My Education Experience

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Tuesday, July 29, 2014

More Than the Facts

It was all about the facts. Going into the Spring 2007 Semester, when I took Phil Ribiero's Methods of Teaching Social Studies, I felt that teaching was all about getting the students to remember as many facts possible about the subject matter. I even had a debate with Ida Drimburg from Teaching... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, July 23, 2014

Freaking Genius

A few weeks ago, Brian Gabber was writing a one paragraph essay for one of his classes. "This looks way too short," he said. "I need it longer, but I cannot think of anything to add." I myself could not think of anything else for Brian to add. I had nothing with which to prompt him with. I had a... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, July 22, 2014

Slug

"Everybody come on over," Uncle Richard said. "I got a story to tell you all." The occasion was a small family get together about a dozen years ago at Mom's house. Besides Uncle Richard, Aunt Sandra, Cousin Amanda, Mom, sister Ann and I were there. Dinner had been eaten. The adults were getting... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, July 16, 2014

How to Remember the Formula

"Here is how you remember that volume times density equals mass," Mr. Melfi told a high school class of Dad and his peers back in the early 1970s. "If you come down with a VD, you're all going to go to Mass." Forty-plus years later, Dad still remembers the formula. Recommended Reading How I Found... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, July 15, 2014

Why Disorganized

I feel that one of the reason's Phil Ribiero's Methods of Teaching Social Studies ran late anywhere from fifteen to forty-five minutes and was disorganized was due to Phil not being willing to alter the course for having a way larger than normal class. Before the Spring 2007 semester, when I took... Sign in to see full entry.

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