My Education Experience

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Friday, August 8, 2025

Exams and Attendance

Early in my college career at Loyola University Maryland, it wasn’t uncommon to have professors who didn’t enforce attendance policies or even hold final exams. But by the time I graduated, that had changed. The administration began emphasizing the importance of attendance policies and final exams... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, August 5, 2025

A Better Time with Roberta

For every bit as poorly as my first session with Robert went, my second session was just as excellent. I did not suddenly become a geometry whiz -in fact, I never did. What happened was that the lesson plan had Roberta tutor me in Algebra. Algebra was not a strong suit of mine. However, there were... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, August 1, 2025

Friday Night Lights

Back in high school, I only ever made it to one football game each year—the big rivalry matchup. It wasn’t because I lacked school spirit, but because of timing. Our school couldn’t host traditional Friday night games since we weren’t allowed to install stadium lights. The townhome community next to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, July 28, 2025

Roberta

Summer 2002. Roberta and I did not hit it off. A retired high school math teacher in her sixties, she was my first-ever tutor at the Huntington Learning Center—and our session together made me dread coming back the following week even more. The root of our mismatch was geometry. As I mentioned... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, July 24, 2025

I Never Got in Trouble for This

I never had a cellphone go off on me in school. As a high schooler—and well into college—I was staunchly anti-cellphone. Even though my parents insisted I carry one, that didn’t mean I actually brought it with me. If my phone was in the car, it stayed in the car. Recommended Reading The Detention... Sign in to see full entry.

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