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By Kyle, January 4, 2008 12:36 pm

Some tough decisions in life: Where to go to college, what career to pursue, who to marry, and whether or not to attend useless professional development. Last night I was presented with this latter decision to make. I knew that PD on Friday would be mostly useless, but on the other hand, it’s the easiest money I’ve ever earned. I ended up deciding to brave the mental monotony and head in to school today for the final day of PD.

Yes, I know I should have been paying attention, but it was much more interesting to whisper about the most recent caucus results with the other teachers at my table. After a heated (albeit whispering discussion), we all took a pick-a-candidate survey that matches our personal views. Pretty fun and it made for lively discussion in the midst of a boring presentation on classroom management.

Here are a few links for those who might be interested:

Select a Candidate

Pick Your Candidate

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By Kyle, January 3, 2008 1:29 pm

“Our goal today is not to learn how to close the achievement gap, but to believe that we can.”

I couldn’t believe my ears, but yes, two hours later I had learned no new strategies, no new techniques, and no new ways to actually accomplish this. But then again, what do I expect, I work for LAUSD.

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By Kyle, January 2, 2008 10:37 am

Maybe I should be paying attention (and not taking pictures). Although I must admit that it’s pretty hard to.

Anyway, today is the first day back to school for professional development. Right now, we are learning (for the 5th time) how to use the Smartboard, which is basically a fancy giant mouse that you can touch with your hand to manipulate.

Anyway, much more to follow…after all, I don’t have much better to do right now :)