My Education Experience

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Sunday, April 23, 2023

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Generally, we always had some sort of essay to complete for one of our tests. After all, it was English class; there was bound to be a writing component. With one of our essays, I didn't know how long it was supposed to be. I was nervous about asking due to my lack of assertiveness. I found myself... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, April 19, 2023

Mommy Always Wins

Early 2000s. I was feeling tired. I had been playing with Cousin Amanda, who is nine years my junior. She was wearing me out. "Let's play a game and see who can fall asleep first," I said. "My mommy and I play that all the time," she said. "Who wins?" "My mommy." Recommended Reading Run Away... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, April 16, 2023

Romeo and Juliet

Most of the reading we did in class with Mr. Hopps was done outside of class. Not so with Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. We read about 90% of the play in class with my classmates and me taking on the different roles. We still had homework with writing assignments. The cutdown on reading was huge,... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, April 12, 2023

A Fear More Than Death

I have often heard and read that there is a greater fear among people for public speaking than there is of dying. I often joke I fear public speaking because I'm afraid I'm going to die. Recommended Reading Things Are Rough http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/MyEducationExperience/678365 Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, April 9, 2023

Mrs. Parsley: Lecturer

I was familiar with Mrs. Parsley, not because of English class. She was my French teacher my first two years of school. As an English lecturer, she did well with it. I can't say that she super stood out to me, but I always understood the material and never felt rushed doing that. Fred told me there... Sign in to see full entry.

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