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I am a professonal educator with a Master's Degree in Administration. My employment experiences range from mowing lawns, hospital orderly, convenience store clerk and Disc Jockey to insurance office manager, high school principal, and District Technology Director.

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Relationships & Family > Dating Dilemmas Long-distance love: Can it work?: 2 of 126
My alarm rang at 5:45 AM. I awoke immediately, turned off the alarm, and went to the kitchen to start the coffee. Then in to wash my face and out to get the morning paper. Back into the kitchen for a cup of coffee and then settled down to wait for 6:00 o'clock to roll around. At precisely 6:00 AM I picked up the phone and dia... More..
Education > Primary School Issues What happened to recess?: 1 of 15
I was growing impatient as I watched the clock on the classroom wall. The second hands seemed frozen in time; they did not appear to be moving at all. Wait, there, it moved just a bit. Then again, and again, and again, agonizingly slowly marking the seconds that would lead to minutes and eventually the bell would ring. Oh, ho... More..
Hobbies & Games > Hobbies & Games (Other) Reading as a hobby: Escape in a good book: 6 of 75
I remember my first trip to the Earth's moon; I was scared silly. I shook all over and couldn't sit still. What a ride! The noise was tremendous; we were under full rocket power the entire trip and it wasn't just noisy the entire ship shook like one of those vibrating beds you find in motel rooms.I looked over at my best pal ... More..
Education > Primary School Issues The importance of environment in student success: 2 of 22
The environment has a tremendous affect upon student success, whether we are talking about the living environment (home) or the learning environment (school).Caution: looks can be deceiving. When we think of a student's home environment, we many times think of the house, yard, neighborhood, etc. True, these make up a portion ... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Religious Concepts (Other) Dealing with evil around us: 5 of 40
Right and wrong, good and evil, yes and no; which path to take or which decision to make? What would Jesus do? And what prompted this question? The phrase itself has been around a relatively short time. Young people began using it among themselves, perhaps in response to questions they had within and to which they were unab... More..
Education > Education (Other) Are Americans really stupid versus the rest of the World: 3 of 21
Let's define "stupid" before we begin to answer the question, "Are Americans really stupid versus the rest of the World?". Webster defines "stupid" as being "slow of mind; given to unintelligent decisions or acts; lacking intelligence or reason", etc.Well, that clears that up. Are Americans slow of mind? Some are; some aren't... More..
Education > Educational Philosophy Should we be putting common sense back into American schools: 1 of 6
There is excitement in Mrs. Johnson's elementary classroom. It's Little Johnny's birthday tomorrow and he is telling all of his classmates that his mom is going to bring cupcakes and cookies and punch. Wow...a party.Mrs. Johnson overheard the children and reluctantly approached the excited group."Johnny", she said, "We can ac... More..
Food & Drink > Cooking Eggs & Dairy Products Tips for cooking eggs: 6 of 32
I'm no "eggspert", but I have been known to boil, fry, poach, scramble and even microwave the incredible, edible egg from time to time.Nothing tastes better than farm fresh eggs over easy with biscuits and bacon on the side and washed down with a fresh cup of coffee. Yummy, that's good. And easy to do, too.To fry those eggs, ... More..
Computers & Technology > Computers & Technology (Other) Imagining a world without computers: 10 of 36
When I was in elementary school, back in the early 1960's, I can remember getting my Weekly Reader Magazine and reading about this huge "machine" that filled up an entire basement and actually performed computations at an amazing rate. I remember the article emphasizing the size of the device and the amount of heat generated ... More..
Education > Teachers & Administrators How schools take away children's free speech: 5 of 18
You son of a *&%$%*#...what the *#@^ did you do that for!?!That is a line that I heard in a Kindergarten classroom just three weeks ago. Those words came from the mouth of a five year old. The young man is more street savvy than most who are two or three times his age.So, if I tell him he can't talk like that, am I taking awa... More..