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Wednesday, June 4, 2014

The Time to Test

Back when I was a K through 12 student, I preferred teachers to give tests on Fridays. A test on Friday meant getting little or not homework to do over the weekend, thus enabling me to relax more. A test on Monday and Tuesday meant having to study during the weekend. If the test was going to be... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, June 3, 2014

Above and Beyond the Call of Duty

"I want you all to get to know one another," Phil Ribiero said to my peers and I. The timing was our second Methods of Teaching Social Studies class. "I ordered pizza for you all to eat. I'm paying for it. You will all meet with three of your peers for five minutes each. I will keep track of the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, May 28, 2014

I Want to Take a Trip Down Memory Lane

I have not set foot on Loyola College's campus since December 2010, when I was a part-time student at the college. Now I find myself wanting to take a walk at Loyola. I have two reasons for wanting to take a walk at Loyola. For one thing, I want to see how much the college I graduated from has... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Oops

I was ten years old back in August 1995 when my family and I took our first Myrtle Beach, South Carolina vacation. On the last full day of vacation, I asked Dad what the view was like from the top of the condominium complex we were staying at. The condominium complex's design had a hallway balcony... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, May 21, 2014

Meditating or Snoring?

During my high school years, my family would often spend Saturday nights talking at night from about ten p.m. to eleven. The setting was either the family room or my parents' bedroom. Ann always hated it when Dad fell asleep. She wanted everyone to be up talking and could not stand Dad's snoring. I... Sign in to see full entry.

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