My Education Experience

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Thursday, August 11, 2016

Sleepy Daddy

I remember Thanksgiving Night 1999, watching WWE Smackdown while Dad was sound asleep. No surprise there. The turkey always knocked out Dad. Around the middle of the show, he woke up and yawned. "I've done a good job staying up watching wrestling," he sleepily said. "You've been sleeping," I said.... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, August 10, 2016

Evaluation Revenge

I am sure many of my Methods of Teaching Social Studies peers looked incredibly forward to complete their professor evaluation on Phil Ribiero. The evaluation was a chance to take out every bit of frustration on Phil, to right every wrong they felt had been committed. For Phil 's sake, I dreaded the... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, August 4, 2016

Why Would He Ever Leave?

"When Mr. J. leaves, religion teacher Mr. St. Stephens will become the art director," Mr. Bailey told us. It was during my senior year Trigonometry class in 2003-04. Mr. J. has been with the school since about the mid 1960s. "Why would Mr. J. ever leave?" Chris Peterson asked in a shocked, frantic... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, August 3, 2016

When Everybody Stared at Me...Again

Another moment where I made a political comment that had my Methods of Teaching Social Studies peers and Phil Ribiero staring at me with funny looks on their faces was about gun control. Phil showed a Michael Moore's Bowling for Columbine, which addressed gun control. Just like the discussion on the... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, July 28, 2016

Walking Vehicles

I have a Volvo S60 and a Chevrolet Silverado. My house is within walking distance of both vehicles' dealerships. I enjoy walking, so walking to or from the dealership is enjoyable to me. By living so close to the dealerships, I do not need a ride, so I save someone's (typically Mom) time. Now of... Sign in to see full entry.

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