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Josh

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About Me

To most people my name is Josh, although I am known by other names such as Joshua, Bubba, Dewayne, and Hey You-- though my students usually call me anything of the Mr. Martin/Martinez/Martini variety. I am about to start my 2nd year of teaching high school math at Trimble Tech high school in Fort Worth. I have the CUTEST 3-year-old niece in the world. I love my family, my friends, and my students. I can count to 10 in 6 different languages.

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My Interests

Playing the piano. Riding my bike. Swing Dancing. Frisbee Golf. Watching Cartoons.

I'd like to meet:

Emmitt Smith, Jackie Chan, Will Smith, and Sean Connery.

Music:

I'm very eclectic when it comes to music. I listen to anything punk rock, Christian rock, grunge rock, country, classical, big band, or Weird Al. Currently listening to Nickelback, Linkin Park, and Daughtry. If found singing, it will usually be something of the showtoon or musical variety like the Gilligan's Island Theme or "Ol' Man River".

Movies:

Got to love Braveheart, Gladiator, Raiders of the Lost Ark, the Lord of the Rings trilogy, Lost in Translation, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, and Finding Nemo.

Books:

Mostly Quantum Physics study guides, Sushi cookbooks, and self-improvement manuals.

Heroes:

Jesus Christ, Mom and Dad, Grandma and Grandpa, my sister, my brother, my close friends, and my counselors. They are the reason why I am where I am today. I do, however, also take inspiration from Wile E. Coyote, Yoda, Charlie Brown, and Kermit the Frog.

My Blog

New Car

In case you haven't heard... I finally bought a new car yesterday...:) it is a Midnight Blue 2007 Honda Civic LX... my new baby... before i had driven nothing but Geo Metros for almost 10 years.. lo...
Posted by Josh on Fri, 15 Jun 2007 06:48:00 PST

End of Year Summary

It's hard to believe that my first year of school teaching has passed already. Here is my summary(kind of) of the previous school year. Overall, it was a great school year. I learned alot about studen...
Posted by Josh on Fri, 01 Jun 2007 07:51:00 PST

Taking dance lessons

Recently, I have discovered a new-found art form, that I have come to enjoy and am currently in the process of learning, known as dancing.  I learned how to 2-step several years back, and still e...
Posted by Josh on Fri, 02 Mar 2007 06:32:00 PST

For the Mathematically inclined...

or declined... Just thought I would throw this useless math knowledge out there. Here is mathematical proof that 2 = 1If                &nbs...
Posted by Josh on Thu, 15 Feb 2007 09:28:00 PST

Teaching the Next Semester/ A Great Day

Teaching Blog: Never thought I'd make it this far...we are 3 weeks into the second semester and things are going pretty smoothly... learning alot more of the ins and outs of being a teacher... Grading...
Posted by Josh on Fri, 26 Jan 2007 06:29:00 PST

Teaching Blog (Part 3)

As we approach the much anticipated and needed Thanksgiving break (we get a full week off, yeah, and I am very thankful for it)... a couple of notes need to be made...    A.) The school...
Posted by Josh on Thu, 16 Nov 2006 06:46:00 PST

teaching blog continued (7 weeks down, 29 to go)

i have learned alot of things so far... following is a current summary of my teaching experiences so far...cons...1.) teaching is a lot of work. 2.) teaching is a lot of work.3.) 40 hour work-weeks......
Posted by Josh on Fri, 29 Sep 2006 06:11:00 PST

busy teacher's blog

school starts this coming week for some of us teachers...others start next week... to those of you who have been or currently are teachers... kudos... i am getting a glimpse as to what it's like on th...
Posted by Josh on Sun, 13 Aug 2006 08:59:00 PST

Ideas to alleviate boredom

During college, I lived in a town that is a good distance from any major metropolitan area.  In this environment we were left with too much time and too little to do.  This created ample opp...
Posted by Josh on Tue, 20 Jun 2006 06:04:00 PST