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30th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall – November 9, 1989 (Pt. 4)

30th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall – November 9, 1989 (Pt. 4)

Oct 22, 2019 | Engaging Education, Susan Gleason

30th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall – November 9, 1989 (Pt. 4) I ended part 3 with a quick mention of the Solidarity Tax. The Solidaritätszuschlag, the Solidarity Tax, that was instated to rebuild East Germany is still being levied, which many people in...
30th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall – November 9, 1989 (Pt. 3)

30th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall – November 9, 1989 (Pt. 3)

Oct 22, 2019 | Engaging Education, Susan Gleason

30th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall – November 9, 1989 (Pt. 3) On another visit to Berlin, I stood at the Berlin Wall, along with others, chiseling away and collecting souvenirs of what amounted to chunks of mortar with gravel and splashes of paint.  Did...
30th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall Pt. 2 – November 9, 1989

30th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall Pt. 2 – November 9, 1989

Sep 28, 2019 | Engaging Education, Susan Gleason

30th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall Pt. 2 – November 9, 1989 Even though the Berlin Wall was open, the situation in East Berlin was still extremely tense. Shortly after the Berlin Wall was opened, I visited friends in East Berlin for an extended weekend,...
30th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall – November 9, 1989

30th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall – November 9, 1989

Sep 10, 2019 | Engaging Education, Susan Gleason

30th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall – November 9, 1989 I was working as an interpreter and translator in Cologne, West Germany, when the Berlin Wall came down 30 years ago.   On November 9, 1989, I was waiting at a stoplight, two blocks from my apartment. ...
Frau Gleason’s Fellow Excelsior Foreign Language Instructors

Frau Gleason’s Fellow Excelsior Foreign Language Instructors

May 21, 2018 | Rigorous Courses, Susan Gleason

Frau Gleason’s Fellow Excelsior Foreign Language Instructors Excelsior’s French and Spanish Instructors Come Highly Recommended… By the German Instructor! It has been an honor and a blessing to work with Señora Diana Lamolinara (Spanish), Madame Gina Duss (French),...
4 MUST-HAVES for Foreign Language Success

4 MUST-HAVES for Foreign Language Success

Dec 4, 2017 | Engaging Education, Susan Gleason

4 MUST-HAVES for Foreign Language Success If you are on the hunt for a Foreign Language program for your homeschooler, make sure the four main areas are covered: reading, writing, speaking, and comprehension. Reading is where learning a foreign language begins!...
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