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Archive for February 2009

I need…

Posted by: dateacher on: February 21, 2009

There’s a new “thing” going around the email/facebook platform.  It’s actually kind of fun…and I’m sure someone has already blogged about this, but I need to blog about it too!
What you do is google your name and the word “needs” (just like that, in quotes – so if you’re Susan, the google search would be [...]

Never been popular, why start now!

Posted by: dateacher on: February 20, 2009

I was not really all that popular early in my life for my opinions/thoughts, so why should now be any different…..
Every day I find that I am disagreeing more and more with the norm or the status quo.  I find that my opinion differs from the vast majority of people in this world today.  How [...]

“A” for the effort

Posted by: dateacher on: February 20, 2009

What a timely report on Fox and Friends…self-entitled college student survey. As an instructor on the college level, I see shades of this daily. Are all college students self-entitled? Well, no, but those who are seem to shout louder, complain harder, or just whine more about their situation.
Don’t try to tell me that [...]

Experience

Posted by: dateacher on: February 13, 2009

So – it’s a month into my second semester teaching dental assisting students.  I’m amazed everyday how much I learn from this experience and hope the students are learning too.  Some days I wonder about the students….
I have probably blogged about this before, and I will probably blog about this again….but I’m amazed by their [...]

Stupid Bowl

Posted by: dateacher on: February 1, 2009

I know, I am probably going to take a HUGE beating from the football fans out there, but I have to call it like I see it…Stupid Bowl.  I realize that nearly every other professional American football game played is on a Sunday afternoon, but this is the BIGGEST game of the NFL season and [...]