Monday, May 02, 2011

(Deep inhale)

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AAAAAAAAAA RRRRRRRRRR GGGGGGGGG HHHHHHHH!!!!
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Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Aboard the Train to God-Only-Knows-Where

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The conductor spoke up. "I don't think we had any business being sent off on a siding, that switch wasn't working right, and th...
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Wednesday, January 05, 2011

"Vocationally Confused," Indeed.

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It's been nothing but complants today. You'd think that the two week holiday break would have mellowed people for a little longer; ...
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Wednesday, November 17, 2010

How Broke Does it Need to Be Before We Fix It?

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There are lots of things wrong with education today. Lately, and not at all in a good way, I find myself asking, "Why?" I guess my...
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Thursday, September 09, 2010

A Moment of Peace

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Today I had a short daydream about quitting my job. I didn't even give my boss the satisfaction when I pretended he asked, "Can we...
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Tuesday, April 13, 2010

We'll Be Talking Through Puppets Next . . .

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In an attempt to improve communication on our campus, a box will be created--with a lock on it, no less--for teachers and staff to submit co...
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Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Grade Calculation, Student Focus, and Winter Sports

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The more I listen to teachers, the more I hear about this same problem over and over again: the obsession with grades. Both students and p...
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Insert Big Black Line Here

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I haven't blogged for quite a while, adn there are several reasons for this. One is that I can no longer find the Carnival of Education...
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Saturday, October 17, 2009

The Simplicity of Theft Prevention
(Which Doesn't Work)

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I spent part of lunchtime today supervising near the school's rows of bike racks. We've had a bit of theft from this area since scho...
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Monday, September 14, 2009

Greetings from Square One!

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I haven't felt like this in over five years. Well before my current relationship (now a marriage) began, my personal life was in a sever...
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Wednesday, September 02, 2009

A "Gulp" Moment

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I'm back from a summer of relaxation, commotion, and confusion. Didja miss me? When last we left off, our hero (that's me) was bein...
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Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Leave Your Message At The Tone . . . .

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I realize I haven't been posting a great deal lately; the fact of the matter is, simply, that since the move to my new school site NOTHI...
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Thursday, June 18, 2009

I Think I Need My Towel*

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Finally, a chance to blog. It's been a while, and quite a few things have happened about which I would like to blog. Perhaps with the su...
Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Drum Roll, Please . . . .

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Now that State testing is over it's time to enter the home stretch. Tonight's Open house isn't as well attended as I'd like...
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Friday, May 15, 2009

Stupid Is As Unions Do, I Guess

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If I were a California State Legislator, I would be laughing my ass off. This week the Los Angeles Unified School District's teachers...
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Saturday, May 02, 2009

Further News As Events Warrant . . .

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I have unofficial word from a district higher-up that I'm changing schools again at the end of this year. There's no word yet on wh...
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Saturday, April 18, 2009

The Waiting Game!! (Cue Theme Music)

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If you've read this blog for a while, you know that I got transferred to a different campus this year. (If you haven't, let me brin...
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Wednesday, April 08, 2009

Maybe There's Something to Darwinism After All . . .

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Educators have grappled with the issue of student motivation for decades, and I'm no exception. I've been working all school year wi...
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Monday, March 23, 2009

Okay, Okay, . . . I'll Read The Damn Book

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So I posted a rant not long ago about using business books and manuals in education, and my frustration that (a) they don't really cross...
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Friday, March 20, 2009

Oh, Maestro, How I Miss You So

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This week provided my first opportunity to hear a music concert by students at my school. It was . . . well, it wasn't what I expected....
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Monday, March 02, 2009

Whew!

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Budgetary issues being what they are in California, everyone in education gets nervous around this time of year. (For those who are unfamil...
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Wednesday, February 25, 2009

One for My Profession's "Action Item List"

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School administration is, in my opinion, a world unto itself. We aren't exactly a business, per se, since the market economy has less to...
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Monday, February 23, 2009

Budgets, Snafus, & The Future

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That's right, folks. If you work in education anywhere--in California, specifically--you know that the budget problems meant certain doo...
Thursday, January 29, 2009

There is No "Team" in "Me, Bitch!"

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I'm noticing yet another disturbing trend among the young people with which I work: they feel they deserve high praise and accolades for...
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Wednesday, January 28, 2009

A Bit of CLARITY in My Life . . . .

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Check out my new ride! What you see is the 2008 Honda FCX Clarity , a hydrogen fuel cell vehicle. This isn't the econo-box that was Hond...