [in a course I taught on the history of feminism] helped to shape this most recent book. But as you read further, you realize it’s not just about these women. Their stories take me into something broader. We learn about runaway slaves, about common people making textiles or baskets, about women’s work in medieval Europe...
...invest in being tough,” said Cora True-Frost, who, prior to her career in law, taught in the Baltimore city school district. She said the job was one of her most life-changing experiences...
...Probably the biggest thing I took away, though, was hiking.” D’Ambrosia says, “In the backwoods of the farm, I met up with this self-taught botanist. She would go around and point out different plants to me and how they were used...