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    What I've Done: To Remain in Teaching
    What I've Done: To Remain in Teaching
    What I've Done: To Remain in Teaching
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    What I've Done: To Remain in Teaching

    By Robert F. Baudendistel

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    "What I've Done" is a collection of experiences that the author has encountered in his part time employment. They involve coaching, constructing items for the landscape, a summer of educational experiences for the physically handicapped. The challenges of the written word plus the desire to impose our way of life.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAuthorHouse
    Release dateOct 30, 2012
    ISBN9781477248003
    What I've Done: To Remain in Teaching
    Author

    Robert F. Baudendistel

    The Intention of this book are to give the reader some knowledge about what jobs the author held on a part time basis to support his family and remain in teaching. He was well versed in the fields of horticulture, masonry, and carpentry. The text also envelopes the field of education and its commitment to the growth of young adults. The book also touches on the camping experiences of physically handicapped children and their ability to adjust to a new environment. It also acknowledges some of the ills of our society that still persist to this day with suggestions as how to correct them.

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      What I've Done - Robert F. Baudendistel

      What I’ve Done

      Robert F. Baudendistel

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      AuthorHouse™

      1663 Liberty Drive

      Bloomington, IN 47403

      www.authorhouse.com

      Phone: 1-800-839-8640

      © 2012 Bob Baudendistel. All rights reserved.

      No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means without the written permission of the author.

      Published by AuthorHouse 10/25/2012

      ISBN: 9781477248010 (sc)

      ISBN: 9781477248003 (e)

      Library of Congress Control Number: 2012912801

      Any people depicted in stock imagery provided by Thinkstock are models,

      and such images are being used for illustrative purposes only.

      Certain stock imagery © Thinkstock.

      Because of the dynamic nature of the Internet, any web addresses or links contained in this book may have changed since publication and may no longer be valid. The views expressed in this work are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher, and the publisher hereby disclaims any responsibility for them.

      Contents

      Preface

      Radiation

      Oak Tree

      Baseball

      Cap Rock

      Cabin

      Landscape

      Car Transport

      Sunday Project

      Poolside

      Wood Eye

      Glazing

      Landfill

      Guard

      Tennis

      Senior Day

      Model

      Stone house

      Reactor

      Christmas decorations

      Roof repair

      Shell casings

      Hide and Seek

      Patio covers

      Rigging Boats

      Lawn mowing

      Plumbing problems

      Contracts

      Septic Tank

      Floor Pops

      Traveling man

      Attic addition

      Prefab House

      Boat insurance

      Highs versus lows

      Home Addition

      Sod vs. seeding

      Tutor

      House painting

      Delivery Service

      Field stone dam

      Senior Perk

      Two by water

      Jewelry guard

      Author

      Door to door sales

      Mirrored twins

      Attic conversion

      Renovations

      Christmas tree sales

      Adult Education

      Magazine articles

      Caboose

      Preface

      THE INTENTIONS OF THIS book are to give the reader some knowledge about what jobs I held on a part-time basis to support my family and remain in teaching.

      I initially worked for others in various capacities before I realized that I could be self-employed and have the monies all come to me.

      I was well versed in the fields of horticulture, masonry and carpentry.

      The text of this book also envelopes the field of education and its commitment to the growth of young adults.

      The book also touches on the camping experiences of physically handicapped children and their ability to adjust to a new environment.

      The book also acknowledges some of the ills of our society that still persist to this day with suggestions as how to correct them.

      Radiation

      MANY EXPERIMENTS HAVE BEEN conducted on rodents with some form of radioactive material. They received, usually by injection, a solution containing a marked chemical designated to locate the area of the body where it was assumed to be deposited, i.e. the liver.

      Simple detection of radioactivity can be performed by using a Geiger counter by placing it close to the object in question. To assess a more sophisticated reading, a spectrograph is used by plotting the results on a graph.

      Every person should be aware of the dangers associated with radiation because of its invisible nature.

      Experiments like this one are performed throughout the chemical industry on a daily basis.

      The technicians have been taught to be extremely careful in disposing of the contaminated waste. They must develop a mind set of how to make everything aseptic by placing contaminates in air tight metal drums. Once accomplished, they are satisfied that they have protected their fellowmen from the ills of radiation. This is not always true. The person who has a license to dispose of nuclear waste may not be fulfilling his obligation.

      Who follows the individual, paid by the chemical facility or has been cleared by the government to be pure and above approach? How many airtight containers have experienced a sea burial or have been left on a loading dock somewhere?

      Oak Tree

      MY TASK FOR A particular Saturday evening was to deliver a completely equipped boat and trailer to its new owner. This plan was orchestrated by Pierre, the boat shop owner to be ready anytime on Sunday.

      The only criterion left undone was to load the boat with food and drinks for their full day excursion. On the way home, a 30 mile trip, the weather became nasty with fog and a light mist causing poor visibility. Acknowledging this traveling condition, I reduced my speed which caused the rear of the truck to sway and fishtail.

      I corrected the sway but noticed the VW Beatle coming towards me, attempting to pass a car on a curve.

      I eased the truck (away) to my right to avoid an accident when suddenly the truck turned 180 degrees and began going backwards faster than I had been going forward but still on the same side of the road.

      I was convinced that I was going to meet my maker at this time and place in the final seconds of my life. I stopped abruptly because I had just collided with a massive oak tree. The middle section of the truck’s tailgate experienced the most damage. The installed heavy duty wench made the damage to the truck less severe.

      I do not believe that the old adage In a moment of peril, your entire life passes before you was what I had experienced. I remained calm yet aware of how serious it could have been.

      Baseball

      I HAD JUST MOVED into a new neighborhood when I received a phone call from a member of the community. He wanted me to coach a little league baseball team (ages 9-11). I told him that I had played baseball all my life but had never been involved in coaching the sport. I asked how he received my name. He told me that my name had come up numerous times in his dealings with the community.

      I agreed to coach the team and received 18 names as members of the team. These boys had been selected by a potential coach two months before they were engaged in practice. He was transferred by his company’s main office, therefore his coaching career never got off the ground.

      Even though I had enough boys to make two teams, I experienced extreme difficulty in having more than ten show up for a practice or a game. To be successful and make certain that I could field a team, I elected to pick them up myself, whether it was a practice or a game.

      I was not very popular with the mothers for holding practice on Mother’s Day but received thanks for holding practice that particular day from the fathers. On that day, most of the fathers joined in practice with their sons.

      It is my firm belief that baseball will not be meaningful for any person, male or female, who has difficulty hitting the ball.

      Here are some comments that I feel should be made:

      1. Batting practice should be limited to using one ball at a time, especially for little leaguers. The procedure is much slower but is much safer.

      2. Maintain order at all times and tell parent and family members not to be confrontational with others while at the ballpark.

      3. The rationale that smaller players will help their team more by taking a walk rather than making an attempt to make contact with the ball is wrong. The request Don’t swing, let him give you a walk should be ignored if our aim is to produce baseball players.

      4. The little league handbook states that every player is to be placed in the field for

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