The news media is now reporting on Mitt Romney’s high school days. The lead is about a 1965 incident where Romney allegedly led a pack of Cranbrook School students who tackled a new, long-haired student and forcibly cut his hair. Romney says he doesn’t recall the incident, but has apologized nevertheless. We should all follow [...]
Posts Tagged ‘High School’
Mitt’s High School Days
Posted in America, Growing Up, Politics, tagged America, Cranbrook School, Dogmeat, Growing Up, High School, Mitt Romney, Politics, President Obama on May 11, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Another Senseless School Shooting
Posted in crime, America, tagged crime, America, High School, Chardon, Chardon High School Shooting, School Shootings on February 27, 2012 | 2 Comments »
It is hard for me to imagine what the parents of high school students in Chardon, Ohio must be thinking tonight. One student was killed and four more were injured after a student went on a shooting rampage at the Chardon High School this morning. As parents, we struggle with the awful randomness of events [...]
The President And The Governor
Posted in Politics, tagged Arizona, High School, Jan Brewer, Politicians, Politics, President Obama on January 29, 2012 | 2 Comments »
When I read the political news, I often feel like I’m in high school again. That was my reaction when I read the story this week about an apparently testy exchange between President Obama and Arizona Governor Jan Brewer on an airport tarmac. President Obama, fresh from his State of the Union speech, flew to [...]
A Living Civics Lesson
Posted in America, Politics, tagged America, Civics, elections, High School, Politics, Voting on August 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
We all remember high school civics, that dreaded class taught by an earnest yet numbingly boring guy who probably was the assistant wrestling coach. He spoke of the balance of powers, the three branches of government, and how a bill becomes a law. And, most of all, he talked about how important it is for [...]
That ’70s Shirt
Posted in College, Family, Growing Up, Reflections, tagged '70s, 1970s, College, Family, Growing Up, High School, Old Clothes, Reflections, Shirts on March 17, 2010 | 1 Comment »
For some reason, I still have a shirt that I got when I was in high school. I probably bought it around 1973. It is a blue patterned shirt with a front pocket. The basic label, the one placed under the collar at the back of the neck, has long since fallen off, so there [...]
Laptops As Educational Tools
Posted in America, Technology, tagged America, education, High School, Laptops, Technology on February 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The BBC published a weird story yesterday about a lawsuit by Pennsylvania parents against a school district. It seems the Lower Merion School District gave all 1800 high school students in the district laptops that included a security feature that allowed the school district to take photos of whomever was using the laptop. The feature [...]
