My Education Experience

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Saturday, November 2, 2024

The Water Fountain

All of this writing about my sophomore gym class got me to thinking about the popularity of the water fountain in elementary and middle school. The line would be long to the water fountain. We were only allowed quick sips. That did not mean there were greedy hogs who held up the line. Worse yet,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, October 30, 2024

Maxing Out

The climax of the weightlifting unit in gym class was the maxing out for the bench press. The way it works is that you start off with a low weight that you can lift. You lift once. Then more weight is added. You do the same again until you get to a weight you cannot reach. My freshman year bench... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, October 27, 2024

Financial Literacy

When it came to my K through 12 years of school, we did little when it came to financial literacy. Neither middle or high school offered home economics. The only times we dealt with anything financial came from the religion classes Justice and Relationships. Justice had just create budgets based off... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, October 24, 2024

When I Missed Gym

The doctor I saw at the hospital gave me a note that said no gym class for one week. I did not want to be sick, but if I was, I may as well get something out of this. Missing two gym classes of weightlifting with Dr. Binds. Doctor's notes barring gym class had to be taken to the nurse. I gave my... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, October 21, 2024

Everywhere Was So Close

My middle school did not have an intercom system. The reason was because the school is so small. With about 300 students, the buildings are configured to where you can get to anywhere on campus in two minutes. That is way different than the public school and private high school I attended. It was... Sign in to see full entry.

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