Your Linguistic Profile: 45% General American English 30% Yankee 20% Dixie 5% Upper Midwestern 0% Midwestern What Kind of American English Do You Speak?

Got the results back from our first assignment while I was away in Melbourne – I passed (so did Leanne). A pass/fail subject is a bit of a letdown really – we have no way of knowing whether we were really doing well or if we just did enough to satisfy the requirements. We also … [Read More »]

Well, after a rather late night Thursday night, I finally got uni assignment #1 done – a 1500 word essay on “Adult Education in Australia and Internationally. The philosophies and traditions which influence adult educators”. Due in on Monday, and they won’t allow us to email the assignments in (without prior begging), so I express-posted … [Read More »]

Fantastic quote from a guy I know… Free speech is a rag token waved in the wind of flatulent speakers, no more

Well, it’s back to school for me. I’ve just commenced study on a uni course I applied for (and was accepted to) last year – a Masters of Education (MEd) in Adult Education at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS). It’s a two year Masters course that I will be doing part time over the … [Read More »]