So today was Halloween for reals (yes, for at least one “real”) and to say that my kids were slightly hyper today was putting it very mildly :) A fellow teacher put together a haunted house in our library that the kids really enjoyed during their homeroom and lunch periods. Other than that, the day [...]
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Yes, I actually am in this photograph. Luckily, I am not the “math nerd” you see on the left who may be about to meet his demise! Saturday night, a co-worker from Cochran threw a Halloween party at his place in West L.A. I was greeted with characters ranging from sumo wrestlers to pirates to [...]
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I’m alright…although the rich people aren’t. No doubt many of you have been following the news that started as an unnoticeable little developing story in the Los Angeles Times early Sunday morning. What has ensued over the past three days has now developed into the major national news story. Yep, much of Southern California is [...]
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Have you got money burning a hole in your pocket? Are you itching to go on a spending spree? Do you happen to have an extra $700 lying around? If so, here are some of the amazing new items you could be the proud owner of: The Nokia N95-3 smartphone, full-day wedding photography, or [...]
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If you read my blog post yesterday, you may have left with the impression that I am just slightly cynical toward LAUSD mandated professional development. The above picture should speak volumes as to why. Not only is the culprit napping during our professional development training that is facilitated by local math coaches, but she actually [...]
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The dentist’s office. The DMV. Both of these are places I just love so much to go. but none so much as what I get to do tomorrow. LAUSD in its infinite wisdom “mandates” that math teachers attend required trainings 4 times per year in order to learn how to administer what is, in essence, [...]
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This weekend was fairly relaxing. Fall is in full swing, and after a Friday afternoon that included an extra 1-hour practice test session with my 6th period class, I was ready to enjoy the weekend. Luckily for me, that meant getting up at 7am Saturday morning for the only thing worth getting up that early [...]
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I’m a computer geek. I also have friends who are mac users. (Why they’re my friends, I’m not so sure, but be that as it may). Constantly barraging me with their propaganda as to why their OS is better than Windows, I usually have little reason or motivation to return their banter.
However, tonight provided a [...]
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So this Saturday was a pretty busy day here in Los Angeles. Having felt much better after a 13 hour-night sleep (yes, I went to bed at 8:30 on Friday night), I got up, headed out to Starbucks for my morning brew. In the afternoon, my friend Rustum and I braved the MTA bus line [...]
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Wow. I don’t know about any of you, but this week so far has been especially exhausting. The trouble is that it’s only Wednesday and my schedule doesn’t seem to be getting any easier. So just to be fair, it seems appropriate to give a little background on why I might be so tired. The [...]
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