8/23/2010
8/02/2010
Ali Ann Marrs, MTS completed her Masters degree in May 2004 at the John Paul II Institute at Catholic University in Washington, DC. Her previous studies led her to a Bachelors of Philosophy in 2002 from The Thomas More College of Liberal Arts in Merrimack, NH. Her focus of studies was on Duns Scotus and medieval philosophy, along with freedom, which she wrote a comprehensive thesis on. Her other areas of study include political science and literature. Her passion for the classics, mainly Homer, Virgil, and Dante, has blossomed in the traditional classroom and in a workshop setting. After five years of teaching experience in kindergarten, junior high and high school levels, Ms. Marrs took the leap to be an independent education by beginning DIDASKALOS, an educational services business that focuses on individual tutoring and various workshops.
She currently runs educational workshops, meets individual students one on one and is a writing tutor at UAA. Ms Marrs is an educational consultant who specializes in language arts, writing, culinary arts and Spanish. After spending multiple summers in Spain, she brings her acquired knowledge of Spanish to the elementary classroom. She continues to pursue innovative ways to bring the basics of grammar, rhetoric and logic back.
She currently runs educational workshops, meets individual students one on one and is a writing tutor at UAA. Ms Marrs is an educational consultant who specializes in language arts, writing, culinary arts and Spanish. After spending multiple summers in Spain, she brings her acquired knowledge of Spanish to the elementary classroom. She continues to pursue innovative ways to bring the basics of grammar, rhetoric and logic back.
6/16/2010
On the Preposition Tree
Don't you wish you could have the leaves of a million prepositions falling on your head?!
Look at the fun aid that students use to learn and memorize prepositions.
6/09/2010
School House Rock ROCKS!!
This gets two thumbs up for the week!
Click on the links below for amazing tools to remember grammar basics:
Interjections
Adverbs
Adjectives
Pronouns
Click on the links below for amazing tools to remember grammar basics:
Interjections
Adverbs
Adjectives
Pronouns
Grammar Institute 2010 Takes Off
After the first day of classes, one student remarked, "If it is going to be this fun, I won't mind coming every day!"
Imagine your mother telling you that you will take a grammar class for three weeks during your summer - that is not exactly peachy considering that you would rather be playing outside in the sun, now that the snow has finally melted.
It is a pleasure to announce that all the students are joyfully taking up the task of learning the eight parts of speech:
noun, pronoun, article, adjective, interjection, conjunction, verb, adverb.
The students are also parsing and writing. "What is parsing?" Ask that guy. He knows the answer. "It means to label a word according to what part of speech it is." Correct answer!
It is truly amazing the things students can do when they are asked to!
One last thing - School House Rocks is the favorite of the week!
Imagine your mother telling you that you will take a grammar class for three weeks during your summer - that is not exactly peachy considering that you would rather be playing outside in the sun, now that the snow has finally melted.
It is a pleasure to announce that all the students are joyfully taking up the task of learning the eight parts of speech:
noun, pronoun, article, adjective, interjection, conjunction, verb, adverb.
The students are also parsing and writing. "What is parsing?" Ask that guy. He knows the answer. "It means to label a word according to what part of speech it is." Correct answer!
It is truly amazing the things students can do when they are asked to!
One last thing - School House Rocks is the favorite of the week!
4/26/2010
Dante at Sugarspoon
Dante is the epic poet and pilgrim. He transforms epic poetry and shows what the feminine fulfills in all epic poetry, in the words of Larry Allums:
"...the summons to the MASCULINE to obey the DIVINE imperative somehow imparted through the WOMAN to EMBRACE the QUEST."
DIDASKALOS hosts the last of a four-part workshop series that has investigated the nature of epic Poetry at Sugarspoon this Friday.
"...the summons to the MASCULINE to obey the DIVINE imperative somehow imparted through the WOMAN to EMBRACE the QUEST."
DIDASKALOS hosts the last of a four-part workshop series that has investigated the nature of epic Poetry at Sugarspoon this Friday.
4/25/2010
Writing Classes 2010
The largest obstacle to a student’s academic success stems from a lack of basic grammar. Without understanding the principles of language, students will begin to struggle with reading comprehension, critical thinking skills and writing.
This course will offer an intensive exposure to the fundamentals of grammar. For too many years, schools have ignored the importance of a well-constructed sentence. Our program seeks to fill this void with practice in the lost art of grammar.
We are experienced teachers with graduate degrees and 23 years of combined experience, who can attest to the fact that children without grammar skills suffer in the ability to think logically, read comprehensively, speak well, and write clearly.
This program seeks to inspire interest in the English language. If your child lacks appreciation of grammar, needs remediation, or would like to advance his or her skills, our program can meet that need. Our experience has given us the tools to be innovative and engaging in order to provoke interest in even the most disinterested student.
The classes, limited to 15 students per class, will be held from June 7th - June 24th. We will meet from Monday to Thursday for three consecutive weeks. All materials will be provided.
Through lively and enjoyable 90-minute daily classes, replete with practice exercises and diagnostic tests, your child will grow immeasurably under our attentive and supportive care. In order to build upon prior skills and place the student appropriately, your child will take a placement test on the first day to determine your child’s needs and current aptitude.
Give your child an edge for the rest of his or her life. Attend the Grammar Institute in 2010.
This course will offer an intensive exposure to the fundamentals of grammar. For too many years, schools have ignored the importance of a well-constructed sentence. Our program seeks to fill this void with practice in the lost art of grammar.
We are experienced teachers with graduate degrees and 23 years of combined experience, who can attest to the fact that children without grammar skills suffer in the ability to think logically, read comprehensively, speak well, and write clearly.
This program seeks to inspire interest in the English language. If your child lacks appreciation of grammar, needs remediation, or would like to advance his or her skills, our program can meet that need. Our experience has given us the tools to be innovative and engaging in order to provoke interest in even the most disinterested student.
The classes, limited to 15 students per class, will be held from June 7th - June 24th. We will meet from Monday to Thursday for three consecutive weeks. All materials will be provided.
Through lively and enjoyable 90-minute daily classes, replete with practice exercises and diagnostic tests, your child will grow immeasurably under our attentive and supportive care. In order to build upon prior skills and place the student appropriately, your child will take a placement test on the first day to determine your child’s needs and current aptitude.
Give your child an edge for the rest of his or her life. Attend the Grammar Institute in 2010.
4/12/2010
Classe de Espanol
Ambitious students are so wonderful! They are inspiring. In the face of the challenge to present what they have learned over the past nine months, a few of them picked up books and were relentless in the face of difficulties in reading in another language. "I want to do this," says a young student who picks up "Donde Viven Los Monstruos" - "Where the Wild Things Are." The plan is to show the parents at the fiesta that will be happening this week as the class comes to an end.
Lesson for the day: Learn how to say no. Sometimes it saves lots of heart aches.
Lesson for the day: Learn how to say no. Sometimes it saves lots of heart aches.
Grammar Institute
"Let's eat grandma!"
"Let's eat, grandma!"
Punctuation...it saves lives.
When was the last time you talked to your child about parsing or diagramming a sentence? If the answer is rarely or never, this might be just the program for you! Join us for a three-week intensive program of twelve 90-minute classes.
Didaskalos Educational Services and Siena Tutoring are teaming up to offer the first ever Grammar Institute. This three-week intensive program will offer exposure to the fundamentals of grammar. For too many years, schools have ignored the importance of a well-constructed sentence. Our program seeks to fill this void with practice in the lost art of grammar. THE PRINCIPLES OF WRITING BEGIN WITH GRAMMAR.
WHO: Ali Ann Marrs, DIDASKALOS Educational Services
Catherine Neuamyr, Siena Tutoring
WHAT: 3 Week Grammar Intensive Program for Beginning, Intermediate, and
Advanced level students
WHERE: Holy Rosary Academy Campus, Anchorage, AK
WHEN: June 7 – June 24
HOW: $300.00 for twelve 90 minute classes
*Call Ali Ann Marrs at 350-1597 or email her at aliannmarrs@gmail.com for further questions and registration materials.
"Let's eat, grandma!"
Punctuation...it saves lives.
When was the last time you talked to your child about parsing or diagramming a sentence? If the answer is rarely or never, this might be just the program for you! Join us for a three-week intensive program of twelve 90-minute classes.
Didaskalos Educational Services and Siena Tutoring are teaming up to offer the first ever Grammar Institute. This three-week intensive program will offer exposure to the fundamentals of grammar. For too many years, schools have ignored the importance of a well-constructed sentence. Our program seeks to fill this void with practice in the lost art of grammar. THE PRINCIPLES OF WRITING BEGIN WITH GRAMMAR.
WHO: Ali Ann Marrs, DIDASKALOS Educational Services
Catherine Neuamyr, Siena Tutoring
WHAT: 3 Week Grammar Intensive Program for Beginning, Intermediate, and
Advanced level students
WHERE: Holy Rosary Academy Campus, Anchorage, AK
WHEN: June 7 – June 24
HOW: $300.00 for twelve 90 minute classes
*Call Ali Ann Marrs at 350-1597 or email her at aliannmarrs@gmail.com for further questions and registration materials.
4/11/2010
NYC 2010
Opportunity knocks at unexpected times and in unexpected places. The latest teaching adventure that will be embarked on, will take place in New York City this June and July 2010 at the Erasmus Program. It is an opportunity for teenagers to experience the Liberal Arts - the "Life of the Mind in the Heart of the City." It is the hope of every teacher to be able to give the experience that students will have during these two weeks. It will be a pleasure to be involved because of the quality of the program, the excellent and highly skilled faculty and the friendships that will form that will last a life time - all of this in the BIG APPLE!
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