The story goes that a former research manager for a news agency, as well as an off-and-on freelance writer, decided to go off the deep end and become a teacher. That moron was me, Mr. D. I graduated from Georgetown University in 1999 and have a Masters degree in Education from Mercy College. I am a New York City Teaching Fellow, teaching social studies at a school in the south Bronx. In that capacity, I am also a Teacher-Historian with the Teaching American History project, a federal grant designed to expand American history education in US schools.
Commentary was something I was good at, but not dealing with editors. That’s why I started this: to provide an unfiltered view of history–and the teaching of history–through my gin-sodden eyes. It won’t be pretty–heck, it may not even be spelled right. Yet I can guarantee that the blog is honest. Any comments or suggestions are more than welcome.
7 Comments
March 23, 2009 at 5:00 pm
“It may not even be spelled right”. Indeed.
In the first sentence of your bio you have a typo. “Off-and-on”, I think you mean, not “of-and-on”.
Enjoying what I’ve read of the blog thus far, btw, and will keep reading and, possibly, submitting editing comments like this one.
March 23, 2009 at 5:41 pm
Thanks for the check! Will definitely edit that. Please stop by whenever we post!
Best,
Mr. D
April 11, 2009 at 9:15 am
of-and-on sounds, read-aloud, like “oven on” which, as the question “oven on?” is what soap opera actors ask themselves to get that really worried look on their faces…
off-and-on, read-aloud, sounds like “often on,” a likely description of my computer, which isn’t such a good thing.
Nice blog.
April 21, 2009 at 12:52 am
I do hope that you are not acquiring bad spelling habits from a certain someone that we know and love.
I realize that this is primarily centered around US History (give or take) but I would really like to see an encore presentation of “Citizen Smurf”- perhaps for Bastille day? I don’t believe I need to recount the history of our “of and on” relationship with France in support of my argument, I just think you, as Mr. D in charge, should just make it so.
Thank you in advance.
September 28, 2009 at 8:21 pm
Hey Lou,
Just thoguht i would say hi–and i like your blog! (i followed your post from facebook…)
anyway–i find it really inspiring when anyone starts a blog and puts his thoughts out there–so, cheers to you! i’ll be one of those crazy people known as a “follower”–somewhere out there reading your stuff!
happy writing!
cindy
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