Category Archives: English Teacher

Weird Science

Posted on August 27, 2021 by Not That Big a Deal

For the past 36 years, in one form or another, I have been a teacher. I began this journey when our now soon-to-be 40 year old son was 4 years old and carried on from there to our two daughters, … Continue reading →

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The Pledge

Posted on August 31, 2018 by Not That Big a Deal

I think The Pledge of Allegiance is important and so on my Student Questionnaire this year I asked, “Do you know The Pledge of Allegiance?” Just about half of my students answered, “I don’t know.” I was more than a … Continue reading →

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A Room ‘Without’ A View

Posted on August 17, 2018 by Not That Big a Deal

  I have a thing for windows. I love them big, small, curtained, shuttered, and naked. I don’t even mind them dirty, as long as I can still see out. In the summer in NJ, I loved them open so … Continue reading →

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Revenge of the Words

Posted on April 27, 2018 by Not That Big a Deal

At the risk of sounding like “Rain Man”, I would like to say, “I’m an EXCELLENT speller.” I don’t know why, but it’s something that has always come very easy to me. I can spell almost anything including, “supercalifragilisticexpialidocious”. Maybe … Continue reading →

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