A Love So Moving Siti Maesaroh had two suitcases. She could not fit in them the entirety of her home in Indonesia with its soft, humid heat and its spicy sweet foods. Nor could she pack her aunt who’d raised her. And she couldn’t pack her beloved cat. Moving across the globe for love to…
Do dreams come with expiration dates? When should you rule out a goal as out of reach or impossible? Ed Lettman was days away from high school graduation when the principal expelled him. The offense? “Fraternizing,” Lettman alludes with his characteristic wry chuckle. He points out the 1970s were different times for young…
Lunchbox? Check. Backpack? Check. Notebooks, pencils, calculators. Triple check! There’s nothing quite like the helter-skelter cycle of the back-to-school bonanza. Teachers and staff at the Durango Adult Education Center have been busier than ever, but it’s not because they needed lesson plans prepped or handouts updated. In fact, it’s because we expanded services to Montezuma…
No matter how hard it was, Myriam Costantino Balageur knew she could not quit. No matter how tired she felt; no matter how many times she failed, she absolutely could not give up on her education. She was going to earn her GED. “What will my children think if I quit,” Myriam reflects. “I had…
For many people, the term adult education is synonymous with continuing education or lifelong learning; that is, the classes grown ups take for fun (many years after the sting of mandatory education finally softens). Speak German in Drei Easy Steps. Digital Photography for Beginners. Dance, art, finance, welding, the topics are endless. While lifelong learning…
