Thursday, March 26, 2009
I tutored Brian on Tuesday. I saw Mrs. Gabber on the neighborhood road. She came back while I was tutoring Brian and briskly walked by. “Hello,” I said to which she replied pleasantly, “We already said hello.” She is from a foreign country. I guess it is a cultural thing. Recommended Reading Getting... Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Retraction
I reread “Gary Parker: Educational Psychology” and found an error. I said the last time I saw Gary was after his brother died back in Spring 2007. In actuality I last saw Gary when he was a guest in a course I took in Fall 2007 entitled Secondary Methods of Teaching. I will make note of the error in... Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Ida Drimburg: Teaching Reading in Content Area Part 2
This is a series of entries I am doing about the path I took towards becoming a teacher in college to where I ultimately decided not to become a teacher. The link to all the entries is at the bottom of this entry here. This is the ninth entry. Ida Drimburg had her share of negative attributes. She... Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Parking Issue
Those of you who read “The Car Wash Life” are aware my sister Ann was in an automobile wreck. She returned to school this week. Ann is still sore. Her right hand is unable to write. She is in pain when she turns her neck. These have conspired against her going behind a wheel for the time being. Ann... Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
March 16th
Yesterday would have marked a milestone for me had I stayed in school. I was to give a fifteen minute oral presentation on a Henry Ford biography in my course Taking Care of Business: The Evolution of American Business Leadership, 1600s-1900s. Doing the presentation would have signaled the halfway... Sign in to see full entry.