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“Racist”

I hate this epithet, but I’ve heard it more in the last few weeks than I’ve heard it in most of my life. Where would I hear the phrase multiple times a day? At the local middle school. I guess the kids have stopped saying everything’s gay and have moved on to racist. The kids [...]

Blog Props

I came across Stuff White People Like on WordPress a few days ago. Number 81 on the list is grad school – check it out. I don’t know if it’s funny because I’m in grad school, or if it’s funny in spite of my being in grad school. Either way, I laughed like I haven’t [...]

I’ve Got Two Words for You: Puh-lease!

As an assignment for my technology class, I was required to watch Dr. Tim Tyson’s 2007 keynote address to the NECC. While I want to be excited about the use of technology in school, and I want to give him props for implementing podcasts for and by students, I know too well who really does [...]

One bad day

Just one day later, and it totally sucked. That’s all. It sucked. S.u.c.k.e.d.

One good day

After last week’s exhausting pace, I felt good about the lesson plans I had for the 7th graders today. We began a technical writing unit last week, and today, I had the students write a “friendly letter” to my collaborating teacher’s brother who is a Marine deployed in Iraq. The students wrote letters that we [...]

One sheet of paper

This art contest entry, perhaps my favorite, is in a collection at the Hirshorn Art Gallery in DC. Each entrant was to create a work of art with just one sheet of paper. I think my students would enjoy seeing these amazing, creative, unique artifacts, and I think they would enjoy writing about this interesting exhibit. I can imagine [...]