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Wednesday, October 2, 2013

Get It Wrong

When Ann was in ninth grade, she did not like her American Government teacher. From what she told me, many of her peers shared her sentiment. According to her, he was condescending towards the students. One the day of a quiz, the teacher said as he handed out the quizzes, "Question number one is... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, September 29, 2013

Grading: Not Easy!

Before I get into the third lesson I taught to Casey Farmer's first period American Government class, I am now going to discuss a few matters related to the grading of the five paragraph essay I assigned to three of Casey Farmer's American Government classes. The graded essay was handed back during... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, September 25, 2013

"I Always Give the Wrong Answers"

"Grandma, is my doll real?" Cousin Amanda asked. Amanda was a toddler at the time. "I don't know, dear," Grandma said in a tone that was three-quarters pleasant and the other quarter uneasy. "Ask your mother. I always give the wrong answers." "Oh, okay, Grandma," said Amanda and back to playing we... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, September 22, 2013

"Uh, To, Uh, Uh, Uh

Back in sixth grade, my homeroom, 6B, had Reading with Miz Rayleen. Reading was a class period where we were expected to read books approve by Rayleen. Beings that she was an English teacher, Rayleen would sometimes give us an English lesson. One time, Rayleen started talking about infinitives. I... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Would Not Miss School for That

Back when I was in middle school in the late 1990s, the Baltimore Blast indoor soccer team would have the occasional school day home game. I imagine the team stopped those games due to a lack of attendance. For me, going never entered my mind. I was in school and was going to do my job, not go to an... Sign in to see full entry.

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