My Education Experience

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Monday, April 7, 2025

A Senior at IHOP

A 17-year-old student of Mr. Purlio's had been emancipated from her parents. Because there was a lot about legal guardians with regard to driving, she asked early in the course how she was to handle her situation. Mr. Purlio recommended she ask a lawyer. The way I believe it worked was that she... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, April 3, 2025

Middle School Buses

When I had my aborted student teaching internship at the public middle school, the matter of a shortage of school bus drivers had become an issue. The way the middle school handled it was by granting some kids an early dismissal by 15 minutes. That way, some kids left on buses and once returned... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, March 31, 2025

Repeat Customers

When I took my aborted attempt at driver's ed in 2000, the students there were 15- and 16-year-olds ready to reach the milestone. I expected Mr. Purlio's driver's ed school to have the same demographic. I was incorrect. Mr. Purlio had students all the way into their 60s. He also had students who had... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, March 27, 2025

We Had Bus Drivers

When I was a kid, I do not remember there being any school bus driver shortages. I was in public school from 1993-1996 to put a timeframe on things. When I was in private school, I would not have been paying much attention to public school news. Anyway, everybody had a bus driver, and if the bus... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, March 24, 2025

The Purlio Perk

Mr. Purlio's driver's ed school offered a great perk. Most driver's ed schools required the students to run the gauntlet. If you missed a class, you had to start over. Mr. Purlio was different. A student had six months to make up six classes. A student could make up the classes in any order. The... Sign in to see full entry.

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