: About Me

When in high school I took a creative writing class. I wrote poems, short stories, and on occasion articles for the school newspaper.

In college I wrote several research papers as one does when in college.

Today I write articles to the editor, and comments on a variety of Blogs in our local newspaper.

I have never had anything published, however while in high school I did write some short stories that I never finished. My plan was to publish a book of unfinished short stories, and follow up with the finished version. I never really took the time to do such a thing. However it was a great idea, and now that I have a bit more time on my hands I may just persue such a venture.

I hold a Masters Degree in Education Administration, A B.S. in management and a few other minor degrees as well. I also teach students how to operate computers, and teach other students the art of a variety of business courses. I am a certified teacher in the state of South Dakota and have been for the past 15 years. At this point in my life I feel it is time to maybe get out of the classroom and turn my efforts toward other areas of Education.

Helium may just allow me to do something that I have always had a passion for and that is writing. I am geared more toward creative writing than any other form, but its a start.

I have had a variety of other jobs from Truck driver to retail sales, I spent 10 years selling Insurance.

I am married and have two grown children and a granddaughter that is a little over a year old, she is my pride and joy. My children are out of school and pretty much living on their own.

My wife is a registrar at an alternative high school, she has been there for several years. We have been married over 25 years.

I spent a few years in the military and was discharged honorably.

My passion is ...

Riding Motorcycle

I know too much about ...

nothing

My parents always told me ...

Hard work pays off

My childhood ambition ...

was to become a great writer

My favorite memory ...

carrying my son on my shoulders during the sturgis motorcycle rally when he was little

Why I write ...

I enjoy writing and at one time I was pretty good at it

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

I am listening to a PE class just outside my classroom door

My first job ...

I worked on a Dairy Farm

My best moment ...

The day I graduated high school

Education > Educational Philosophy Factors involved in assessing how much a culture values the education of its children

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The title "Factors involved in assessing how much a culture values the education of its children" Maybe better titled as "What Factors Are Most Involved in Assessing How Much a Culture Values a Child's Education" There are two main factors involved in how much a culture values its children's education. These two factors are how much do you want your children to know about the society in which they live, and money. Think about every country in the world that its government conquered its population and became ultimate ruler, some as dictatorships, others as communistic, and yet others as ana...

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