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I am an English Teacher and soccer coach from Oklahoma with an awesome wife and a wonderful son. Life is good...

I am currently pursuing a Master's Degree in Curriculum and Instruction. I also will be going through the process to become a National Certified

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Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: First dates: 1 of 62
"The Grasp"My headlights barely pierce the fog that hangs in the sky like a blanket covering a shivering child. The rain pelts the windshield of my car relentlessly as I struggle to watch the road through the mist. The monotonous pattering sound the rain produces as it thumps against my windshield calms me slightly. I continu... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Parenting Styles (Other) Should you let children sip your beer, wine or other alcoholic drinks?: 1 of 35
I can remember warm summer nights when my parents would entertain a few of their friends swimming and hot tubbing in the back yard. They would invite couples to socialize with, and in the process enjoy a few cocktails. At the time, I must have been around ten or eleven and eventually curiosity got the best of me. I began to q... More..
Jobs & Careers > Employers Diversity in the workplace: Its meaning: 1 of 32
Differences among employees can create difficult challenges in the workplace. However, these differences can and should be used to benefit a company rather than to create divisions. It is a common misconception that diversity only involves race or ethnicity. This is not case; in fact, diversity simply refers to various facto... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Subcultures How to be emo: 2 of 54
For as long as I remember teenagers in high school tend to identify themselves within a certain clique. Recently, a "new" clique has emerged, the emo's (short for emotional). There name says it all; these are the teenagers who are not afraid to wear their emotions on their sleeve. As an English teacher, I have noticed that s... More..
Sciences > Psychology What your daydreams say about you: 2 of 47
Individuals often get wrapped up in the routines of their daily lives and often put their long term ambitions on the back burner. Even though the conscious mind sometimes forgets these desires, our subconscious has a way of reminding us through day dreaming. Day dreaming usually occurs when one is relaxed, yet still awake. On... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Hunger, Disease & Poverty Solutions to help individuals out of poverty: 1 of 22
I realize that we are a capitalist society and our success as a nation is a result of that. However, the fact that a very small percentage of our population has the majority of the money leaving the larger percentage of the country fighting tooth and nail for whatever money is left. Our middle class seems to be disappearing, ... More..
Creative Writing > Humor Boomer humor: You might not be a baby boomer if: 2 of 40
- You have already accepted the fact that receiving social security waved bye-bye to you long ago.- You keep your cell phone in your pocket, rather than attached to a clip on the outside of your belt.- You realize that having enough kids to field a soccer team may be a little excessive.- You have never walk to school uphill b... More..
Education > Teachers & Administrators Effects of teacher bias on high school students: 1 of 19
I am a high school teacher and believe my students' performances are directly related to my expectations of them. I have see, first hand, the power behind believing in a student that no one else has. I have seen students who actually believed they were dumb, because that is all they have ever been told directly or indirectly.... More..
Hobbies & Games > Card Games The best Texas holdem poker hands: 1 of 14
To those who are familiar with the complexity of poker it is obvious that there is no true "best starting hand." There are entirely too many factors, not to mention luck, that come into play during a game. Many people will throw out the term pocket rockets, a term that indicates a player is holding two aces, and claim that th... More..
Celebrations & Holidays > Special Occasion Gifts April Fools' Day prank-gift ideas: 1 of 14
An April Fools gift should be personal to the recipient. It should be humiliating, and it should be public. The following is a story of an April Fools experience that I hope will inspire you to find your own creative way to create a good laugh! We are used to hearing that smoking is such an expensive habit, so naturally any s... More..