On September 30, 2015, Charli Mills (@Charli_Mills) prompted us thus:
In 99 words (no more, no less) write a story about returning home.
Here is what I came up with:
A New Credential
With summer’s recent springing, I applied for a new credential: MMA media.
Traveling halfway across the Golden state, I walked onto my fresh campus for the evening, knighted myself in a lanyard, and shuffled to my cage side seat. Cold steel and rubberized matting smelled nothing like a classroom.
From the opening bell to the final bout, with no recesses, I presented the evening’s action to those tuned in, targeting a championship-caliber performance.
Returning home, I realized a link between teaching and media: a thinned pocketbook, audience engagement, a passion for participation, and a refusal to be intimidated.
Click the link below for a recap of the evening:
collateraldamagemma.com/king-of-the-cage-at-soboba-casino-theyll-keep-you-coming-back
It must be fascinating to be able to report on the action with so many distractions.
Teaching is an art – every single subject!
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I was definitely consumed by the action at times. There were a couple of times I cheered, but the guy operating the clock and the bell cheered, too, so I figured it was ok.
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An interesting yet apt comparison. Your students are lucky you have passion for both teaching and MMA.
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Well done. Such an original take. Would loved to have been there!
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