Posted on 01/30/2007 5:45:59 AM PST by wintertime
On a good day I made my commute to HS in 35 minutes, but it was still 3 different buses.........or I could guarantee 90 minutes if I took 2 buses and a subway :)
Attending HS in NYC is a bite when it comes to transportation, and it was even back in the 70s when I was going. And my parents were both born in Brooklyn.
I know a kid from out near Brighton Beach who goes to Bronx Science. Try that one on someday. When he comes home he does four hours at the family grocery store, giving his father time to sleep.
As a teacher with the public schools, I have a BA, a MBA, served as a volunteer firefighter, a international volunteer in 3rd world countries, lots of assets with properties along the coast of California, lots of debt with properties along the coast of California, and I know a whole lot about carpentry and a whole lot about agriculture and a whole lot about computer and a whole lot about science and a whole lot about California... I'm in my early 30's....... if you think a "professional" at a bank can teach better than me by pushing sales on loans... then the world is truly upside down.
Definitely true....
Yikes...........
He's got that immigrant spirit.
Good for you. I you have a great deal to be very proud of, and I'm sure you use all of your background in your teaching. There are actually more like you in the public schools than some people wish to acknowlege. Probably not enough, but more than expected.
Bravo.
I understand.
And on that note, I bid you a fond good night.........I am late for a date with a pillow :)
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