My Education Experience

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Thursday, October 16, 2025

Bald Billy

Gary at The Agency is a big Billy Joel fan. When I visit him biweekly, he has me play Billy's music videos. Back in the day, Billy had himself a full head of hair. Father Time has turned him into a bald man. Because Gary has only seen Billy with hair, I decided to show him a photo of Billy in recent... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, October 13, 2025

Embarrassed in Class

I left my first U.S. History class with our new teacher, Mr. Stoychuk, thinking he was firm but fair. Do your work, do it well, and you’d earn his respect. After the second class, though, I left feeling rattled. Mr. Stoychuk wanted to get to know his students, so he went alphabetically, asking each... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, October 9, 2025

Logo Fun

Logo was a computer program I used in summer camp and in middle school. The educational programming software was used for drawing. You would give Logo a command (i.e. Forward), and he would draw a line in that direction. Let's say for instance you had a typo and typed Frward, Logo would respond,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, October 6, 2025

AP Concerns

Metaphorically, I felt I was drowning in AP French. An anchor was tied to my ankle. I could get my nose out just enough to take a breath. How did I go from someone who dominated Honors French II to feeling lost in AP French. The answer was that I had enough of a background in middle school to do... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, October 2, 2025

AI School

I learned that there is an AI-power private school system called Alpha. The teacherless school has eight campuses. "At Alpha Schools, students spend no more than two hours a day on core academics, then devote the rest of the day to developing life skills." 1 Adults are present on campus. However,... Sign in to see full entry.

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