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Tuesday, January 20, 2015

The Use of Those Facts

The only thing that did not go well during the Tank Man Lesson that partner George Jakubek and I gave to our Methods of Teaching Social Studies peers was when I recited five facts about the Chinese government near the end of the lesson.. The two that I remember are that the Communist Party is the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, January 14, 2015

She Hates Feet

"My sister Ann hates feet," I told Brian about four years ago at his house during a tutoring session. He was eleven at the time. "She has feet, doesn't she?" Brian said. He sounded disturbed by that fact. "Yeah," I said. "Why?" he asked. "She finds them gross," I said. "Is there something wrong with... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, January 13, 2015

"I Come in Peace"

"Attention, everyone," the fifty-something man with the New York Yankees cap and shirt called out. "I come in peace." This ought to be real good, I thought, looking at that guy, who was next to Dad and I. I was with Dad at a 2007 game at Oriole Park at Camden Yards to watch our beloved Baltimore... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, January 7, 2015

Now Only 2

Back when I was a K through 12 student, from 1990 through 2004, there would be times when wintry weather would cause school to be delayed an hour, ninety minutes or two hours in my area. Nowadays, it seems that the delays in my area are only two hours. I am not sure whether road and weather... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, January 6, 2015

Dan Is the Man

It was time during the Tank Man lesson for George and I to moderate the faux-debate. The debate was over whether or not major American Internet companies should be complicit in the Chinese Government's online censorship. Since this was the sort of topic where one would not find too many people... Sign in to see full entry.

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