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bmwrider
@bmwrider Nov 2, 2016, 7:00 PM UTC

Go Cubs Go! Or why a DC boy is a Cubs fan!

No not education, no not politics. Today I can only keep one thing on my mind and it is Game 7. This is my brother Matt's fault. See he took me to that cathedral of America's Pastime, the Friendly Co…

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bmwrider
@bmwrider Oct 31, 2016, 2:01 PM UTC

Rule Breaking and Risk Taking: Survival In the World of Inner-City Teaching Part 10

It was my third year in the classroom and I was looking for rules to break. These are the continued trials and tribulations of my teaching career. This is the ninth part of the story of how a militar…

311 upvotes 7 replies $5.10
bmwrider
@bmwrider Oct 27, 2016, 5:54 PM UTC

The Year of Threes: Survival In the World of Inner-City Teaching Part 9

Flash in the pan or a real teacher. Success was mine, but could I sustain it? These are the continued trials and tribulations of my teaching career. This is the ninth part of the story of how a milit…

170 upvotes 4 replies $3.21
bmwrider
@bmwrider Oct 24, 2016, 3:20 PM UTC

Lay It On The Line: Survival In the World of Inner-City Teaching Part 8

I accepted the challenge of teaching three years of material in 45 days! I knew I was either going to see my teaching career go down in flames, or I was going to succeed and stick it to the man! Thes…

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@bmwrider Oct 20, 2016, 3:58 PM UTC

Americas Treasures: The Mojave Desert

The wonderful and beautiful Mojave Desert left an indelible imprint on my mind. My family moved to the Richcrest area for a few months when I was a young child and I have never forgotten it. These ar…

140 upvotes 3 replies $0.20
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@bmwrider Oct 19, 2016, 6:33 PM UTC

Should I Stay Or Should I Go?: Survival In the World of Inner-City Teaching Part 5.5

I almost quit, I actually had a job lined up and everything. The one time in my first few years where I thought my career was done, it was very close. These are the continued trials and tribulations…

128 upvotes 2 replies $4.50
bmwrider
@bmwrider Oct 18, 2016, 12:28 PM UTC

Failure Is Not An Option?: Survival In the World of Inner-City Teaching Part 5.1

The continued trials and tribulations of my first year of teaching. This time the musical theme of the subtitles should be easy, comment and let me know what you think it is. This is the fifth part o…

128 upvotes 6 replies $10.21
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@bmwrider Oct 13, 2016, 12:39 PM UTC

Americas Treasures: The Grand Canyon Part II

The Grand Canyon is a place that should be on everyone's bucket list. I ended up there in February 2014 on my way back to the east coast driving a Nissan Quest pickup truck with a U Haul trailer behi…

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@bmwrider Oct 12, 2016, 4:33 PM UTC

Teacher For Real? Not Even Close!: Survival In the World of Inner-City Teaching Part 4.1

Everyone's first year is bad, mine was even worse. This is the fourth part of the story of how a military veteran, failed rock and roller, and single dad became a successful inner-city schoolteacher.…

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bmwrider
@bmwrider Oct 11, 2016, 1:19 PM UTC

Here I Am Rock You Like a Hurricane! You NEED to Prepare For Natural Disasters

If you are not preparing for a natural disaster, you are preparing to be a victim. This weekend in the mid-Atlantic region of the USA we lost power for about 14 hours after Tropical Storm Matthew pas…

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