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Make America Laugh Again
For weeks now, I have been sporadically editing my promised next post in the series on being a white woman in the African-American Hough neighborhood. My next topic was intended to address how living in white, small town Jefferson is similar to living in black, inner city Cleveland. After all, everybody’s excited about the WINdians… Continue reading
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International GED? Highlights of the New Test
International (non-U.S.) GED Test Takers now have an option to take the 2014 series version. Previously they were only using the 2002 series. Soon all International Test Takers will have to move to the new, computerized 2014 series test. Several International test administrators and educators have asked how they can prepare for this shift. Here’s… Continue reading
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How Inner City Hough is Like Small Town Jefferson
Two years ago, we moved to my husband’s small town for two reasons: 1. As a family practice doctor, rural access to health care is a much more dire need than urban access. 2. His parents live here. Unfortunately, thanks to the “city vs country mouse” trope, there’s a strong perception that people in small… Continue reading
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“A Place Worth Living”: Defending a Stigmatized Neighborhood
How do we overcome stigma and make places worth living? Continue reading
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Crossing Racial Lines in Cleveland, or, S#!& Black People Say to White People Living in Hough
How do black neighbors react to a white person moving in to Hough? Continue reading
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Mustard Seed Training is a team of faith-based artisans creating materials for praying with children. Our ministry is to share the love of God and neighbor.
Our group was founded in 2018 by CGS catechist and woodworker Meagen Farrell. Meagen is an author, trainer, and PhD student in the fields of adult basic education and educational technology (that’s the “Training” part!).
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