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John Muir

Location:
Goleta, CA
Service:
High School
Status:
Retired Teacher
Relationship Status:
Married

jmuir: Activity

October 16
jmuir is now friends with paulmah.
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paulmah

October 08
jmuir received the quiz result of "Totally Prepared for a Recession".
September 16
jmuir posted in: "Palintology".

 I just received the following, thought it might go here.
 
Grieving State of Mind -- Obama and The Palin Effect
From: Deepak Cho...

September 14
jmuir posted in: "Palintology".

 There are two political maxims that come to mind when I think about the current political climate generated over the last couple of decades; ...

jmuir gave a thumbs up to The Topic "Blizzard of, well, Unfacts".

Professional Information

Work

Employer:
Dos Pueblos High School
Position:
Retired History and Government Teacher

Education

School:
University of California Santa Barbara, Masters in Education

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Personal

About Me:
I am the author of the book "Tigers and Songbirds" which is available through Amazon.com or through my website at TigersandSongbirds.com. I am a recently retired high school teacher in Goleta, California. I taught Government and U.S. History at Dos Pueblos High School. I am a Marine Corps combat veteran of the war in Vietnam and I try to use my experiences in dealing with the issues war and its aftermath to help others deal with those same issues as well.
Hobbies:
Reading, Photography, Music, Traveling, Sports

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    paulmah

    17 days ago

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    Kids Are Quick

    TEACHER: Maria, go to the map and find North America.
    MARIA: Here it is.
    TEACHER: Correct. Now class, who discovered America ?
    CLASS: Maria.
    ____________________________________

    TEACHER: John, why are you doing your math multiplication on the floor?
    JOHN: You told me to do it without using tables.
    __________________________________________

    TEACHER: Glenn, how do you spell 'crocodile?'
    GLENN: 'K-R-O-K-O-D-I-A-L'
    TEACHER: No, that's wrong
    GLENN: Maybe it is wrong, but you asked me how I spell
    it.
    ____________________________________________

    TEACHER: Donald, what is the chemical formula for water?
    DONALD: H I J K L M N O.
    TEACHER: What are you talking about?
    DONALD: Yesterday you said it's H to O.
    __________________________________

    TEACHER: Winnie, name one important thing we have today that we
    didn't have ten years ago.
    WINNIE: Me!
    __________________________________________

    TEACHER: Glen, why do you always get so dirty?
    GLEN: Well, I'm a lot closer to the ground than you are.
    _______________________________________

    TEACHER: Millie, give me a sentence starting with
    'I.'
    MILLIE: I is..
    TEACHER: No, Millie..... Always say, 'I am.'
    MILLIE: All right... 'I am the ninth letter of the alphabet.'
    _________________________________

    TEACHER: George Washington not only chopped down his father's cherry
    tree, but also admitted it. Now, Louie, do you know why his father
    didn't punish him?!
    LOUIS: Because George still had the axe in his hand.
    ______________________________________

    TEACHER: Now, Simon, tell me frankly, do you say prayers before eating?
    SIMON: No sir, I don't have to, my Mom is a good
    cook.
    ______________________________

    TEACHER: Clyde , your composition on 'My Dog' is exactly the same
    as your brother's. Did you copy his?
    CLYDE : No, sir. It's the same dog.
    ___________________________________

    TEACHER: Harold, what do you call a person who keeps on talking
    when people are no longer interested?
    HAROLD: A teacher
    __________________________________

    PASS IT AROUND AND MAKE SOMEONE LAUGH! LAUGHTER IS THE SOUL'S MEDICINE!!