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Tuesday, August 18, 2015

So Darn Nervous

There was a contrast in terms of how I felt going into the Tank Man Lesson and the India's Indolence Lesson. Both lessons were taught with partner George Jakubek. I was incredibly nervous going into the India's Independence Lesson. With Tank Man, it was not like I was 100% confident. However, what I... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, August 12, 2015

He Looked Like a Celebrity

I will never forget Independence Day 2005. Dad, Mom, Ann and I went to the boat, where we could the fireworks show at Baltimore's Inner Harbor. On the pier, there was a kid who looked identical to baseball player Sammy Sosa. "Dad," Ann said, "it's Sammy Sosa." Dad looked over at the kid with... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, August 11, 2015

The Confidence Goes

I walked into the meeting feeling confident. I left he meeting feeling something was wrong. George Jakubek and I met with teacher Phil Ribiero to discuss our Methods of Teaching Social Studies lesson on India's Independence. It was late February/early March 2007. "I am going to teach the class about... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, August 5, 2015

Can't Park There No More

Across from my high school is a good-sized shopping center. When Dad went to the school from the early to mid-70s, the shopping center allowed for students to park there. By the time I arrived in 2000, the shopping center forbid us students from parking there. I do not know what caused the change.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, August 4, 2015

"Intruder Alert!"

Michael lives diagonal to my mother and sister's house. He owns a few funeral homes in the Baltimore Area. Michael is not known for his wonderful personality. He speaks with no emotion. The corpses his funeral homes come across have more personality than he does. There is that look in his eye that... Sign in to see full entry.

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