Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Birthday Milestones
"Once a person gets to twenty-one, there are no more milestone birthdays left," Steve Redder said. He, Dad and I were on the boat, and I was on the verge of becoming twenty-one, which is how this conversation came to be. "Uh yeah there are," said Dad. "All birthdays are milestones. If anything, an...
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Sunday, May 19, 2013
No Snowy Concern
When I arrived to school on the day I was to teach my second lesson on the United States Cabinet, the school was abuzz. The forecast called for snow to arrive in the afternoon. I myself had not been paying attention to the weather forecast at the time. I was more focused on life at Loyola College,...
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Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Look for the Decimal
During my senior year of high school, James Wells was in my English class. Whenever we took a quiz, our English teacher had the students grade one another's quiz. Often James and I would grade one another's quizzes since he sat behind me. After grading quizzes, we would show the results to the...
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Sunday, May 12, 2013
The Recommendation
Shortly after I taught my first lesson, I e-mailed Loyola College PDS Coordinator Anna Harne what dates she was available to observe me teach a lesson. She e-mailed me back her first available date where we would go from there if need be, and after replying that date would be fine, I informed my...
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Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Let It Be
I remember my family and I were on the way to my sister Ann's seventh grade chorus recital. The recital occurred on a Thursday night. "What is the weather going to be tomorrow?" Dad asked Mom. "Rainy," she said. "Damn," said Dad. Being the Beatles fan that I am, I sang to him, "Let it be. Let it be....
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