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That's why it's called a grade point AVERAGE.
Like my new haircut?I got it from the whirling blades of the latest helicopter parents to hover over my head now that the semester is inexorably subsiding like a California mudslide into the onslaught of finality which is known as "end of semester" time.The question before us, ladies and... Read more...
Published 2 days ago
What we have here is.. failure to, um, put on clothes?
Ahhhh! I LOVE prom season!Scroll down to get an eyeful. Trust me. Read more...
Published 3 days ago
Movie Madness Monday 115: advanced placement edition
Ahhhh, spring-- the time of year when advanced placement tests are given all over the world, when students are looking for some magic quick-fix to make up for all the daydreaming they did so that they can still pull out a decent score. Every year I have some students who try to use this movie to... Read more...
Published 5 days ago
Dooce makes me shoot saliva spritzers out of my mouth... and she's on the TODAY show.
This post caused me some serious health problems.And then I watched her Today show appearance.I'm trying not to indulge in one of the deadly sins here. But she was brilliant! Read more...
Published 1 week ago
COE 170 does TAKSes proud
Bellringers does the Carnival of Education with a Texas flavor rush that also lets us once again savor the feeling of taking a standardized test, in case anyone hasn't gotten enough of that already.Head on over and take a gander..... Read more...
Published 1 week ago
Can anyone say, "High Maintenance?" I thought you could.
So in this one class I have the following kids:Commie kidJohn Birch kidToo-cool-for-school kidGoth-kid-with-heart-of-goldDistrict-employee's-kid-with-more-than-a-soupcon-of-underachievement, alias You-can't-make-me kid2 kids who can handle school only 2 hours a dayCheerleader kidRead-a-holic kid... Read more...
Published 1 week ago
Movie Madness Monday 113: Prom revenge edition
You know what? I'm going to change it up for this week's Movie Madness Monday. It's prom season, again, and thank the LORD I don't have to chaperone it, and so I'm going to do a MMM theme week.Pick a movie that has a dance or prom scene in it. Put your favorite quote in the comments section,... Read more...
Published 2 weeks ago
If words were horses, then students would read.
The Reading First program apparently has negligible effects upon improving reading scores-- or should we say reading ability? Because there is a difference-- of elementary students:The $6 billion reading program at the center of President Bush's signature education law has failed to make a... Read more...
Published 2 weeks ago
I'm pretty sure my parents would not have gone for this
Some colleges are giving students in dorms the right to live with anyone they want as a roomie-- even someone of the opposite sex:Erik Youngdahl and Michelle Garcia share a dorm room at Connecticut's Wesleyan University. But they say there's no funny business going on. Really. They mean it. They... Read more...
Published 2 weeks ago
From the Acme Teacher Innovation Co.
After the last week, here are some things that I wish had been invented or that I possessed:1. Wood stain with natural repellent to dogs with no sense who like to chew wood-- the more expensive the wood, the more delicious, apparently. Bitter Apple washes off, and that's a problem. 1a.... Read more...
Published 3 weeks ago
Movie Madness Monday 112: Tiger Woods recovery edition
Here we are again for this week's Movie Madness Monday, the movie quote trivia game, and I decided it was the perfect week to watch one of America's iconic television figures get the bejeezus kicked out of him. So, of course, this came to mind. Then I thought about how Tiger Woods is recovering... Read more...
Published 3 weeks ago
In which I learn what "servant leadership" really means
You know, every day, I try to learn something. It may be something unpleasant, but those are the risks one takes.Today's knowledge nugget came courtesy of two assistant principals. Now, if you're a regular reader here, you know that we are undergoing massive administrator flight. One of these of... Read more...
Published 3 weeks ago
