Please envision this little scene from my classroom today (my “Arrrrgh” class period of the year, no less.):
We are going over a vocabulary practice assignment that was last night’s homework, due at the beginning of class today. I frequently do this unannounced so that the kids will give it an honest shot (would YOU actually [...]
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about fifteen minutes ago i awoke (from nightmares, nonetheless)to the sound of the phone ringing and my voicemail recording a message notifying me that I had missed an appointment at 7:00.
Damn. That was an important appointment.
It’s not so much that that is bothering me. It’s the face that ever since opening my eyes, I have [...]
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No. Not tonight. I know that yesterday I told my students (AND posted on my classroom website) that I would have everything from this week posted by 5 PM on Friday (that’s today, in about 23 minutes as I type these words), and I know that their parents’ tax dollars pay my generous (as [...]
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Can you die from getting a splinter that you can’t get out of your left index finger? ‘Cause I’d really like to know. I have tried everything. Tweezers. A safety pin. I even dug around in my art supplies cabinet for an x-acto knife, convinced I remember enough from high school biology class dissections to [...]
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Great quote from Mark Twain:
“Education: the path from cocky ignorance to miserable uncertainty.”
And since I am feeling a bit quote-happy after an exhausting day of attempting to foster dialog amongst my students, here are a few more good ones.
“The principle goal of education in the schools should be creating men and women who are [...]
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***Disclaimer: No, your friendly neighborhood cynic has not suffered head trauma or been kidnapped. I wrote this. I swear.
It is September 10. There are 105 days left until Christmas, but I have had many random Christmas-y feelings over the past few days:
* About an hour ago, I decided I want to go to NY [...]
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You’ve just gotta love them. I mean they are the kind of people who use the word “friggin’” when they’re REALLY riled up, and then in the next sentence they BEG your pardon for using such foul language. This actually just happened to me…it cracked me up.
I had a similar experience two years ago [...]
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I had a good day today. My students were mostly engaged, with the exception of the few that I’m still working on reeling in. My seniors are on Beowulf’s final battle in the epic poem of the same name, and I used the movie Rocky Balboa as an example: should Sylvester Stallone have come back [...]
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…that my cousin Jen asked me to be her maid of honor! I am so excited to help her out with all of her wedding planning. I have been doing that for the past few several weeks anyway, but now that I’m the m.o.h I have an even stronger sense of duty. I have helped [...]
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#1. CJ, regarding some funny toy combinations, furniture reorganizations, and treat-rewarded obstacle courses he has contrived for my cat:
“I enjoy presenting her with novel situations and watching how she responds.”
And he calls ME a nerd. I must say though that my cat ADORES him, and since I adore them both it contributes to [...]
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