My Education Experience

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Sunday, January 10, 2021

Meeting Mr. Hopps

Part of our speech unit was write a term paper on it. I earned a 90 on it. Great you would say. However, I was late, which meant a 10-point reduction in the grade. I did not know we needed to include a bibliography. We did not have class the next day with Mr. Dell. Therefore, I had to bring it to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, January 7, 2021

The Big Speech

The week came for my peers and me to gave our speeches. No way could 23 kids speak within a 40-minute classroom period. This was going to stretch throughout the week. The way it was determined who spoke was one of two things. One could volunteer or Mr. Dell would draw names from a hat. I felt the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, January 4, 2021

Public Speaking

I have often heard that people fear public speaking more than death. To that I say, "I fear public speaking because I'm afraid I'm going to die." Part of freshman English was completing a speech. One had to pick a topic to do a speech on. I was scared. I hated going up there in front of my peers... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, January 1, 2021

Mistyped

Every Friday, I make a donation to the De LaSalle Brothers. I received a call from the Eastern District's head of development. I pay by eCheck, and it turns out it did not go through on their end. I checked my end, and no transaction was found. I must have mistyped a number. That's interesting. I... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, December 29, 2020

Grammar and Mechanics

Up I got into high school, grammar and mechanics had been a big deal in school. We would have units on it and refresher courses. At my high school, that did not happen much. When someone made a mistake on one's paper, Mr. Dell would mark it but not take off any points for it. Mr. Tomlison of history... Sign in to see full entry.

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