My Education Experience

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Friday, November 17, 2017

June, July, August

August 2007. We were asked during our Phase II Student Teaching seminar why we wanted to become teachers. Most of us had the same answer. We wanted to help others and to foster the next crop of persons in the world. I do remember Glenn Andon one time saying that teaching was the only thing he saw... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, November 9, 2017

Inner Turmoil

August 2007. My first week back at Loyola College was spent doing the Phase II of Student Teaching Seminar. Each of the five weekdays, we met for six hours. We had a three hour morning session, a ninety minute break in the middle and a three hour afternoon session. The seminars were intense, jam... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, November 3, 2017

It Didn't Feel Like Halloween

Tuesday did not feel like Halloween, even though I got 16 trick-or-treaters, which is a lot for my neighborhood. Anything over eight is pretty darn impressive. Why did it not feel like Halloween on Tuesday? The weather. We had an unseasonably warm October. It felt more like spring than fall. Because... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, November 2, 2017

Red Flags

August 2007. I should have felt excited. The first week of Loyola College was here. This was not just any first week. It was the first week of the semester where I would be doing lots of student teaching. I was also living in a humongous on campus apartment. Instead, all I felt was sadness. I did... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, October 27, 2017

No Header

Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco received a nasty concussion during last night's Ravens game. That got me thinking about my time playing soccer. I never went for headers. I always feared hurting my head doing that. Secondly, when one goes for a header, one is going to have someone on the opposition... Sign in to see full entry.

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