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HELLO! BUENOS DIAS (GOOD MORNING!)OR BUENAS TARDES (GOOD AFTER NOON!) OR BUENAS NOCHES (GOOD EVENING)!...

My name is Rocky Escobedo. My formal first name is Rogelio. I was born in Eagle Pass, Texas. It is a city on the United States-Mexico border across from

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Education > High School Math & Sciences Why it is important to study math in high school: 1 of 19
My eighth grade math teacher told me once, when it was my turn to work general math problems on the blackboard, "If you can count to ten, you can do math, if you can walk and chew gum at the same time, you can do math, if you can come to school and find your way home, you can do math now work this problem pachuco!" (The term... More..
Education > Secondary School Issues The problem with public education: 4 of 52
One of the most serious problems in public education is that a lot of students are getting too much power over the teacher. There are several forces that are involved in the whole educational enterprise in our country: industry, the federal government, the state, the local school boards, the administrators, the teachers, the... More..
Education > Educational Philosophy Is it better for schools to be rigorous or nurturing?: 6 of 48
TO BE OR NOT TO BE To be or not to be is the question. Let me see, where have I heard these words before? Oh yea! These words are implied in the category that I this article is about: to be rigorous or not to be rigorous or to nurture or not to nurture. Here is what I think: if a student demonstrates a joy (affective domain)... More..
Education > Reading & Writing Skills Teaching Sight Words as an instructional strategy: 1 of 7
It has been said that a picture tells a thousand words in our brain and the same thousand words form the same picture. If this is the case, "Johnny Student" should be able to read, listen, speak, and write whether he learns by sight words or any other strategy. But what if it isn't? What if a picture tells a thousand words, ... More..
Education > Alternative Education (Other) Alternative schools for suspended students: 1 of 5
Disruptive Behavior in School: Disciplinary Problem or Psycological-Emotional Problem I would like to tell a little about my qualifications and experience in the area of human behavior. At the present time, I am a high school teacher. I have been teaching criminal justice courses in high school for the last four years. I als... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Political & Economic Theory "What if" poverty were eliminated?: 1 of 3
THE POOR WILL ALWAYS BE WITH YOU J.C. FOR ALL THOSE WHO HAVE, MORE WILL BE GIVEN, AND THEY WILL HAVE AND ABUNDANCE; BUT FROM THOSE WHO HAVE NOTHING, EVEN WHAT THEY HAVE SHALL BE TAKEN AWAY J.C. These two powerful quotes should tell you that povery will never be eliminated. However in the interest of making a comment related ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Police & Prisons Testimonies: Wrongly convicted and 'doing time': 1 of 3
Can a person or persons be arrested, tried, found guilty, and thrown into prison, in our United States of America in this day and age? You bet! It has happened several times. This article is not about someone who was wrongfully convicted and doing time, but it is about two deputy sheriffs who were falsely accused, arrested, ... More..
Education > High School Math & Sciences The value of science classes in high school: 2 of 5
Scientific Principles are Common Sense My main purpose for writing this article is to show that principles of science are not only common sense, but can be used to facilitate the teaching and learning process in school. Once the student becomes fluent in the scientific laws, his comprehension level should increase at a faste... More..
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Education: 5 of 10
My Favorite School Year MY FAVORITE SCHOOL YEAR DURING MY SCHOOL DAYS WAS THE EIGHTH GRADE...I LIKED IT SO MUCH I STAYED THEIR TWICE! This is what I tell my students, parents, and other groups when I have an opportunity to speak before them. It was because I missed out on most of the material during that year since I spent m... More..
Politics, News & Issues > US Politics (Other) Can an honest politician get elected?: 5 of 10
THIS IS MY COMMENTARY: HOLA! Did George Washington ever tell a lie? Bull! Can anyone cast the first stone? Hell No! The question should have been answered by now. Is Palin an honest politician-ha ha ha! How about McCain? Or even Obama? First of all no one is completely honest; we are all sinners in many different ways. We ca... More..