My Education Experience

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Monday, November 18, 2024

When the Television Came

I remember the days in school when the television had been wheeled into the classroom. The television meant that my peers and me were going to get to watch something. I liked when we got to watch a movie because I knew I had an opportunity to relax. I would take any break I could get. Even if we... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, November 15, 2024

No Lifeguard on Duty

There were gym classes that were supposed to be in the pool. The reason I write "supposed to be" is because they did not occur. Maryland law required there to be a lifeguard at all school pools. My high school did not have a certified lifeguard. Misters Binds and Fritz were not certified lifeguards.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, November 11, 2024

Change Change

Every so often, my Outlook, which houses my Loyola University Maryland email account, will undergo a cosmetic chain. The lates change was condensing the size of the To, Cc and Add a subject boxes. Whenever a change happens, I do not like it at first. It takes some time getting used to. Then I get... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, November 8, 2024

The Definition of Illegal

I did not know anything about water polo when we started the unit. For all I knew, it was like regular polo except it was in water with horses. Not so. Water polo is a goal-oriented game where the object is to throw the ball into the goal past the goalkeeper. The game could also be called Kill the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, November 5, 2024

The Giving Tree

2008. The most depressing book I ever read was The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein. The book follows a boy through his life as he continually takes from the tree, going so far as to cut down the tree. I was tutoring eight-year-old Brian Gabber when he pulled the book out of his backpack. "You're... Sign in to see full entry.

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