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i lose myself sometimes

In a 9th grade class, I notice one girl has a big book for Bronte books.
Me: Hey, what is that book?
Girl: Oh, I’m reading it for silent reading time.
Me: <grabbing the book and leafing through it> man…it’s huge!…….That’s what shhh….<gasp>
Boy: (that I’ve taught since his 8th grade last year): That’s what SHE said…!
Me: @_@….<pretending not [...]

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Officially Graduated

I got an email today saying I am officially graduated.
It is kind of a relief.
Even though it was only about a month ago, that I was still taking finals…it feels like it was so long ago.
And just last week I had one of those dreams where you suddenly discover you’ve been missing a class for [...]

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Subject matters clash!

Teaching today and something stuck me. In fact, about 3 things strike me every day I teach, but I tend to forget them. This one I still remember because it is most recent.
Kid: Can you help us on this question?
Me: Sure! <reads it over. It is a word problem involving velocity, time it took, and [...]

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After college clean up and music

I’ve officially taken my last test in my undergraduate college career. Stats 7. A lot of formulas, and remembering concepts I will never ever ever ever ever ever use ever again. And I’ve forgotten half of it already by now.
After finals is the clean up. Papers shrewn all over my desk? Check. Books all over [...]

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Parents’ fear of violent video games

I saw this on the yahoo mainpage and it caught my eye. Particularly because I’ve done research on this very subject. I found out recently that in order to graduate from a university, the title “university” means that you know how to do research. That’s why at UCI, we have to take an upper division [...]

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Sneak peek at my week

I don’t have much time right now because I have to get ready to head out and being a girl I have to get ready. Here is a quick look at things I did this week.

Decided that lecture<discussion since I can barely understand the professor and he’s just teaching out of the book
Reading the Twilight [...]

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First day of school

I’ve always enjoyed the first day of school.
Elementary school: Who is in my class this year?!
Middle school: I get to see my friends again!
High school: Where are we meeting up for lunch so we can reserve it the whole year?
In college, sure I’d dread the thought of going back and try not to look at [...]

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Finally “graduated”

It’s in quotes because I’m not really “done”. I still have summer…and I’m going on to higher education. I’m not sure what to call the teaching credential program. It’s not really graduate studies…and people don’t really get what the program is. It’s almost like a rigorous internship+school. And I still haven’t heard from them yet [...]

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Finished

I’m sooo finished with school. I’m soooo walking on Sunday.
And then I just have two more classes in summer to complete.
And maybe another year for my teaching credential…which I don’t know if I got into yet.
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but for some reason, I’m still excited!! ^_^
I just went through the most hellish week of my life. I’ve neveer [...]

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Discovering Professors

I was reading this book one day, City of Quartz, for my History class and halfway through my assigned pages, I stop and think….wait a minute…who is the author again?

Mike Davis….hm…..omg! My professor for another History class I have is also a Mike Davis! I know he writes for newspapers…and his class is so super [...]