Giving props to Lucky White Girl, who has recently posted an installment of her greatest hits, I was inspired to do the same. However, unlike LWG, I am not sure if I will come up with 100. We’ll see.
Anyhoo, here they are. I have seen many of these films several times. They’re that good.
Aimee [...]
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My blog buddy, Sarah, has inspired me to recall all of the good things which happened at school this past year. She has also motivated me to reflect on the upcoming year.For me, I am coming to the end of my second week since the last day of professional obligations for faculty. In that time, I [...]
There’s nothing quite like it: the human voice. Which is perhaps the reason why languages fascinate me so. Still, I avoid the telephone as often as I can. Could it be the fact that I spend my days in endless conversations with others in my work as a teacher? With the exception of talking with [...]
…refer them to this.This clip has probably made the rounds. However, I saw it for the first time this morning, courtesy of my Head of School.Mad inspirational!Enjoy!
There have been many accounts of “ghetto parties” exposed, due to the vigilant efforts of many pro-active bloggers. However, the latest event to hit the Internet and which occured at a Christian school in Fresno, CA was particulary disturbing and disgusting to me. In my effort to gain some understanding re: the popularity of these [...]
Since the school year has come to a close, there will be no stories from the trenches to share. However, I do wish to continue to educate. So, here is an article which appeared in Colorlines. It may change the way you think about moo juice.
These are the first photos of my Summer ‘07 flowers. June 14th, to be exact.p6160001.jpg. Forgive my photo; I am still learning how to use my digital camera. Just navigate around; the photo gives a nice global view the patio.The pink, rose-type flowers are fuschia orchid double impatiens. I am not sure of the [...]
A student, one of my former eighth graders, emailed me last evening. She said, “Hey, Miss Profe. I miss you. How’s it going?”Of all of the students I taught this past year, this particular student was the one with whom I least expected to form a meaningful connection. From the looks of things, we had [...]
My brother and I had dinner together this evening, as we do about once a week. I shared with him that I have been following the discussion as it is being played on on different edutech blogs re: Tim Holt’s Not Invited to the Buffet. Holt asks, “Where are the people of color and the [...]
