My Education Experience

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Sunday, August 21, 2022

IPC

Intro to Physics and Chemisty (IPC as we would call it) was a new course at my high school. Kids before me took environmental science for freshman year followed by biology for sophomore year. My class started off with biology, then IPC. IPC was created because many kids struggled later with... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, August 17, 2022

ID's

In high school, we were required to have our ID's on us. If you get detention, you had to give your ID card to the person who gave it to you. Then you would get it back after you served your detention time. Some times didn't carry their ID's, and when they got detention, they received more for not... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, August 14, 2022

A Bit of a Dud

I ended Algebra II with Mr. Hanks with me earning a B. Even so, I felt I could've gotten myself into the B+ range. First off, I think of the learning curve. Algebra II at my school was just a redux of Algebra I. I should've known better. I didn't take my studies seriously. I could pull of a B... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, August 10, 2022

My Blunt Grandfather

Dad was eight years old when his family moved from their Baltimore City row home to a one-acre property. This was 1965. The first time they accumulated some snow, Grandpa said, "We have to shovel the snow." Dad was horrified, thinking that meant having to shovel the entire property. "We have to... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, August 7, 2022

Mr. Bryce

There were a fair amount of kids who liked Mr. Bryce. Fred liked him. My cousin Jeffrey, who attended the school from 2008-2011, also liked him. Fred took Honors Algebra I with him. I only saw Mr. Bryce lecture. Teaching-wise, he was fine. I understood the material he was teaching in Algebra II. He... Sign in to see full entry.

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