Some people think that five days is too long to go without posting. To these people I say, “where’s your blog?” :)
So to summarize the past five days, I’ve been:
Victorious, due to the solid victory of the Teachers in the “Second bi-monthly Teacher v. Student soccer game”! [Pictured above...some of the teachers, clearly demonstrating [...]
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Yeah, the rain has been awful, and forecasters say it’s going to get even worse tonight and tomorrow (with up to 5 inches expected)! But today, at least this morning, we got a little break in storm and as I walked out my door this morning, Los Angeles looked absolutely stunning!!!
I took this photo from [...]
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Things that happen in Los Angeles when it rains:
Soaking wet 8th graders arrive to class with an energy comparable to that of the energizer bunny on HGH.
Folks forget how to drive, which is funny, since most of them aren’t from LA anyway.
Computers turn off, like that of our good friends at the LA Times, who’s [...]
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“No one wins. One side just loses more slowly.” — Prez
I’ve got to admit, I don’t watch much television. In fact, other than the occasional sporting event, newscast, or Simpsons episode, only one show has been able to capture my interest in all of the past four years. That show is [...]
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[Disclaimer: This might just be my longest post ever so begin with caution].
Today started out awfully dreary. As I awoke and looked out the window, I could tell that it had rained the night before. Puddles had gathered at the base of our driveway, and the air was quite brisk. However, waking up at 8:30 [...]
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Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Hate multiplies
hate, violence multiplies violence, [...]
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So I’m trying to figure out which of the following is the worst part of this experience:
That today’s biggest “news” as visually displayed on today’s NY Times online edition is not Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke, but rather a ginormous ad from Apple, the evil empire of modern technology, fully enveloping over 50% of my screen.
That [...]
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After what seemed like an eternal week back at school followed by weekend that was nothing short of a blink of an eye, Monday proved to be an interesting day, peaking during lunch when a gray squirrel lost his sense of direction and found his way into the upstairs hallway of Johnnie Cochran Jr. Middle [...]
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Real incidental dialogue that I overheard today in another teacher’s class:
Teacher to student: You’ve played Guitar Hero 3, right?
Student: I don’t play video games no more.
Teacher: What happened?
Student: My report card happened.
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Today was the first day back at school following a 3 week break. Some highlights:
- For the first time in all my years at Cochran, the clocks did not work. When I got to school, all the school clocks said it was 3:20 and we apparently were dismissed at 10:00pm
- One of my students told [...]
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