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Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Look for the Decimal

During my senior year of high school, James Wells was in my English class. Whenever we took a quiz, our English teacher had the students grade one another's quiz. Often James and I would grade one another's quizzes since he sat behind me. After grading quizzes, we would show the results to the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, May 12, 2013

The Recommendation

This is a series of entries I am doing about the path I took towards becoming a teacher in college to where I ultimately decided not to become a teacher. The link to all the entries is at the bottom of this entry here. This is the hundreth entry. Shortly after I taught my first lesson, I e-mailed... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Let It Be

I remember my family and I were on the way to my sister Ann's seventh grade chorus recital. The recital occurred on a Thursday night. "What is the weather going to be tomorrow?" Dad asked Mom. "Rainy," she said. "Damn," said Dad. Being the Beatles fan that I am, I sang to him, "Let it be. Let it be.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, May 5, 2013

From Boredom to Relief

The boredom was mind-numbing. Aunt Sandra and Uncle Richard had seasonal passes to the Six Flags amusement park in Mitchellville, Maryland. Every other weekend Uncle Richard's son Ted visited his father per the custody arrangement he had with his first wife, therefore, every other weekend during the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, May 1, 2013

One Way

One time when I was in high school Dad and I were riding around Baltimore City. Having spent the first eight years of his life in Baltimore, Dad often brings up how well he knows the city roads. That day was no exception. "I know Baltimore City well," he said. "Oh Shit! We're on a one way street!"... Sign in to see full entry.

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