Joseph M. Joeb
Lutz (pronounced loots), Florida
Tampa is one of our suburbs!
Joe taught at the Academy of Health Professions through the 1997 school year. The Academy of Health Professions is a magnet high school for students who intend a career in the medical/health care field.
The Academy of Engineering, another magnet, operates on the same site.
Joe taught Critical Thinking Skills, a required subject for all incoming students in both schools.
Beginning with the 1997-98 school year he moved to the BRAND SPANKIN' NEW Sickles High School.
He continued teaching Critical Thinking Skills during the first two years, but moved to Philosophy, Humanities and History for honors and gifted students in 1999/2000.  This "state of the art" facility is located on 84 acres of northwestern Hillsborough County. The campus reminds one of some of the reasons Plato chose to conduct classes out in an olive grove.
When Alonso High School, another BRAND NEW facility opened for the 2001-2002 school year, Joe went there for American History with the intent of opening Philosophy and other Social Studies elective courses in following years.

Joe's wife, Lee, is a CPA and deserves recognition for putting up with him.

Hobbies and Interests: Joe is an artist/illustrator and caricaturist. He raises birds, writes occasionally and enjoys cooking. His book, "The Humpty Dumpty Cookbook," filled with egg recipes of all sorts, is no longer in print.  His new book, "The Campus Curmudgeon's Compendium," can be accessed by clicking  HERE .
A particular interest is gifted education and gifted kids, the "hidden disadvantaged."
He was Tampa Bay Mensa's Gifted Children's Program Coordinator for over four years.

Have a look at an unofficial page for TeacherJoe's Home School

For those in Sickles' Philosophy class, if you wish to check that page simply click philosophy .

If you are here seeking information about the Critical Thinking Class, click on Critical Thinking Skills to go directly to that page.  Even though there is no current class, the information is left in place for reference.

If you are primarily interested in the organization of Mensa for Students, you can forgo the activities list below and jump directly topage two .

A recent activity was a picnic at Lowry Park (Jan., 2000).  One of the nice things about living in Florida is the almost year-round outdoor activities. In September and again in November, 1999 (many could not make the first trip) we went to Dinosaur World in Plant City.
There are pictures on the images page.

Gifted Students who would like to get involved in our activities need only e-mail teacherjoe@aol.com . To hasten the process, include an evening phone number.

Here's a list of some of the stuff we've done and places we've gone.This is not a complete list of our activities, just a sample of the types of things we do.

January's MMG took us backstage at the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center.

February's MMG was a visit to a forensics laboratory. Among the more interesting things we saw was "Villain," a dog who can sniff out one part per billion of an accelerant (like gasoline) at an arson scene.
David Herring, president of Interscience, Inc., really provided us an entertaining visit.

April provided the perfect time for a picnic. One of our members hosted the picnic/swim party. No one drowned.

May took us to the Florida Marine Research Institute (see page two ).

In June we visited the new Clearwater, Florida Police Station. Our turn-out was good and no one got left behind (see Mensa for Students Images on page four).

August 14th was a "week-day must" program. We toured Tampa City Hall, sat in on a City Council Meeting, peeked into some offices and were supposed to meet Mayor Dick Greco.

January 1998 took us to an animal hospital in north Tampa. Due to scheduling conflicts, the third Saturday was the mmg. Dr. Topor, of Livingston Animal Hospital deals with all kinds of animals and is an avian specialist. She is among the most community spirited professionals in the state.

In March 1998 we went to MacDill AFB in Tampa. Our activities included a look at a "refueling tanker" (one of those huge jobs that links up with the jets to fuel in mid-air) as it underwent an overhaul.
Some of us climbed up to the top of the control tower and observed activities there. See some pictures at Mensa for Students Images .

May 16th, '98 we got a "backstage" look at the St. Petersburg Pier and aquarium. After our excursion, members went on their own to explore further or take a shuttle to visit a Russian Submarine docked nearby.

July's plans included a tour of WFLA radio studios (and the four other Jacor Broadcasting stations housed in the same building). See photos at Mensa for Students Images .

November took us to Heritage Village for a look at turn of the century life in Florida (pictures on the images page).

March 1999 took us to a company that produces outdoor advertising.  It was a "hands on" field trip (see Mensa for Students Images ). Outdoor America Images has state of the art equipment and our students even got to do a little "hands-on" stuff.  Our turn-out was very light, but that provided more individual attention to each question that was asked.

March 2000 we visited St. Petersburg's Sunken Gardens. There are a few pictures at Mensa for Students Images.

Take off here to access a wealth of interesting stuff for kids at Yahooligans!

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Find out more about Mensa by clicking below.
Tampa Bay Mensa Home Page

Mensa Groups on the Web

American Mensa

British Mensa Home Page - UK England Scotland...

Do you love the English language? Do you cringe at the abuse it regularly receives? Check out author and Mensa member, Richard Lederer's home page by clicking Richard Lederer's Verbivore .
While on the topic of language, Index of On-line Dictionaries is THE jump off point for all sorts of reference resources.

For a page devoted to gifted kids, simply click Bright Ideas .

Stretch your brain sideways! Try the lateral thinking puzzles at Mensa Puzzles .

Might you qualify for Mensa? Find out with a 30 minute self scoring IQ test. Joe is not responsible for the spelling. Click The Mensa Workout (Introduction). Is 30 minutes more time than you have? How about a ten minute test? Take The Mensa 10 minute workout. It's inside Mensa Canada Society 's Home Page and is only five questions.

Compare your results at Comparison of IQ levels by British Mensa or on the Belgium page at Mensa Belgium/Luxembourg Homepage English or hit How do I Join Mensa? for score comparisons and other information. Can you qualify? Learn when you can take the confidential, proctored test at Tampa Bay Mensa Test Dates .  Local (Tampa Bay area) questions may be directed to our membership officer via e-mail by connecting with Tampa Bay Mensa Home Page .

Try some Rebus Puzzles by clicking Rebus Puzzles.
A page devoted to High IQ and containing lots of Puzzles and Tests, with links to many more IQ related sites can be accessed by clicking Adages, IQ & Intelligence Tests, Trivia, Puzz... .
If you are interested in a personality test and some other stuff, click Other Stuff for page three.

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Mensa is not the only high IQ society. Another one, limited to people in the top 1% (99th percentile) is intertel . Intertel is not associated with Mensa although many of us belong to both. You can check this one out by clicking intertel .