Thursday, November 2, 2017
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.
Thursday, October 26, 2017
Not Ready
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.