My Education Experience

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Friday, June 14, 2024

The Timing of the Exam

When I was in middle school and high school, semester exams occurred in January while in college, they occurred in December. I did not have a preference for a month. For me, the exam time was what we had, and I mentally prepared for it accordingly. Recommended Reading Exam in the Gym... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, June 9, 2024

That Was Painful

Each year in gym class, we were required to take part in different activities for the Presidential Fitness Test. Freshman year, I was horrible with it. I was near the bottom of the rankings among my peers. Sophomore year was not much better. Sophomore year's Presidential Fitness test was worse... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, June 7, 2024

Nothing Schoolwide

When I was in college, we did not have any schoolwide fundraisers like we did during the K-12 school years. I imagine the reasoning was because the Loyola College, where I went to college, got plenty of donations. Besides, with kids living on campus, we would have saturated the market were we to go... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, June 2, 2024

Jace the Loudmouth

The time had come to play flag football games in class. I was not looking forward to struggling on the field nor did I like the threats of after game push ups for the losing team. Jace Kilton did not help things either. What happened was that during the first game we played, I struggled with... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, May 31, 2024

Professional Development Days

One benefit of public school days I found was professional development days. About once a month, students would receive a holiday while teachers held seminars in order to improve their craft and have meetings. I always enjoyed those days chilling out. Recommended Reading Public School Teaching?... Sign in to see full entry.

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