My Education Experience

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Monday, January 6, 2025

Check Out Your Thing

Back in the day, to check on school delays and closings, I remember watching the television ticker at the bottom of the network TV stations. I would have to sit there and wait as each update was given. Besides Maryland's 23 counties and Baltimore City, there were private schools, colleges and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, January 2, 2025

Mr. Vidmar

Mr. Vidmar ran my high school's writing center. He also taught senior English. Mr. Vidmar had been at the school when Dad attended. Dad told me that he was a good guy. I had hoped to get him as a teacher for senior year because of Dad's words. I walked into the bathroom one sophomore day. Mr. Vidmar... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, December 30, 2024

Weekly Reader

When I was in elementary school, I loved when the latest Weekly Reader came out. Weekly Reader was a kids magazine that wrote about the news on a level us youngsters could understand. Teachers would go over the issues in class, and we would have classroom discussions. Those were the days. Because of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, December 27, 2024

School Trivia

The time had come for school trivia. This was another one in which I intended to keep my head down and my mouth shut. And that is what I did. I found out I knew a lot of school trivia, actually. Reading the school's history in the student handbook was something that I never thought would be anything... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, December 23, 2024

Santa After Amanda

In my later high school years, my grandmother had a small mechanical Santa holding a tray. When the family would exchange gifts at its annual Christmas party, Grandma would put one's gift on the Santa and drive the Santa up to them. The best year for that was when Ann got ahold of it. She used the... Sign in to see full entry.

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