https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/MyEducationExperience/Me telling stories about past experiences, chronicling the present and my opinions on different issues in education today. Entries will appear on Tuesdays and Saturdays.hourly12000-01-01T12:00+00:00https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/MyEducationExperience/994993Brother Aiden passed away on Friday after a brief illness. He was the long-time librarian at my school. Our tenures did not overlap. Brother Aiden’s stints at the school were before and after my time as a student. A few months ago, he was the alumni Mass and looked fine. The thought never crossed...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/MyEducationExperience/994929November 2002. When I returned from my November illness, Mrs. Dill, my Morality teacher, was the first teacher I sought out. My plan was simple: walk the halls before school and catch each teacher as I came across them. I knew I needed to make up a quiz. Mrs. Dill was in the Religion office. I...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/MyEducationExperience/994879When I was in college, I had no interest in studying abroad. Family vacations, the shortest of which were three days away from home, brought about homesickness. There is no way my mental health could have handled months away from home. I also enjoyed working tremendously. Then there were...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/MyEducationExperience/994753Some of my classmates would do their shaving at school. Not me. I would do my shaving at home. The school's bathroom sinks only let out a trickle of water. I also did not want to run the risk of getting water on my suit - I shaved when in my pajamas. Also, if I nicked myself, I could use better...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/MyEducationExperience/994681When I returned to school after being sick, I had the dreadful task of approaching my teachers. It felt so intimidating because of my shyness and lack of assertiveness. At least I had learned, through observation, what not to do. My high school teachers had been very clear about how they expected...