Summary

Fred Ogden, known on Medium as Fred-Almost-Famous, provides a concise overview of his life, academic achievements, and professional journey, emphasizing his retirement and transition into writing and storytelling.

Abstract

Fred Ogden, penning under the pseudonym Fred-Almost-Famous, shares a mini-biography on the Medium platform, detailing his extensive career in science and education, which includes international teaching and advisory roles. He reflects on his working-class origins in England, the significance of academic achievements in his family, and his subsequent qualifications in theology. Now retired, Fred is active in writing, storytelling, and occasional public speaking. He has also ventured into real estate, running his own company before fully retiring at the age of 80 to pursue writing short stories. His full bio is available for readers seeking a more comprehensive narrative of his life experiences and professional accomplishments.

Opinions

Fred acknowledges the reverence and wariness with which academic qualifications were viewed in his working-class hometown.
He takes pride in his family's recognition of educational achievements, particularly when his cousin Joan earned her qualifications.
Fred values the importance of making science appealing and exciting, as evidenced by his Gold Medal Award in this area.
His varied interests in science, education, theology, and philosophy are reflected in the eclectic mix of stories he writes.
Fred encourages readers to engage with his work by sharing, clapping, and commenting, and he reciprocates by following those whose stories he finds appealing.
He emphasizes the creative and inspirational elements of his full bio

Hitch Hikers’ Guide To My Profile

This is my Mini-Bio: Dot Points & Navigation Links. A quick-read

“Pretty novel way of doing things, Fred. Thank you”: Maria Rattray

**HITCH HIKERS’ GUIDE (not to the galaxy, but to Fred’s Bio)** * Image by Benjamin Balazs from Pixabay

Hello, I’m Fred, and I write on the Medium Platform with the nom-de-plume Fred-Almost-Famous. This is my short mini bio. You’ll find a link to my Full Bio in the end navigation panel where you’ll also find other useful links.

My Navigation Panel is at the end of each story I write including this one.

Now to my mini-bio: The Hitch Hikers’ Guide to My Profile: Academically qualified in Science & Education, I’ve had a long career in that arena — with world-wide experience. During my life’s journey I also acquired qualifications in Theology. I am now retired, but active as a writer, storyteller, and occasional speaker, living in Australia.

I was born and raised during the 1940s & 50s in Oldham, then a highly-polluted cotton town in England’s North-west.

I became aware at an early age that academic qualifications were not fully-understood in that working-class environment, yet somehow, they were revered. They were held in high regard, but warily acknowledged!

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**Mary Ogden (c. 1950)** *** Image Credit: Author’s archive

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Meet My Grandma Mary:

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I once overheard my Grandma, Mary Ogden, saying this about my cousin Joan:

“Our Joan has now got letters after her name”

She said that with real pride in her voice.

It was ‘a first’ for our family!

This is Mary Ogden My Grandma

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What would she say now if she could see my ‘letters’?

“Fred Ogden CBiol; MRSB; BSc (Hons); Tech TC; PGCE … etc.”

Of course, as you and I both know, qualifications don’t necessarily point to a quality life. So, for a glimpse of how I’ve managed my ‘letters’, and how my professional life has developed, here is a dot-point list of some of my ‘achievements’ to complete this simple mini-bio … my profile:

- International Educator (England, Lesotho, Kiribati, PNG, and Australia) covering Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Teaching, and Teacher-Training.

· Science & Education Adviser (England and Lesotho).

· Teacher-Trainer (England, Lesotho, Kiribati, and PNG).

· Gold Medal Award: For communicating the appeal and excitement of science (Australia).

· Senior Lecturer & Teacher of Science, Chemistry, Health, Biology (Evolution & Genetics Specialism), and Science Education.

· Assistant Director Australian National Education Office

· Coordinator University Open-Learning Network, Australia

Having interests in Science, Education, Theology and Philosophy, my stories are an eclectic mix, reflecting my world-wide experience and I hope also … my thinking!

Oh yes … I nearly forgot: After more-or-less retiring from the above academic existence, I studied ‘Real Estate Agency Practice’; obtained a Real Estate License in Australia’s Queensland, and set up my own real estate company which I ran for some 15 years before finally retiring (properly this time?) to think, garden, and to take up writing short stories. I was 80 by then!!

Extra note re my Full Bio: I’ve woven all into my varied experiences into my FULL Bio so that it comes alive, and is enriched with creative inspiration. It’s much more than a CV.

Use this link to check out my Full Bio … Link to Fred’s FULL Bio

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Thank you for reading … Hope you enjoyed reading this mini-bio.

**Original Photo** **by Brett Sayles on Pexels** (wording added by author)

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NAVIGATION PANEL: TO EVERYTHING FRED: (clickable links)

All You Need to Know About Fred (including an Index to Fred’s Stories)
New Index to ALL Fred’s Story Collections
Get Fred’s new stories delivered to your email inbox … There’s no charge
Fred’s Email: [email protected]

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Follow Fred on Medium: 👉 Fred’s Follow-button (top of all his stories), and he’ll click YOUR ‘follow’ button if he finds your stories appealing.

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