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Teaching in Nowhere-Nebraska Memories

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After student-teaching in Caracas, Venezuela, and Des Moines, Iowa, at the local all-girls Catholic high school, I went to Spain for the summer to finish up my Spanish credits for my double Spanish-Elementary Ed degree, with a minor in teaching K-12. Then I was off to my job in Ashland, Nebraska, population 2000.  The principal… Continue reading Teaching in Nowhere-Nebraska Memories

When You Hit a Girl with your Truck

Posted in California, drinking, memoir, neighbors, paramedics, principal, texting, worst1 Comment

(re-run) I wasn’t texting. I wasn’t speeding. I hadn’t been drinking. Otherwise I would’ve killed her. She ran out in front of me at 4 o’clock on a Monday afternoon. I didn’t see her until her long hair was flying up in front of my hood. I slammed on the brakes and sat there in… Continue reading When You Hit a Girl with your Truck

Not That Smart

Posted in 6th grade, alarm clock, art, essay question, learning styles, memoir, parent-teacher conference, principal, report card, Spanish, student, teacher, teaching, test takerLeave a comment

I’ve always been a good student.  I am a solid test taker, being able to eliminate the most unlikely answers on a mulitple choice test, narrowing it down to what must be correct. I can also write a killer essay for essay questions. Except for the one time that I wet my pants in kindergarten,… Continue reading Not That Smart