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I retired from teaching elementary school in 1995. I worked for five years in private industry, then took a job teaching at a residential treatment center for troubled, young boys.I decided to retire again at age 62. I have a BA in liberal arts, an M.Ed in

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Politics, News & Issues > Soldiers & Veterans Testimonies: Dealing with the military bureaucracy: 4 of 6
Dealing with the military bureaucracy can be summed up in four words; Hurry up and wait. All through boot camp it seemed as though we were running somewhere so that we could get into a line and wait. Whether it was to get shoes, or shots, we spent most of the time waiting around for something to happen. It didn't change much... More..
Arts & Humanities > Photography Setting focus when panning action shots: 2 of 3
Whether it's your teenager scoring that winning goal or a car speeding around the track, you can get a interesting action shot if you grasp a simple technique known as panning. Photography has been defined as capturing a moment in time. When photographing action shots, that moment in time is very short. There isn't time to m... More..
Sciences > Anthropology (Other) Assessing the future of human evolution: 21 of 30
In assessing the future of human evolution, we have already accepted that evolution exists and is an on going process. Evolution plays a central role in the development of all living things. From the primordial soup, life on earth has evolved in a systematic and unstoppable pattern. In, The Origin of Species, Darwin states t... More..
Health & Fitness > Pediatrics What every parent should know about scabies: 11 of 15
Just the sound of the word "scabies" can send chills up your spine. Scabies is an infestation of the skin caused by the microscopic mite "Sarcoptes scabei". This tiny mite can be found worldwide and affects people of all races and social classes. Scabies has bothered people for thousands of years and seems to come and go in ... More..
Education > Educational Philosophy The definition of a teacher: 19 of 25
Looking up the definition of the word "teacher" resulted in the following: Teacher: A person whose occupation is teaching. Teacher: One who teaches or instructs. Teacher; one who teaches, especially one hired to teach. None of these definitions accurately describes what a teacher is excepting to say that they "teach". Parent... More..
Education > Teachers & Administrators Should teachers be held accountable for low student test scores?: 25 of 32
For anyone to suggest that a teacher should be held accountable for a student's low-test scores is totally ludicrous. A student's performance on a test can be influenced by a myriad of factors, none of which have anything to do with how the teacher prepared the student for the test. A student could be ill on the day of the t... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Sprinklers: 32 of 40
A Rictameter Sprinkler Your gentle flow Helps make my garden grow Spray right, spray left,spray in between Your beautiful music, sprit-sprat, sprit-sprat You hit the front door,rat-tat-tat Call out to my flowers Bloom,bloom for me Sprinkler More..
Pets & Animals > Birds Bird facts: Mallard duck: 9 of 11
It does not cluck. A cluck it lacks. It quacks. It is specially fond Of a puddle or pond. When it dines it sups, It bottoms ups. Ogden Nash pretty much describes all ducks in his poem, aptly titled "The Duck". I like to think that when he was writing this poem, he had a particular duck in mind. One that he, as with most of u... More..
Home & Garden > Gardening (Other) How to attract hummingbirds to your yard: 10 of 12
"Humming Bird" A flash of harmless lightning A mist of rainbows dyes, The burnished sunbeams brightening From flower to flower he flies. This is how John Banister Tabb waxed poetically about this wonderful little creature, called the Hummingbird. Hummingbirds are one of nature's most wonderful creations. They can achieve the... More..
Health & Fitness > Health & Fitness (Other) How to protect your hearing: 5 of 6
Every year, an estimated 10 million Americans will succumb to irreversible hearing loss from noise. It is estimated that 30 million people will be exposed to dangerous levels during their everyday activities. Hearing loss can be greatly reduced by using adequate hearing protection. Our ears are very sensitive organs. They ca... More..