Sunday, July 03, 2011

Be explicit. . .

The late Estelle (Steve) Nelson with husband, Nels, in their Alexandria home. August, 1990, during the JHS 25th reunion. Taught ninth grade English to many members of the JHS Class of 1965. Introduced "English 2600" a programmed learning experiment that was featured in a Jon Haaven-produced KCMT-TVspecial. Photo courtesy Karl Tegland.
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Bev Roers Korkowski writes:I have been gone for the past 12 days but was able to see the post re: Mrs. Nelson (just couldn’t respond from my locations). I will NEVER forget that lady….I had never heard of the word ‘explicit’ until landing in her classroom, and whenever I hear that word, it takes me back to Central Jr.
High in an instant.  She expanded my small vocabulary…she was a great English teacher.  Bev

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