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I Am Becoming the Me I Was Born To Be
As I journey through this part of my life I have discovered my next mountain. The key is to be the me I want to be in the world, as my gift back to God.-
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Tag Archives: school
A Loving Tribute to Sir: My Teacher of a Lifetime
In my previous post https://believeanyway.wordpress.com/2012/10/14/do-you-repeatedly-make-the-same-discoveries-about-yourself/I wrote about my very cool pen and the consequence of losing it to my teacher. Out of the larger context, his actions sound unselfish and unfair. But this teacher was one for the ages. He … Continue reading
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Tagged education, favorite teachers, important lessons, school, teacher story, teachers
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I love math: Pi day
Today was pi day. Yep 3/14. I have always enjoyed algebra. I especially love linear equations. I find them to be fun. Single linear equations and solving systems of linear equations. I didn’t use to like geometry. But this year … Continue reading
My LOVE for ND and my ahem UNLOVE for USC [how it began]
Cheer, Cheer for Old Notre Dame Wake up the echoes cheering her name, Send a volley cheer on high, Shake down the thunder from the sky What tho’ the odds be great or small Old Notre Dame will win over … Continue reading
If you could change how schools work…Postaday Post #266
If you could change how schools work….”If you could change how schools work, what would you change? What is wrong with how public education for kids is structured? What works well? What specific things about school do you remember, good … Continue reading
Describe a dream you’ve had more than once
Describe a dream you’ve had more than once. This is an interesting post topic for me. Here is a dream/nightmare I have had more than once. It usually spooks me so much that I wake up. Generally I am on … Continue reading
it’s tough to be fascinating – My topic #241
Summer is winding down and it is the doldrums of reruns in the vast wasteland of television. The news itself even sounds like the olds. I am weary of discussing politics, the economy, the weather….I long for a lengthy discussion … Continue reading
Postaday topic #209: What’s the best idea you’ve ever had?
Topic #209: What’s the best idea you’ve ever had, that you never did anything about? Is it too late to do something now? The best idea i’ve ever had involved starting my own school. The school would be structured by … Continue reading
Postaday topic # 113: Should schools control what kids eat for lunch?
Should schools control what kids eat for lunch?. I have a point of order here. You may think i am being picky, but it is an essential and important distinction. Schools can control what they sell to kids for their … Continue reading
Describe the town where you grew up. topic # 62
Describe the town where you grew up.The summer after i finished 1st grade my family moved to a small town in MN. It was absolutely the perfect town to be a kid. Our neighborhood was FULL of kids. We were … Continue reading
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Tagged Faith, Faith, Friendship, perennial optimist, postaday2011, postaweek2011, school
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What’s the most trouble you’ve ever been in? Topic #48
What’s the most trouble you’ve ever been in? My answer will be a little bit boring and some who read my response will roll their eyes and say–‘oooh what an edgy chick; life on the edge’….what can I say? I was … Continue reading