My Education Experience

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Sunday, February 22, 2026

Mr. Pennison

November 2002. Mr. Hanks missed a week of school. He needed emergency surgery. Geometry substitute teacher Mr. Pennison said the surgery was either for a hernia or a tumor—quite a difference, if you ask me. It turned out to be a hernia. Mr. Pennison was an interesting guy. He was substitute teaching... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, February 18, 2026

What Do They Do for Their Internship?

When I was a student teaching intern at Loyola University Maryland, our time was evenly divided between high school and middle school placements. Students were assigned either to public schools or to the one private Catholic high school in the Loyola teaching network. That makes me wonder how this... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, February 15, 2026

Talking to Taylor

I was not here yesterday because work was swamped. November 2002. With my floundering grades in Geometry and Chemistry, I knew it was only a matter of time before hard-nosed guidance counselor Mr. Taylor would meet with me to discuss them. My high school required guidance counselors to meet with... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, February 11, 2026

Nobody Snored

There were plenty of times in college when my classmates fell asleep in class. Not once, though, do I remember anyone snoring. I imagine that if they had, the professors would’ve said something. I know I would have. Now, there was that one time Danny Alberts let out a moan… Recommended Reading Danny... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, February 8, 2026

Geometry and Chemistry

Fall 2002. Geometry and Chemistry quickly became sore subjects for me. I was doing horribly in both. It was bad test after bad test—Ds and Fs piling up. What kept me afloat were homework assignments and, in the case of Chemistry, participation in the labs. Why was I doing so poorly? If a subject... Sign in to see full entry.

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