A century and a half later, diagramming sentences is even more out of date than writing lessons on a piece of slate.
It is the "word work," or phonics, portion of reading and writing lessons that take up almost half the day at Public School 172 in Sunset Park, Brooklyn.
In a letter Mr. Smith sent to a Times reporter from prison in January, he brushed off questions about illness and wrote, "Lessons?
Stern is perched at the end of a long wooden bar, where she is able to bypass the queue and ask passing baristas for free refills, in return for which she provides writing lessons to the staff.
"Cooking Basics" is similar to a correspondence course, consisting of written lessons -- 14 in all, covering fundamental concepts like kitchen equipment, terminology, menu planning and, at the end, simple recipes.
Because of Wahhabi strictures on segregation, I found female students in a classroom where they watch their male professor on a television set -- or rather watch part of him, his arm writing lessons on a board.
Spending a day writing lessons at the nonprofit seemed like just what the doctor ordered.
The novel To Kill a Mockingbird is a staple of American classrooms because of its inspiring and elegantly written lessons about justice, equality and civic duty.
They also began writing lessons for children.
Gulko recently wrote Lessons with a Grandmaster, published by Everyman Chess.
