arboretum

I found a penis tree.

my philosophy, continued

my teaching philosophy

immy's parents' parents

as a child, i always found it kind of strange to think that my grandparents are my parents' parents. the relationship between grandparents and grandchildren is so different from the relationship between parents and children that i still have trouble picturing my grandparents parenting my parents. tonight, i experienced the strange reality that i am now the in-between.

i was talking to immy (my 6-week-old niece) about how cool her granddaddy is when i was suddenly overwhelmed with pride that immy's granddaddy is my daddy. this cool guy she is just getting to know as her granddaddy is the cool guy i got to grow up knowing as my daddy. i happened to be talking about her granddaddy at that moment, but similar emotions could describe my pride in her grammy (my mama) or our granny and popa. they were mine first, and that makes me proud.

immy may one day find it kind of strange to think that her grandparents are her parents' parents. and, maybe it is kind of strange. (then again, maybe i'm strange for thinking it strange.) but, i find it very cool that these cool people immy will love are the same cool people i have always loved.
-mo

my philosophy

Education without inspiration is worth little. An economist by training and practice, my teaching philosophy comes from my belief that people respond to incentives. My goal as an educator is to provide my students with incentive to learn, then to teach them the details of my subject(s) and the relevance of those details to their lives. Throughout this process, I hope to foster a lifestyle of learning, teaching students not only to apply what they have learned to their lives but also to apply what they have lived to their learning.

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i have much more to write in order to flesh out my teaching philosophy, but i was proud enough of my first paragraph to go ahead and post it here. :)

feel free to lend feedback before i have to turn this thing in on Sunday.

-mo

happy in green

Bathed and dressed by aunt wissa today. Happy in green.

Oh, Africans... how I love thee.

Just had the following conversation on facebook with a friend I met in Liberia:

Pastor G: any way some one is always send ing jonks on the net in you name i hope you are aware?
Me: what kinds of junk?
Pastor G: malissa need cokes, malissa needs toys, malissa needs bedshit to fix her city etc

immy n me

comp day

...and studying

burning

Just rubbed both eyes with the same fingers I used to eat jalapenos at lunch. NOT a recommended study tactic.

new identity

my cat and i

are a perfect pair. Both unstable enough to be unlikable, quirky enough to be impossible not to love. :D

i was just told,...

..."you can't visit often."

seriously? do you know how ecstatic i am to be getting away from here? when i do visit, it won't be to see the person who said that.

ugh.

frustrated.

-mo

still studying...

Georgia Tech's long legacy with shuttle program comes full orbit | ajc.com

Georgia Tech's long legacy with shuttle program comes full orbit | ajc.com

God bless the Yellow Jackets (and the rest of the USA).

standard of faithfulness

God, as i do everything i know to do to follow you, as i press as hard as i know how toward the goals you have put in my heart, i am holding you to your own standard of faithfulness. answer prayers. answer mine, answer those of my family and friends. boldly, because your word says i can, i shout to you: DON'T FORGET THE RAINBOWS. REMEMBER YOUR PROMISES. DO NOT LET ME DROWN. answer as only you can answer. answer according to your standard of faithfulness.
-mo