Secondhand Thoughts Secondhand Thoughts An attempt to track the daily life of an retired soldier college student who will be a high school history teacher. You'll find items of many taglines here. But you will not find any politics here. It is a Politic-Free Zone. Articles
Wishin? I Was In Memphis
2007-07-14 14:44:00 Today is Rachel’s funeral. This doesn’t capture how I really feel, but I wish I was in Memphis today. Marc Cohn’s Website ... More About: Video , Family , Music , Shin
New Job
2007-07-13 23:10:00 Okay, so I just got back from an interview. Now understand that I am merely a full-time student. I’m not a licensed teacher, I’m not even close to it. Well, I’m 3 years from it. That’s a lot closer than I was 20 years ago when I first joined the military! So ...
TT2: 13 Reasons You Might be an Older College Student
2007-07-12 13:54:00 You might be an older college student if you… 1. are called “dad” by some of the other students - and they’re not your kids! 2. are older then the professor. 3. debate with the professor, or correct the professor more often then the other students. 4. have actually lived the history you’re talking about ... More About: College , Student , Reasons , Coll
Wednesday Website #3
2007-07-11 05:39:00 This week’s website is one that I am actually very surprised hasn’t received more attention. First of all, the blog is written by a guy! Finally! A edublog written by a guy! Not that there aren’t any, but the ones I’ve seen and read fairly regularly are generally well-known and have ... More About: Education , Website , Wednesday
In Memory Of?
2007-07-08 20:47:00 My 1st cousin (once removed), Rachel Escue, was involved in a car wreck the evening of July 2nd. She was 18 yrs old. Her 15 yr old sister, Jamie was with her. They were broadsided by a Ford Explorer going 65-75 through a 4-way stop intersection and did not stop. Rachel never regained consciousness, passing ... More About: Video , Memory , Memo , In Memory
A Sunday Picture
2007-07-08 14:58:00 Caption: “U.S. soldiers pray in a circle before leaving Camp Victory for their patrol mission on the streets of Baghdad” This is a Reuters photo and I’m sure I’ve broken some law putting it here. But you can click on the photo or here to go to where I found it. More About: Military , Picture , Sunday , Army
Summer I Term 2007 Grades
2007-07-07 00:14:00 Yes! I passed macroeconomics! Whew-boy, I’m telling ya that professor curved that final grade BIG TIME! I know he had to. I had to score at least a 78% on the final just to pass! I don’t think I did, but who knows and who cares. I passed. Yes, it did ... More About: Economics , Education , Summer , Grades , Term
Thirteen Favorite Movies
2007-07-05 22:08:00 THIRTEEN OF MY FAVORITE MOVIES (these are real man movies!) (This is my first Thursday Thirteen ) 1. Casablanca 2. Maltese Falcon 3. The Pink Panther Strikes Again & Revenge of the Pink Panther (kinda hard to have one without the other) 4. Godfather 5. Aliens 6. It Happened One Night 7. The Time of Their Lives 8. Any Abbott and Costello movie 9. The Leech Woman (first ... More About: Movies , Favorite , Favor
Favorite Holiday
2007-07-05 13:18:00 I have decided that my favorite holiday is the 4th of July. I realized it yesterday night. So many people were out lighting off fireworks and there were spectacular displays going off in the night sky. You watch PBS’ broadcast of “Capital Fourth” and you see the band performing march music and patriotic music ... More About: History , Holiday , Favorite , Favor
Wednesday?s Website
2007-07-04 15:06:00 (To see my 4th of July post, go here.) For a loose set of criteria in selecting a website go here. Since today is the Fourth of July, I’m going to do the very thing I said I wouldn’t do: highlight more than one website. Today will be a “two-fer”. You know the ... More About: Education , Website , Blog , Wednesday
Greatest Words Put to Music
2007-07-04 02:54:00 No words set my heart afire like these words: “Oh beautiful, for heroes proved In liberating strife, Who more than self their country loved And mercy more than life!” I hear those words and it hits me right in my heart. Do you know what song it comes from? It comes from this song: Here are ... More About: Video , Music , Military , Words , Greatest
Good News & Bad News
2007-07-03 12:44:00 Bad News 1: I took my third Economics exam yesterday and scored a 62% on it. I MUST score at least a 80% on my last exam to pass the class and not have to retake it. Bad news 2: My car is about to die and we have no way to fix ... More About: Good News , Bad News , Good
Hobby Lobby
2007-07-01 21:52:00 This is much more interesting then a rant about bashing Christians. I think I may have got a part-time job at Hobby Lobby today. How’s that you ask? Since they’re closed on Sundays? Funny you should ask. The manager goes to my church. I asked him if he had any openings and he ...
Submitted paperwork for Milestone I Review
2007-07-01 01:35:00 What? What’s that you ask? Good question. I’m glad you asked. At my school there are four milestones you have to pass on your way to licensure as a teacher. Milestone I is the first (or does that go without saying?). Anyway, Milestone I consists of submitting your Philosophy of Education which briefly addresses about nine of ... More About: Review , Mitt , Mitte
Fourth of July
2007-06-30 13:36:00 UPDATE: I posted the stuff below the line early this morning, but even then it wasn’t really what I was thinking about. This (and this) is what I was thinking about and this is what I listened to (warning: Music link). Everyday should be Memorial Day. And for many families it is. What are you going to ... More About: Military , July , Fourth of July
For 2nd Year Teacher In-bounds
2007-06-29 21:47:00 For anyone who wants to know why she linked me, it’s because I chose her as my first , which you can find here. I didn’t mean to be the bearer of bad tidings, but you gotta do what ya gotta do (regarding her website title). Ahhh, it’s raining here. Thunder and lightning. I love ... More About: Teacher , Year , Teac , Bounds
ENGL-1020 Final comment
2007-06-29 21:46:00 I met with my English-1020 professor today from last term. I wanted to get back from him my final two papers. I got a 90% on my Nathaniel Hawthorne “Young Goodman Brown” paper and a 97% on my Hamlet paper (highest in the class). The 90% was my lowest grade in that ... More About: Education , Final , Comment , Comm
Philosophy of Education
2007-06-28 12:38:00 Here’s my philosophy of education that we had to write for my EDUC-2100 class and submit for our Milestone I review (and yes, this is a cheesy way for me to get a cheap blog entry in for today): It had to answer five questions and they were: a. What is the discipline I plan to teach, ... More About: Philosophy , Education , Ducati , Hilo , Duca
Education Class
2007-06-28 12:32:00 I am finished with all the projects I had to do in my education class and I exceedingly glad. Now I can focus on my economics class and try to pull up my grade in that class. As I’ve mentioned previously I have an “A” in my education class and the last thing I have ... More About: Education , Class , Ducati , Duca
Just wondering
2007-06-28 12:25:00 What would make this blog better? If this was your blog what would you do to change it or bring in more readers, etc? I’d really like your comments on this. Any takers? More About: Erin
Wednesday?s Website
2007-06-27 13:08:00 So, I’m gonna try something out here. I’ll try to highlight a particular website every Wednesday . Yeah, how original right? Well, it ain’t. But then this website ain’t called “Secondhand Thoughts” for no reason you know. The first website so “honored” (of course, they may not want me to highlight them) is……(drumroll please) How a Second Year ... More About: Education , Website , Blog
Double Stuff Oreos & the ?Frustration Curve?
2007-06-26 19:49:00 This has nothing to do with Oreo cookies (which are great tasting and bad for you by the way). This has to do with how I have two things to briefly talk about today. 1) I made a 60 on my last ECON-1020 exam. Yeap, that’s right. A 60. That’s 60%, sixty ... More About: Economics , Humor , Education , Double , Stuff
Blogger?s Choice Award Nomination
2007-06-24 18:54:00 I don’t care if I win, but the ability to be looked at by more than just two or three people would be nice, and the more who vote for this site, the more often it may be viewed. So if you like what you see, why not vote for the blog at the ... More About: Blogger , Nomination , Award , Choice , Ward
A Great Song - ?More?
2007-06-24 14:22:00 A song I heard yesterday (June 23, 2007) on the radio. I really liked it. Great song entitled “More” by Matthew West. More About: Video , Christian , Song
Are you Joab son of Zeruiah?
2007-06-24 14:03:00 Who was Joab, son of Zeruiah? He was the man who “stood in the gap” for David. Check this out: 1) Reward was great because risk was great By definition, rewards are only given to those have earned them. You do not give a reward to a soldier who did nothing but his job day in and day ... More About: Christianity , Christian , Bible Study
?Mad? at God
2007-06-23 14:18:00 Have you ever become “mad” at God because He is faithful to His Word? What I mean is this: He says in 2 Chronicles 7:14 that if we are are humble and pray, seek His face, and turn from our wicked ways, then he will hear us, forgive our sins and heal our land. It’s pretty simple ... More About: Christianity , Christian , Jesus , Faith
Classroom Observations
2007-06-22 09:08:00 School DemographicsThe observations took place in a middle school and I went in the afternoons only. In the afternoons there were approximately 50 students. The racial make-up was roughly 10 African-Americans, 30 Caucasians, and the remainder were Hispanic, Indian, et al. There was approximately 12 females and the remainder were males (so ... More About: Education , Observations
Classroom Observations
2007-06-22 01:08:00 Wow! What can you say about something that changes your life? It was fun. It was only ten hours but it was still fun. School Demographics The observations took place in a middle school and I went in the afternoons only. In the afternoons there were approximately 50 students. The racial make-up was roughly 10 ... More About: Education , Observations
Why this is a Politics-Free Blog
2007-06-21 12:54:00 Just a quick post. This isn’t the one I intend for today’s post, but I couldn’t pass it up. I jumped ship on politics sometime back in March ‘07 and this is why. Check out the comments section on this blog post and read the vitriolic ad hominem comments, the complete lack of compromise and ... More About: Politics , Free , Blog , Poli , Politic
New Post
More articles from this author:2007-06-21 12:39:00 I should have a new post later this evening (June 21st). I’ve been conducting classroom observations at a middle school for my education class and I’ll be talking about those observations this evening. So if you want to check back in later this evening, say…around 6pm or so, you’ll find something new. More About: Education , Post 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
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