Tag: education
group name: famousfirsts
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December 31, 2006 04:39 PM EST --
President Ford was the only President of the United States that I ever met personally. Well, sort of met, that is. We weren't actually introduced, at least not in the usual way. It happened like . . . more
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September 16, 2006 04:25 AM EDT --
Finally, my head has stopped spinning. I'm sleeping again at night, rather than laying awake wondering what my classes will be like. Will they like me? Will it be easy? What . . . more
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July 13, 2007 02:00 PM EDT --
I have to write a report on an entrepreneur for my Business class. I would like to write about a strong female entrepreneur that is admirable as a role model. Please tell me who you most admire . . . more
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September 23, 2007 04:19 PM EDT --
I am smack dab in the middle of Middle Age. I feel obligated to pass on the following truisms. By the way feel free to test them out. The following lessons were proven by me. If you should feel the need . . . more
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April 11, 2007 05:27 PM EDT --
If you could put three people in history on your cellphone speed dial- who would they be and why.
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April 30, 2007 03:12 PM EDT --
Courage.
Throughout history people have taken the risk to stand up for what they believe in and not back down. The cowardly lion went to the Wizard to get courage in the movie 'The Wizard of Oz". . . . more
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January 18, 2007 02:20 AM EST --
When I go on courses to do with my role as a teacher, a running theme is that the only stupid question is the one that you don't ask. I always tell my class of children this. That is until the first . . . more
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August 13, 2007 01:41 AM EDT --
During a conversation with a friend of mine, I had an idea, his family needed shelter and I had a mobile home empty that no one was living in so I suggested he move his family to Louisiana and they . . . more
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July 06, 2007 03:32 PM EDT --
I went to work first - and clocked in. I met with the other teacher who was going. The students met us upstairs - we're hoping that others hadn't been turned away by school . . . more
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March 01, 2007 06:01 PM EST --
I read in the paper today about William and Mary college losing a donors pledge for 12 million dollars . WHY ? Because they removed a cross from a chapel. WHY ? So students of all faiths would feel welcome. . . . more
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June 11, 2007 11:48 PM EDT --
Who Is a Student? This is a question I often ask myself. So who is a student?
I am a student myself, self taught and being taught, learning from others, especially from my students. . . . more
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August 01, 2006 10:57 PM EDT --
It was a warm fall day, probably late in August since school always used to start at the end of August. On that, my first day of kindergarten, I was so excited for school that I actually jumped off . . . more
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July 23, 2007 11:26 AM EDT --
I just adopt a square mile over Pennsylvania, I di it to try to get cleaner air. Please visit this website (it won't take long):
http://www.adoptthesky.org/
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August 29, 2007 11:50 PM EDT --
Yes! I teach college. I teach a class in beginning Spanish. I got a call today from the director of Education, asking me to slow down. The class is too hard and the students will . . . more
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February 10, 2007 10:56 AM EST --
I appeared on Barney (yes, the PBS program) two weeks ago. Look for me in the future.
My first job in HS was working at SAIC (Scientific Applications International Corporation) in . . . more
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August 03, 2007 06:38 AM EDT --
Logical ability refers to the capacity to make and see patterns and relationships from individual pieces of information. Most often associated with scientific thinking, this skill is highly valued . . . more
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August 30, 2006 11:04 AM EDT --
The first time I left my son with a babysitter - not a relative, and for longer than on hour - was when he was 8 weeks old. It was with a close friend of the family, and someone I have known her WHOLE . . . more
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January 24, 2007 07:08 AM EST --
ORLANDO (AP) - Flight attendants often deal with obnoxious passengers who won't listen to instructions by kicking them off the plane. But a Massachusetts couple think AirTran Airways went overboard . . . more
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April 11, 2007 12:44 PM EDT --
Hey, guess what guys? I like poetry.
I used to hate it until I found out just now that there are all kinds of different ways that poetry can be. There is the . . . more
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April 11, 2007 08:03 AM EDT --
I thought I saw a man in my room,
He winked at me.
Standing with his arms folded,
his body strong end mascular
Laying on my husbands side at night,
I thought it might have been him,
holding . . . more
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