An Islamic school with a strict Vice Principal. A laid-back, liberal teacher that is popular but uncensored. Of course it didn’t work.
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The Burst Bubble: First-Year Teaching
Getting your first job right after college is scary. Who will hire someone who has no experience outside of internship or student-teaching? One just spent 4 years (or more) preparing for a job and now it’s up to that person to get the job. And it isn’t always easy. So, when I had a chanceContinue reading “The Burst Bubble: First-Year Teaching”
About Me Part Three
She did what? I remember it, which is strange since my memory is like an elusive, wild animal with a will of its own and a teasing nature. The first home I had was in a modest Chicago suburb called Maywood, which has since sunk into something more like despair and poverty. It’s a shame,Continue reading “About Me Part Three”
About Me Part TWO
James L Nelson The L initial in James L Nelson stands for nothing. James didn’t have a middle name, so he produced a letter because people always ask. It tells you greatly about James that he only chose an initial when he could have had a full name. By the way My mother shaped myContinue reading “About Me Part TWO”
About Me Part ONE
Elfriede J. Nelson To understand who you are, you must dive into the past and understand where you came from. What can I tell you about me? I started to write my memoirs, and found myself writing about my mother, with my father to be the next chapter. It was a long prologue to myContinue reading “About Me Part ONE”
And Yet...She Persisted 