John Colbert:
CLASS OF 1988
Putnam City North High SchoolClass of 1988
Oklahoma city, OK
College SchoolClass of 9999
Webster groves, MO
Snowden Junior High SchoolClass of 1985
Memphis, TN
Idlewild Elementary SchoolClass of 1982
Memphis, TN
Henry Hough Elementary SchoolClass of 1982
Kirkwood, MO
John's Story
Life
I've been out wandering.
It's a pretty nice world out there if we'll get out of the way and let the goodness show itself.
Wandering the bulk of a lifetime has its plusses (connections with wonderful people around the globe) and its minuses (separation from those wonderful people).
I'm living in St. Louis these days, where I was born and where my family has lived for a few generations. Between the St. Louis stints, though, I've lived all over the US bouncing from state to state. I've made beautiful friends along the way - and lost track of them too.
I'm putting myself out here hoping to reestablish some of the connections that have faded with time and distance.
Drop me a line. Maybe I'll wander your way.
-johnnyC
School
Old streetcar-style suburban St. Louis, midtown Memhis, exurban Okieville. The path was an odd one, but it sure opened my eyes.
The disparities in the educational systems of the United States certainly need fixing. In retrospect, I'm glad I experien...Expand for more
ced it all - there were great people everywhere.
College
Wildly mixed feelings about ol' Brunonia: A confused era highighted by extraordinary moments of growth and glee and dappled with depression.
I wish I'd gotten my shit together before spending all that money...
Workplace
This whole work thing has been a weird path for me. Environmental education, farming, work in the national parks, leading bike tours, teaching in a classroom, writing software, maintaining networks: there are commanalities here that I don't fully understand yet, though I'm starting to. The school where I currently work, The College School, is based upon a philosophy of experiential education that pulls much of my experience together, though there's still a great deal of room to grow. I'm excited again about the field of education and wonder how I ever wandered so far from it. The challenge is to keep it feeding my mind and nurturing my soul. It wouldn't hurt if it helped my pocketbook a bit at some point too...
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