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Monthly Archives: February 2007
I wish they’d given it back.
When I was a young, I loved to write. As you can tell, I still do. One of my aspirations as a child was to become a writer. Most of the writings that I did as a child were done … Continue reading →
What will you remember 20 years from now?
One of the scenarios that I put interviewing teacher candidates in when I was on interviewing committees was, “Pretend that we hired you, and you’ve now been teaching here for 20 years. You run into one of your ex-students from … Continue reading →
They said it couldn’t be done.
I spent over 49 years of my life in a formal school setting. Most of those years were spent as a teacher. All of those years were spent as a learner, whether I was sitting in the pupil’s chair or … Continue reading →
Dentists – Who gets to work on me now? Part 2
I had a plan. Having had a successful experience with a dentist, I now knew what pain free dentistry was like. For my next venture to Dr. Guenther I would attempt to teach him about modern dentistry. The plan was … Continue reading →
Dentists – Who gets to work on me now? Part 1
I’ve been with the same dentist for over 30 years. He is now in partnership with his son, so I can anticipate continuing with this practice for many more years. Both dentists are very personable, have a good understanding of … Continue reading →
The refrigerator was locked.
It may be hard to believe, but when I was young, my mother used to lock our refrigerator. It was an old fashioned refrigerator, with one door and handle to open it. Inside there was a freezer part on the … Continue reading →
