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April 22, 2008 – 8:13 pmI love the smell of fear in the morning, not from the kids, who are only marginally annoyed by the change in schedule but for the most part don't give ...
The Road Back, Part 2
April 15, 2008 – 9:28 pmSo I sent off my Request for Re-admittance email to Pepperdine yesterday afternoon and then went online to fill out the registration application and ran headlong into the essay part ...
The Road Back, Part 1
April 14, 2008 – 8:28 pmAs I've previously twittered, I contacted Pepperdine last week to get the 411 on finishing my doctorate in Ed Tech. Awesome Student Services Director, Besenia, sent me the info. ...
As We Round the Last Turn
April 12, 2008 – 12:41 pmOne of the unappreciated yearbook duties was covering Saturday morning track meets. After five irritating often-mind numbing days in the classroom, the idea of voluntarily giving up ones Saturday seemed ...
Wrong end of the GPA Scale
April 11, 2008 – 6:13 am8th grade teachers met 2 pick end of year awards, 1 teacher left when she saw that all of her students were from the 0.0 end the GPA scale # Powered ...
Post Open House - Kids R Mean
April 9, 2008 – 6:40 amI don't understand. Every time I wear my favorite t-shirt from Full Sail University my student come up to me and push me. Kids today... jbb Music/Podcast: Mac OS Ken: 04.09.2008 ...
Slowing Down at the Wrong Time
April 5, 2008 – 9:06 pmFriday morning, before the kids come in, I’m thinking about all the things I need to get done. I could just prioritize everything on the pending due dates, but ...
Another Writing Exercise from the Archive - Broken Back Basketball
April 4, 2008 – 9:01 pmMore stuff stumbled upon during my prep to move my junk to Florida. As before this was another one called a Quick Draw Visualization Exercise. The instructions and story ...
Battling “Gangs” in Our School
April 3, 2008 – 11:20 pmA concerned fellow teacher stopped me at lunch 'concerned" because pre-sale posters put up by my yearbook students got "tagged." Kids are always marking up things, especially posters that they ...
10 Weeks Left
April 1, 2008 – 2:19 pmLogging in at school, was scared that they'd blocked twitbin... how would i survive? oh yeah, via iPhone... 10 weeks left in CA. tick-tock # Powered by Twitter Tools. Music/Podcast: Daily ...
Temple on the Waters - A 12-year-old Writing Exercise
April 1, 2008 – 1:06 pmI went to work during my break to begin going through my stuff, tossing some of it and putting some of it in boxes, in preparation for my move ...
