All the courses I have done so far have been AMAZING! I feel I have been given a tool that I know for sure will bring sanity to the world. Learning is fun! I always had a deep-down feeling that it was supposed to be that way, but now I have experienced it for myself. Thank you to all that contributed to me becoming a better person.
I learned how to use the word “AND” and I drilled it in text. The technique of this type of learning attracted my attention and I will use it more in other texts as well. I will be more noticing the new information and most probably it will help my understanding. It was generally fun.
It was really great. By the word “AT” I realized that I was missing the first part of the fourth definition. And just this realization and clearing it up made me faster and gave me a full concept of the sentence with which I would be bothered in the past until I would clear it up fully in the dictionaries. The simplicity of the program is simply great.
It would seem that someone with 24 years of high school English teaching experience, a master’s degree, and decades of experience in the field would breeze through a foundational course like Ollie. However, even the most experienced educators can gain new perspectives and insights from revisiting the fundamentals.
I love school again because Ollie is there.
The literacy program and learning the simple words (which no school teaches) will truly let you understand what you read. Texts won’t seem hazy or vague; you’ll finally be able to grasp what you read and be confident. Give yourself a true shot at life by doing this literacy program!
I realized that I kept using the word ‘for,’ but I had no real definition.
I had an interesting epiphany on the drill. When you have a definition with three parts — like ‘in the place of,’ ‘instead of,’ ‘as a substitute’ — you need to get the concept of every part in order to get the full concept of the whole definition. If one is missing, you can’t fully grasp it. That’s so amazing.
I felt like I was saying the definitions for the first time. They also become shorter somehow, and suddenly were really mine. I could grasp them. I felt like I really understood them with a full conceptual understanding. I never had that before with the English language.
I had lots of fun learning with the Ollie booklets. Now, I can use different words, especially those small words that I had never used correctly. Now, I can use them effectively. For example, the word “at” is used to show the position or place where someone or something is doing something. Or it can show the number or amount, price, temperature, size, or speed. It’s the same for other small words like “on,” “with,” “and,” and “to.” I can now use them correctly, compared to at first, when I hadn’t studied or learned these small words.