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!
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.
An interesting yet apt comparison. Your students are lucky you have passion for both teaching and MMA.
Well done. Such an original take. Would loved to have been there!