My Education Experience

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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.

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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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Wednesday, August 3, 2022

When the Cousin Cursed

1997ish. Cousin Amanda was two or three when this happened. Aunt Sandra came outside Grandma's house to see the toddler quietly kicking the dirt driveway, mumbling, "Shit, shit, shit." We don't know where she got it from. What's funny to me is that she went with a mumble instead of yelling the word.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, July 31, 2022

Ms. Brune

Now is the time for me to talk about Algebra II lecture. I was familiar with two of the lecturers, Ms. Watson and Mr. Cillo. Mr. Hanks was the third. I quickly became familiar with him as he was my seminar teacher. That left Ms. Brune and Mr. Bryce, the latter of whom I'll get into next entry. Ms.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, July 27, 2022

The Languages

My high school offered several languages. Besides old stalwarts French and German, the school also offered Latin and German when I first arrived. During senior year, Russian was offered as a one-year junior or senior elective. Since I left, Italian and Chinese were offered. Now, the school is back... Sign in to see full entry.

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