My Education Experience

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Tuesday, February 17, 2015

Inarticulate

At the conclusion of my Tank Man Lesson with partner George Jakubek, I was on cloud nine. The lesson had gone so well. I could not wait to read the positive feedback from my peers as required from teacher Phil Ribiero. The praise from my peers came as expected with some fine pointers to help George... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, February 11, 2015

"Jesus Had a Beard"

When Dad grew a beard in the 1980s, my paternal grandmother hated it. She would continually tell him "to shave that goddamn beard." She would criticize Dad's beard until Alzheimer's started to take its effect in 1999. One time, shortly after Dad had grown his beard, she was again telling him to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, February 10, 2015

"Yeah, Bella!"

Here is my favorite James Wells story. James and I went to high school It was senior year. All of the students, faculty and administration were at the auditorium for one of the monthly Masses. At the conclusion of Mass, the student body president, Zach Bella, was reading the daily bulletin. I sat... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, February 4, 2015

From the Bathroom Sink

"I don't drink water from the bathroom sink," I told Ann back in 2008. "The water does not taste as good as the kitchen sink's." "It makes no difference," Ann said. The two of us went back and forth. No one was convinced. A few weeks later, we were watching Family Guy. In the midst of the show, one... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, February 3, 2015

I Respected Him

Before I talk about the final entry related to my Tank Man Lesson with George Jakubek, I must write first about Jack Reed. Jack was another peer of mine in Methods of Teaching Social Studies. Before that, I had taken Introduction to Special Education with Jack. The course required students to... Sign in to see full entry.

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