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I need help now on writing what a highschool principal and teachers life is like, it’s for a story based in the 1980’s, I need to know the basics, thanks :) <3

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All right, I think this is probably the cream of the crop on the subject! Life in the 1980s: http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/1980s.html http://www.ushistory.org/us/59d.asp https://www.quora.com/What-was-America-like-in-the-1980s http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/remembering-the-1980s-hold-on-was-it-really-like-that/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980s https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/24pl7r/serious_what_was_daily_life_like_in_the_1980s/ http://hubpages.com/education/What-Was-Life-Like-In-1985 School in the 1980s: https://www.yahoo.com/news/27-normal-things-every-39-80s-kid-did-1313664147980342.html?ref=gs http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/kate-chapman/25-things-that-happened-at-school-in-the-80s_b_7746782.html https://www.quora.com/What-was-high-school-like-in-the-80s http://www.popsugar.com/moms/What-School-Like-1980s-42244572#photo-42244572 http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/education_and_the_media/2015/09/a_1980s_documentary_about_high_school_is_out_of_storage.html http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/1990/01/10/09200009.h09.html http://www.pcworld.com/article/2972895/computers/9-awesome-photos-of-school-computer-labs-from-the-1980s.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secondary_education_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_television_series_about_school Principals… Read moreI need help now on writing what a highschool principal and teachers life is like, it’s for a story based in the 1980’s, I need to know the basics, thanks 🙂 <3

I need help now on writing what a highschool principal and teachers life is like, it’s for a story based in the 1980’s, I need to know the basics, thanks :) <3

stephanieatillman

All right, I think this is probably the cream of the crop on the subject! Life in the 1980s: http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/1980s.html http://www.ushistory.org/us/59d.asp https://www.quora.com/What-was-America-like-in-the-1980s http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/remembering-the-1980s-hold-on-was-it-really-like-that/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980s https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/24pl7r/serious_what_was_daily_life_like_in_the_1980s/ http://hubpages.com/education/What-Was-Life-Like-In-1985 School in the 1980s: https://www.yahoo.com/news/27-normal-things-every-39-80s-kid-did-1313664147980342.html?ref=gs http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/kate-chapman/25-things-that-happened-at-school-in-the-80s_b_7746782.html https://www.quora.com/What-was-high-school-like-in-the-80s http://www.popsugar.com/moms/What-School-Like-1980s-42244572#photo-42244572 http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/education_and_the_media/2015/09/a_1980s_documentary_about_high_school_is_out_of_storage.html http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/1990/01/10/09200009.h09.html http://www.pcworld.com/article/2972895/computers/9-awesome-photos-of-school-computer-labs-from-the-1980s.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secondary_education_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_television_series_about_school Principals… Read moreI need help now on writing what a highschool principal and teachers life is like, it’s for a story based in the 1980’s, I need to know the basics, thanks 🙂 <3

Hello! I loved your post of college life and I was just wondering, what if you don’t go to your dream college or you don’t have the money to afford a bachelor’s degree from where you want, are the prospects better when you apply for your masters? and also, is a degree really worth all the trouble? I mean I love studying and all but sometimes seeing I don’t perform as well as I wish it gets me down, any tip?

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Hi! Thanks! 🙂 I hope it helped some. 🙂 That first part is difficult for me in particular, because I didn’t worry about where I went too much. It was one of those things that just happened because it was… Read moreHello! I loved your post of college life and I was just wondering, what if you don’t go to your dream college or you don’t have the money to afford a bachelor’s degree from where you want, are the prospects better when you apply for your masters? and also, is a degree really worth all the trouble? I mean I love studying and all but sometimes seeing I don’t perform as well as I wish it gets me down, any tip?

Hello! I loved your post of college life and I was just wondering, what if you don’t go to your dream college or you don’t have the money to afford a bachelor’s degree from where you want, are the prospects better when you apply for your masters? and also, is a degree really worth all the trouble? I mean I love studying and all but sometimes seeing I don’t perform as well as I wish it gets me down, any tip?

stephanieatillman

Hi! Thanks! 🙂 I hope it helped some. 🙂 That first part is difficult for me in particular, because I didn’t worry about where I went too much. It was one of those things that just happened because it was… Read moreHello! I loved your post of college life and I was just wondering, what if you don’t go to your dream college or you don’t have the money to afford a bachelor’s degree from where you want, are the prospects better when you apply for your masters? and also, is a degree really worth all the trouble? I mean I love studying and all but sometimes seeing I don’t perform as well as I wish it gets me down, any tip?

So I’m starting college applications early, which gives me all the more time to completely freak out about everything. Anyways, I run a pretty successful writing blog (I think) and I wanted to put it on the application since it’s really important to me. Do you think I should include my URL? Because there are some expletives used in my writing (for a purpose, nothing is thrown in just for the heck of it) and I’m afraid that might hurt my chances. What’s your opinion on this?

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The good thing about starting early is that you can take your time and make sure you do everything how you want it to! Use that as a comforting thing, not a stressful thing. So, take a deep breath and… Read moreSo I’m starting college applications early, which gives me all the more time to completely freak out about everything. Anyways, I run a pretty successful writing blog (I think) and I wanted to put it on the application since it’s really important to me. Do you think I should include my URL? Because there are some expletives used in my writing (for a purpose, nothing is thrown in just for the heck of it) and I’m afraid that might hurt my chances. What’s your opinion on this?

So I’m starting college applications early, which gives me all the more time to completely freak out about everything. Anyways, I run a pretty successful writing blog (I think) and I wanted to put it on the application since it’s really important to me. Do you think I should include my URL? Because there are some expletives used in my writing (for a purpose, nothing is thrown in just for the heck of it) and I’m afraid that might hurt my chances. What’s your opinion on this?

stephanieatillman

The good thing about starting early is that you can take your time and make sure you do everything how you want it to! Use that as a comforting thing, not a stressful thing. So, take a deep breath and… Read moreSo I’m starting college applications early, which gives me all the more time to completely freak out about everything. Anyways, I run a pretty successful writing blog (I think) and I wanted to put it on the application since it’s really important to me. Do you think I should include my URL? Because there are some expletives used in my writing (for a purpose, nothing is thrown in just for the heck of it) and I’m afraid that might hurt my chances. What’s your opinion on this?

Hello! I was wondering if you could answer some of my questions about the college experience to help me with my series. I feel asking about someone’s actual experience is a better, more personalized source, so thank you for taking the time to help me! (This most likely will be divided into two parts due to length.) Feel free to ignore any question you feel is too personal. I’ll understand! What are some difficulties a college freshman may face, and how would one overcome these difficulties?… (1)

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… (2) If you know, what’s like to balance school, work, and social life? What was the best part about college? What was the worst? What’re some difficulties you’ve had over the school years? What parts were you nervous about?… Read moreHello! I was wondering if you could answer some of my questions about the college experience to help me with my series. I feel asking about someone’s actual experience is a better, more personalized source, so thank you for taking the time to help me! (This most likely will be divided into two parts due to length.) Feel free to ignore any question you feel is too personal. I’ll understand! What are some difficulties a college freshman may face, and how would one overcome these difficulties?… (1)

Hello! I was wondering if you could answer some of my questions about the college experience to help me with my series. I feel asking about someone’s actual experience is a better, more personalized source, so thank you for taking the time to help me! (This most likely will be divided into two parts due to length.) Feel free to ignore any question you feel is too personal. I’ll understand! What are some difficulties a college freshman may face, and how would one overcome these difficulties?… (1)

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… (2) If you know, what’s like to balance school, work, and social life? What was the best part about college? What was the worst? What’re some difficulties you’ve had over the school years? What parts were you nervous about?… Read moreHello! I was wondering if you could answer some of my questions about the college experience to help me with my series. I feel asking about someone’s actual experience is a better, more personalized source, so thank you for taking the time to help me! (This most likely will be divided into two parts due to length.) Feel free to ignore any question you feel is too personal. I’ll understand! What are some difficulties a college freshman may face, and how would one overcome these difficulties?… (1)

So I’m writing a book that draws from my own experiences, and as that’s the case, is it okay to use myself as a baseline for the protagonist, as long as I develop her into something uniquely her own? I don’t like the idea of a character being so similar to me, but I’m hoping she’ll be her own person eventually.

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I heavily advise developing her into her own character before you start writing. Because no matter how reasonable you think she is, if someone doesn’t like her, it becomes a personal affront. One of my former professors, Dr. David Jack… Read moreSo I’m writing a book that draws from my own experiences, and as that’s the case, is it okay to use myself as a baseline for the protagonist, as long as I develop her into something uniquely her own? I don’t like the idea of a character being so similar to me, but I’m hoping she’ll be her own person eventually.

So I’m writing a book that draws from my own experiences, and as that’s the case, is it okay to use myself as a baseline for the protagonist, as long as I develop her into something uniquely her own? I don’t like the idea of a character being so similar to me, but I’m hoping she’ll be her own person eventually.

stephanieatillman

I heavily advise developing her into her own character before you start writing. Because no matter how reasonable you think she is, if someone doesn’t like her, it becomes a personal affront. One of my former professors, Dr. David Jack… Read moreSo I’m writing a book that draws from my own experiences, and as that’s the case, is it okay to use myself as a baseline for the protagonist, as long as I develop her into something uniquely her own? I don’t like the idea of a character being so similar to me, but I’m hoping she’ll be her own person eventually.

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outragedbird: when you’re writing an essay and need to meet the word limit Sometimes, I get asked to talk a little more about myself. I generally don’t know what to say about myself, because offline, I am very bad at… Read more

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outragedbird: when you’re writing an essay and need to meet the word limit Sometimes, I get asked to talk a little more about myself. I generally don’t know what to say about myself, because offline, I am very bad at… Read more

Oh, I probably should’ve given you some more context there. The 14 year old and the 16 year old meet over the summer and have time to bond without being interrupted by busy class schedules. The girls don’t live in the same state, though. But the book is set to end with the 16 year old writing a letter to the 14 year old saying that she’s moving to the 14 year old’s state/enrolling in the same high school as her. So if I decide to write a book to follow up this one, that’ll be the focus. Thanks!

stephanieatillman

Oh, cool! Thanks for letting me know! That sounds like an interesting premise! There’s lots to do over the summer, so that makes sense. 🙂 Great ideas!

Oh, I probably should’ve given you some more context there. The 14 year old and the 16 year old meet over the summer and have time to bond without being interrupted by busy class schedules. The girls don’t live in the same state, though. But the book is set to end with the 16 year old writing a letter to the 14 year old saying that she’s moving to the 14 year old’s state/enrolling in the same high school as her. So if I decide to write a book to follow up this one, that’ll be the focus. Thanks!

stephanieatillman

Oh, cool! Thanks for letting me know! That sounds like an interesting premise! There’s lots to do over the summer, so that makes sense. 🙂 Great ideas!

If you see a need, fill it.

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While this is part of my general life philosophy, I’m going to talk about how it relates to writing and what I do here on this blog. Tumblr, as anyone can see, is mostly used by young folks. And the… Read moreIf you see a need, fill it.

If you see a need, fill it.

stephanieatillman

While this is part of my general life philosophy, I’m going to talk about how it relates to writing and what I do here on this blog. Tumblr, as anyone can see, is mostly used by young folks. And the… Read moreIf you see a need, fill it.

stephanieatillman

The ceramics teacher announced on opening day that he was dividing the class into two groups. All those on the left side of the studio, he said, would be graded solely on the quantity of work they produced, all those… Read more

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The ceramics teacher announced on opening day that he was dividing the class into two groups. All those on the left side of the studio, he said, would be graded solely on the quantity of work they produced, all those… Read more

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[Image text: When professors think it’s cute to ruin your life but don’t remember you get to write them an anonymous evaluation: Congratulations, you played yourself.] Fun fact: the evals at the end make no difference at all. If your… Read more

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[Image text: When professors think it’s cute to ruin your life but don’t remember you get to write them an anonymous evaluation: Congratulations, you played yourself.] Fun fact: the evals at the end make no difference at all. If your… Read more