Michael Baldwin's blog

Part 2 of my exodus from Tripoli Libya is posted at http://www.dinomike01.blogspot.com/. This is a first hand account of the first days of the revolution in Tripoli.

 The conflict in Libya has been greatly distorted by the press. I have tried to write down in detail my experiences my last few days in Libya. Please feel free to share the following link.  I would be happy to Skype with any students looking for a more personal account of what is happening in North Africa and Libya.

http://dinomike01.blogspot.com/2011/03/february-22-trip-to-airport-part-1.html follow this link to read my first hand account of the violence in Libya.

Follow my adventures in Libya at http://dinomike01.blogspot.com/. With all the unrest in this part of the world, things are relatively peaceful here so far. We are not expecting too much excitement.  Will keep you posted at the above location.

Teaching in an international school in Tripoli, Libya has been a challenge and an education in itself.  Here I teach about 40 students a day in five different subjects.  This year I am teaching 7th grade mathematics, 8th science, physical science, biology and physics. Biology is the only subject that I have taught recently (within the last 15 years). Learning physics again has been a challenge. Complex kinematics problems were a challenge to relearn, whereas, Newton's laws and the Conservation laws were relatively simple and fun to teach for the first time.

Teaching at the American School of Tripoli has been very rewarding and also challenging. As with most small international schools, I have multiple preparations. This year I am teaching 7th grade mathematics, 8th Grade Science, physical science, biology, and physics. Since I have never taught physics before this has been my most challenging preparation. Keeping up with the course, learning to use a TI 84, and doing new labs has really kept me busy.