My Education Experience

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Sunday, October 30, 2022

Back to Tomlison

I earned a 100 during freshman year World History with Mr. Tomlison. I had every reason to believe I would earn another 100 during sophomore year's history. I was assigned to Mr. Tomlison for World History 2/US History. World History 2 was the first semester. US History was second semester. Same... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, October 26, 2022

Don't Let Them Run

Halloween 2001. That was a Halloween where it was the first and only time I took Ann, 13, and Cousin Amanda, 7, out trick-or-treating. Mom told me not to let the two of them run. Amanda was too young to be away from me, and Ann was recovering from a sprained ankle a few days earlier. One of the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, October 23, 2022

Where to Hang Out

Where to Hang Out There were a few places one could hang out in my high school. The most popular place was the cafeteria. Some kids spent pretty much every free moment there. They'd talk with their friends and stuff their faces with the popular cheese fries. The cafeteria was open before school... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, October 19, 2022

Cheapskate

Michael O'Harren is a neighbor of mine growing up. He owns a couple funeral homes. Going to Michael's for Halloween was a bit of a letdown. What would he give you? Five pennies. During The Great Depression, that would be good for seeing a movie. In the 1990s, that's not good for anything. My old... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, October 16, 2022

Exams

At my high school, it was mandated that our mid-term and final exams were 20% of our grade. Therefore, if your current average would be affected one percentage point by every five points up or down the exams. For those who need something more tangible, if you had a 90% average, and received an 85 on... Sign in to see full entry.

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