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Towata Sensei

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About Me

The guys call me Towata, the girls call me Ryan, and you can call me either. I'm a 5th grade teacher bringing the joy of learning to our public schools. Born and raised in McCully. Very competitive but I would do anything for my family, friends and the people I care about in life. I love plyaing basketball, coaching basketball, fishing, karaoke, the ukulele, poker, darts, hanging with my friends, pool, reading (gaining knowledge and yes I do read books) and meeting new people. Nothing better than a beer with your friends, watching the game (especially UH womens volleyball, singing karaoke, standing on the beach with your pole, grabbing a good book and being with people who enjoy life. I live life to the fullest and never look back at the things I do and the choices I make. Every once and a while buy a stranger a drink just for the sake of doing it. Don't look back when you do. Life is never a smooth paved road and their will always be speedbumps. Do you go around them and avoid them or do your drive through and slowly get over them. "What's meant to be is meant to be" and "Timing is everythig" are sayings that frequently spark interest. So when the universe lines up you WILL definately know! Until then, drop me a line and we can see if "it was meant to be!"

My Interests

UH WAHINE VOLLEYBALL, tennis, coaching basketball, fishing, playing basketball, golf, playing the ukulele, poker (texas hold'em, omaha hi-low, blind man's bluff, singing karaoke, drinking with friends, tailgating, bowling, just hanging out, bodyboarding, reading (yes, I do read), hitting the beach (even though I haven't been there in a while and my students tell me I'm getting white) watching UFC and MMA stuff, trying to win the halftime contest at UH games (0-2, singing at random times, quoting "Half-baked" at random times, going to workshops to better myself as a teacher, working on my internet business thing, and darts.

I'd like to meet:

Pretty much anyone open to having fun!

Music:

Hawaiian, Jack Johnson, Kalapana, Troy Fernandez and all his old Ka'au stuff, Reggae, Hip Hop, Motown and the Temptations, Rap, Jack Johnson, Sublime, Pepper, Classical, pretty much everything. Gotta Karaoke too! Even the old and new Japanese stuff, anything that I can get my groove on to...especially old skool rap stuff...

Movies:

1) Hoosiers - nuff said 2) Swingers - "Your money and you don't even no it" 3) Half-Baked "... two large pizzas with everything on it, graham crackers, chocolate with those little marshmellows so we can make some smores, ... water, lots of water and some....... Funjuns... yeah!" 4) The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Quentin Tarentino shit, Old school kung fu from the Kung Fu Theather and Bruce Lee flicks, 5) The Ring (Japanese version) along with Juon - I love Japanese obake films 6) The Shawshank Redemption - "hope is a wonderful thing" 7) Searching for Bobby Fischer - "take the draw, you've lost, you just don't know it" 8) Braveheart - "we might just have to remedy that" 9) Finding Nemo - "sweet! .... totally!" 10) The Usual Suspects... Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil...Cool Runnings...The Terminal...and much, much more 11) Yes, I will go and sometimes watch "chick flicks" too, with a chick of course! 12) The Italian Job 13) The Greatest Game Ever Played 14) Remember the Titans - "Coach, I'm eligible." "Good Lastic, but I'm married." "No coach, I got a "C" average, I'm going to college." 15) Along Came Polly - "Yo Reuben, we gotta go, I sharted." 16) Anchorman - "Skyrockets in flight, afternoon delight, after....noon delight." 17) Kung Fu Hustle 18) Glory Road 19) Big Trouble in Little China 20) Mr. and Mrs. Smith 21) 40-year old Virgin - "What a YOU looking for?" 23) Friday Night Lights 24) Fearless 25) Elf - "SANTA!!!! I know him, I know him." 26) Rock I-IV and the latest Rocky film... "Yo Adrian!!!" 28)

Television:

CSI - current shows and reruns, Sportscenter, Channel 4 Island Television News in the morning at 6 with Dan, Mahealani and Ben, too fun those guys. I also try to pick up a good book whenever I can. I need to read what my students are reading along with things I want to read.

Books:

I'm currently reading two new books. "The Last Lecture" by Randy Pausch and "Lies My Teacher Told Me." These are two great books to read. Just finished reading the newest Mitch ALbom book "for one more day" You need to pick up that book if you liked reading his other two books. I will reread "The Five People You Meet In Heaven." Just because I love reading his books. Currently reading: Sideway Stories from Wayside School - Louis Sachar. Great book, 30 short stories, a funny book. I want to read the new Mitch Albom book. That's what I'll get next (DONE) "Tuesdays with Morrie, Five People you Meet in Heaven, The Da Vinci Code, The Bathroom Book Vol. 1 and 2, Holes, Harry Potter Series, The Chronicles of Narnia, Jerry Spinelli books, Particia Pollacco books, books on Ancient Greece, Egypt and Rome, Japanese history books, Biology textbooks, the MCAT study guide, the PRAXIS study guide, The Hawaii State Content and Performance Standards II, Tribes, 6+1 Writing Traits, books on curriculum mapping, as well as using and understanding the Standards-based report card, Everyday Mathematics Teacher's guide, anything about Vermicomposting, books on coaching with receiving a technical, Handwriting Without Tears, and anything that has to do with 5.0 Mustangs

Heroes:

Mom and Dad, baby bro, baby sis, Uncle Donald, Uncle Hide and Aunty Michi, and all the teachers that got me here today! Plus da boyz! Without all of these people I wouldn't be where I am today.

My Blog

I Love What I Do

I must thank Mark Coleman for the wonderful article in today's Starbulletin. He wrote a great article about teachers and what I love to do. I'm a born teacher. I thought I would be a doctor, a pediatr...
Posted by Towata Sensei on Tue, 13 May 2008 11:37:00 PST

What teachers make

WHAT TEACHERS MAKE The  dinner guests were sitting around the table discussing life.  One man, a CEO, decided to explain the problem with education.  He argued, ...
Posted by Towata Sensei on Fri, 06 Apr 2007 12:22:00 PST

Close to Sydney

The first quarter has come and gone and it's Fall Break.  Wonderful time if I were going somewhere.  But, November will be a fun month.  Off to Australia to see a good friend get marrie...
Posted by Towata Sensei on Thu, 05 Oct 2006 02:12:00 PST

Why I do what I do....

These are reasons why I chose to be a teacher.  As my friends come and go from the profession, I sit back and think during this Spring Break and these are some of the reasons I do what I do. ...
Posted by Towata Sensei on Mon, 20 Mar 2006 05:49:00 PST