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Wednesday, June 8, 2016

When Everybody Stared at Me

There were two times at Loyola College when I had people staring at me as though I had two heads. Both of them were in Phil Ribiero's Methods of Teaching Social Studies and happened during political discussions. Phil Ribiero was doing an exercise where we talked in small groups. The War in Iraq came... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, June 2, 2016

The Avenue

There is an avenue in my neighborhood that connects four of the seven streets. The avenue could be extended to include the three southern streets it currently does not connect. The neighborhood overwhelmingly opposes it. At the northern end, the avenue is broken into two parts by a fence. On the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, June 1, 2016

The Preacher of a Teacher

Phil Ribiero was preachy. That is the single biggest reason why most of my peers did not like him in Methods of Teaching Social Studies. Phil had a passion for social justice in the form of eradicating oppressive governments and policy. Each lesson taught by my peers and I had to do with social... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, May 26, 2016

The Days I Deliberately Missed

I never missed a college class because I had stayed up late partying. The reason was because I was not a partier. However, there were some times when I deliberately missed class. The first was in Spring 2006. I was behind on a reading in Catholic Autobiography. The course was one where one could get... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, May 25, 2016

Convictions

Here is how my sole interaction with Mr. Chudd went. It occurred during the week he subbed for teacher Phil Ribiero's Methods of Teaching Social Studies. "In life, we have principles and standards. It is how we judge what is important in life. What are they called?" I thought Mr. Chudd was leading... Sign in to see full entry.

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