Category Archives: Education

Tales related to the schools I have learned at or taught at

Ed and Ikaika’s 5 Minute Writing Spree

Posted on June 22, 2010 by Ed Medley

In 1988 I was teaching and tutoring, while also picking up the odd engineering consulting jobs and helping men die. One of my students was Ikaika, a boy who had difficulty writing. In my diary for March 11 1988, I … Continue reading →

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N.T.U.A, N.T.U.A….

Posted on March 25, 2010 by Ed Medley

Between March 20 and March 31, I was guest on a 12-day European Grand GeoOdyssey: Engineering Geology in Engineering Works in Greece-Italy-France-Switzerland with Emphasis on Case Histories of Great Failures . The trip leader was Prof. Paul Marinos, guiding 230 … Continue reading →

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What THEY Didn’t Teach GAR at Engineering School

Posted on February 15, 2010 by Ed Medley

In 1992 I wrote an essay: What THEY Didn’t Teach Me in Engineering School. Just this week I found a 1995 letter from my dearest and best friend, Dr. Gretchen A. Rau, PE, in which she gave me her own … Continue reading →

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Converting Cubic Centimeters as Life Lurch

Posted on October 26, 2008 by Ed Medley

One of the largest of my life challenges was converting cubic meters to cubic centimeters. In 1973 I was prospecting in the Stikine Range of northern British Columbia as a blaster and geological assistant. My colleagues were college graduates in … Continue reading →

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What THEY Didn’t Teach Me in Engineering School

Posted on October 25, 2008 by Ed Medley

I left the University of British Columbia in 1978, so long enough ago that I have only a hazy recollection of the courses, exams, assignments and other hurdles I had to leap over to earn a degree in Geological Engineering. … Continue reading →

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Drs: Suck Your Lollipops

Posted on August 20, 2008 by Ed Medley

Last Sunday Pablo S. called me to tell me that he is now Dr. Pablo. And he thanked me for steering him firmly to his PhD in Civil Engineering at Stanford University. It was sweet of him to thank me … Continue reading →

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