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[Rufus T. Firefly]

She explained her son was about to enter the 9th Grade, and that he was still having difficulty with reading and writing skills.

They just don't teach reading and writing anymore, Murph. Just no emphasis on it at all....

I'm looking forward to the adventure of it and, of course, at the chance to be helpful.

Good on you!

[healey36]

Good for you Murph. Working with young people who have a sense of having "skin in the game" can be very rewarding.

Dealing with parents, OTOH, can be painful. It seems we collectively raised a generation of entitled prigs that don't want to be inconvenienced with raising the fruit of their loins.

[rogruth]

I agree with both of the above.
Murph will have fun.

[MurphOnMillerAve]

I agree with both of the above.
Murph will have fun.

I have found my imagination and creativity so stimulated by this invitation-request from the mother that it took awhile to fall asleep last night, and once I awoke this morning, I found myself immediately going through tons of files, several of which I had saved from tutoring that 4th-5th grader two years ago at our parish elementary school.

He also had difficulty with Language Arts. I met with him twice a week at mid-day, plunging into the whole skill-set, reaching all the way back to phonics and sentence structure. He was a very visual boy, so one of my tools was getting him a subscription to National Geographic, which we would explore for its many visual wonders, and begin with one word that he felt captured what the photo was presenting. Then, I had him expand that one word into a sentence, and then, into a paragraph which began a story of what could happen in such an environment with such an animal. He was riveted to our work, beginning each session with his run down the hallway of his school to me at our little cubby-kiosk we had set-up at the end of the hallway, and he would actually give me a big hug around the waist as a Hello, in front of anybody around. I took that as a blessing and as indication I was on the right track.

I am curious to see where this new opportunity leads.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

You really need to do more of this - maybe several students. Go back to work tutoring. I think everyone involved will benefit greatly.

[MurphOnMillerAve]

That's a gracious and very kind thing for you to say, Rufus. Thank you. I'm getting ready to go out the door, right now, and head for this new pupil's home, so your comment came at the precise, right moment. Thank you, again.
daMurph

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She explained her son was about to enter the 9th Grade, and that he was still having difficulty with reading and writing skills.

They just don't teach reading and writing anymore, Murph. Just no emphasis on it at all....

I'm looking forward to the adventure of it and, of course, at the chance to be helpful.

Good on you!

I can remember a couple of 8th grade fellows who graduated and read at 3rd to 4th grade level and couldn't write any better. The nuns just passed them from grade to grade and the same when we got into HS. They were penalized for life and never could do anymore than menial jobs. I knew it was a bad deal at the time, but never realized just how bad it was for them going forward.

Good for you Murph. You have to to be able to read and write in our world.

[MurphOnMillerAve]

Apparently , there is a serious concern about an underground volcanic system reaching a point of threatening Naples with an eruption.

Pertinent questions:
Are magma and hot fluids currently rising toward the surface ?

Is an eruption eminent, including a massive pyroclastic flow, resulting in Naples being buried under ash, like Pompeii was?

Is advanced warning possible?

There will be an eruption, but can Naples be prepared ahead of time with their lives being saved?

NOVA

[E7]

Apparently , there is a serious concern about an underground volcanic system reaching a point of threatening Naples with an eruption.

There will be an eruption, but can Naples be prepared ahead of time with their lives being saved?

NOVA

Relocate them ALL to Yellowstone.

[E7]

Ala your new tutorial adventure, I think it will be a symbiotic affair, meaning it will benefit both the student and the teacher. Very kind of you Murph!

[Rufus T. Firefly]

[MurphOnMillerAve]

Uh oh. A volcano near the island of Stromboli, Italy, near Sicily, blew today, sending out a huge pyroclastic cloud. This increases my concern about Naples (not that I know much about such matters, but I was glued to every lesson in my undergraduate Geology 101 class.)

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Uh oh. A volcano near the island of Stromboli, Italy, near Sicily, blew today, sending out a huge pyroclastic cloud. This increases my concern about Naples (not that I know much about such matters, but I was glued to every lesson in my undergraduate Geology 101 class.)

Naples is a good 150+ miles away from Stromboli - like a 4.5 hour ferry ride. I'd think that there are closer places to worry about - the Stromboli volcano has been erupting on/off for many years now - very active.

[robert.]

Uh oh. A volcano near the island of Stromboli, Italy, near Sicily, blew today, sending out a huge pyroclastic cloud. This increases my concern about Naples (not that I know much about such matters, but I was glued to every lesson in my undergraduate Geology 101 class.)

Naples is a good 150+ miles away from Stromboli - like a 4.5 hour ferry ride. I'd think that there are closer places to worry about - the Stromboli volcano has been erupting on/off for many years now - very active.

". Stromboli is one of the most active volcanoes on the planet, according to Geology.com, and has almost been erupting continuously since 1932."

[MurphOnMillerAve]

Uh oh. A volcano near the island of Stromboli, Italy, near Sicily, blew today, sending out a huge pyroclastic cloud. This increases my concern about Naples (not that I know much about such matters, but I was glued to every lesson in my undergraduate Geology 101 class.)

Naples is a good 150+ miles away from Stromboli - like a 4.5 hour ferry ride. I'd think that there are closer places to worry about - the Stromboli volcano has been erupting on/off for many years now - very active.

Yet, underground, under the crust, huge areas can be consumed by volcanic activity and pressures and movements of molten material. Take for example, Yellowstone. What we see above ground, even the spectacular geysers, are only a minuscule suggestion of what lies beneath, and can someday happen to the USA.

Another example would be the "Pacific Plate." Movement there can express itself in Japan, and California, and Alaska, and Hawaii. When we hear in the News of earthquakes in one of those spots, take note of what News soon follows about one of the other places.