My Education Experience

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Friday, September 1, 2017

My Favorite College Course

My favorite course at Loyola College was Art History with Dr. O'Hannah. I took the course to fulfill my fine arts requirement. I was skeptical going into the course. During the course I realized that I was in the midst of something special because I was not really into art. I loved the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, August 31, 2017

Asking Questions

April 2007. I have written before that my middle school internship mentor, Sally Warner, did not take well to me not having too many questions. My lack of questions were not due to a lack of engagement with being a teacher and not valuing Sally's experiences, which I believe Sally believed, and thus... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, August 25, 2017

The Season to Rake

Autumn is a time when most people rake leaves. Not me. I do it during winter, typically in either February or March, the timing of which depends on the weather. If I were to rake leaves in autumn, I would end up easily with at least 30 bags. By waiting, the wind takes care of many of them. At most,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, August 24, 2017

Affluent Neighborhood

"I went to the recycling center the other day," Mom said to me. I forget what year it was. It was at least three years ago. "Why? You have curbside recycling," I said. "Well, it was a box for a computer printer, and they say not to put that stuff out there," Mom said. "Burglars might think you have... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, August 18, 2017

On Second Thought

April 2007. "I have an IEP meeting for a student," Sally Warner told me. "Unfortunately, you cannot come to it. Would you like to teach the class while I am gone? There'll be a sub there." "Sure," I said excitedly. "On second thought, I don't think I can have you do that. I'll have you go see... Sign in to see full entry.

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