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Book Reflection

The biggest fear a parent can possible have is that there could be something wrong with their child. A mother spends nine months waiting for a bundle of joy to be born, hoping that they are healthy. In the book … Continue reading

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Hitting the Jackpot!!

Hitting the jackpot for me would not be winning a lot of money. Even though winning a large sum of money would be great, money cannot buy happiness, and as cheesy and cliché that may sound I believe it is … Continue reading

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Balancing Work and Family

Balancing work and family can be a real challenge for many adults. For me softball has always been my “job” and balancing that along with schoolwork, family and a social life in college really taught me a lot about time … Continue reading

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An Elusive Goal

I think an elusive goal for me was finishing my Bachelors degree. When the college switched systems I failed to notice that I had received an incomplete in one of my classes which almost caused me to not graduate on … Continue reading

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Using 21st Century Education Technologies in FACS

Technology in the classroom is becoming a huge trend, but is really helping our students. Technology should be used as a tool within a classroom setting and not the end all resource for our students learning. With the research I … Continue reading

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A Memorable Teacher

Let’s see, if I had to choose one memorable teacher I think that it would be my high school FACS teacher, Ms. York. When I was in 10th grade I took my first FACS class which was Gourmet Foods. I … Continue reading

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A Book I Would Love to Write

People don’t know what went on in the house on 166th. If I was given the chance to write a book, I would write a fictional story based on true events that happened in my first two years of college. … Continue reading

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Common Core Standards and APPR

To the average person the words Common Core Standard and Annual Professional Performance Review may not mean much and some may not even know what they mean but for an educator these words are crucial. Before writing this blog I … Continue reading

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My Passions

As I sat here contemplating what to write about my passions, I realized that I do not have one. If you were to ask me a year or so ago, I would have responded with that softball is or was … Continue reading

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Choosing a Career Path

As a child you always try and dream of what you want to be when you grow up.  Most of the time you wind up not doing what you imagined.  In high school is where you really start to explore … Continue reading

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