Thursday, October 26, 2017
August 2007. My first week back at Loyola College for the Fall 2007 semester was the Phase II of Student Teaching Seminar. The seminar was a time for Loyola College PDS coordinators Anna Harne and Mr. Fern to go over rules and procedures. We were to have discussions as a seminar and in small groups.... Sign in to see full entry.
Friday, October 20, 2017
My Most Painful Injury
My most painful injury occurred when I was eight years old. I was running on the way to my room. There was a rail that separated the walkway to my room from the steps. My right foot kicked right and got caught into the beams. I had myself my first ankle sprain. The pain was so unbearable. Mom and... Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, October 19, 2017
A Jaded Analysis
We are blessed during the writing process to realize things that we would not have otherwise realized when writing. I had one of those moments during the last entry in The Giving Up Teaching Series. I wrote about how jaded I felt about teaching. Part of making me jaded was that I felt that teachers... Sign in to see full entry.
Friday, October 13, 2017
The Lazy Runner
The Lazy Runner At my high school, we had students who did not belong to a homeroom called runners. The runner's job was to deliver the daily bulletin to the homerooms They were all seniors as required by the rules. In junior year, Chuck Stew told Mr. Bailey that he wanted to become a runner the... Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, October 12, 2017
A Summary of Summer 2007
I left Loyola College for summer break having a major crush on Tina Nadler and looking extremely forward to Phase II of student teaching in the fall. By the end of summer, Tina Nadler was no longer a crush. I was starting to feel that teaching was not for me. Early in the summer vacation, I... Sign in to see full entry.