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Wednesday, September 25, 2013

"I Always Give the Wrong Answers"

"Grandma, is my doll real?" Cousin Amanda asked. Amanda was a toddler at the time. "I don't know, dear," Grandma said in a tone that was three-quarters pleasant and the other quarter uneasy. "Ask your mother. I always give the wrong answers." "Oh, okay, Grandma," said Amanda and back to playing we... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, September 22, 2013

"Uh, To, Uh, Uh, Uh

Back in sixth grade, my homeroom, 6B, had Reading with Miz Rayleen. Reading was a class period where we were expected to read books approve by Rayleen. Beings that she was an English teacher, Rayleen would sometimes give us an English lesson. One time, Rayleen started talking about infinitives. I... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Would Not Miss School for That

Back when I was in middle school in the late 1990s, the Baltimore Blast indoor soccer team would have the occasional school day home game. I imagine the team stopped those games due to a lack of attendance. For me, going never entered my mind. I was in school and was going to do my job, not go to an... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, September 15, 2013

Not As Much Time As I Thought

"Do you want to teach another lesson?" Casey Farmer asked me on a Thursday. Without hesitation, I enthusiastically replied, "Sure." I was coming off the heels of a successful second lesson. Teaching was even greater than what I thought it would be going in. After having had two lessons that went so... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Nap Time? No Thanks

Once I got to middle school, I would hear every so often different peers talking about how they took nap time during pre-school and kindergarten for granted. They did not want to lie down, preferring to do other things. Fast forwarding to middle school, they said that they could really use a nap... Sign in to see full entry.

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