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There are several poems that I have read over the past several years that have struck a special place in my heart.  I thought it might be nice to share one or more of these with you to see if there is something you can gain from them as well. I have been through theContinue reading “Favorite “Life” Poems #1″

Ryan Succop, a Hickory High School grad, was the last player picked in last year’s N.F.L. draft.  He not only won a spot on the Chief’s roster, but became their starting placekicker. His stats thus far: Succop is 9 out of 10 on field goals, with his longest coming from 53 yards. He is aContinue reading “Hickory Football/Soccer Player in the N.F.L.”

What’s Next ?? The most obvious question people will ask when I tell of my retirement plans is, “Well, what are you going to do after you retire?”  I would say that a simple question, to which there are no simple answers.  Here is a list of possibilities, in no particular order. 1.  Nothing –Continue reading “What’s Next ??”

Deciding When It’s Time to Say Good-Bye In the decision I’ve made to retire at the end of the current school year, there are many factors that play a part.  I’ll make a list and to the best of my ability tell what my thinking is in each case. 1.)  I’ve gotten enough years ofContinue reading “Deciding When It’s Time to Say Good-Bye”

Years of Service – Part Three During the first two years of my tenure at H.M. Arndt I taught both seventh and eighth grade math and science.  I was paired with Betty Lohr, who had more than thirty years experience.  The second of those two years I taught an algebra class and had a pre-algebraContinue reading “Years of Service – Part Three”

Years of Service – Part Two Once again the school year started up and once again I didn’t have a teaching position.  I decided it would be a good idea to at least substitute teach to have myself  “out there” in case a position would become open.  I made index cards with my name andContinue reading “Years of Service – Part Two”

Years of Service – Part One My teaching career has spanned twenty eight years and two and a half months.  All of those have been in Catawba County,  including my semester of student teaching at St. Stephens Elementary in 1981. In ’81 teaching jobs were hard to come by.  I hadn’t been hired by theContinue reading “Years of Service – Part One”

Page One When looking at the preceding post, some would say “Where did you come up with the forty-four year period of time in schools?”  Unless I started at a very young age as a teacher (I’m currently fifty years old), that would have been quite a feat.  I’m including in that number my ownContinue reading “Page One”

The Beginning of the End… I’ve decided as I work my way through my twenty-ninth year of teaching that this will be my final year in the classroom.  I was keeping a journal of thoughts and feelings on the matter and will use this blog to chronicle my last year in the profession.  I wasContinue reading “The Beginning of the End…”

Whether or not I was consciously aware of it at the time, God’s presence has been a guiding force in the circumstances of my life. As I seek to have a clear relationship with Him, I can only surmise that I’ll be much more aware of how He works in my life. Not that I’llContinue reading “Divine Providence in My Life”