Michael Penn – Walter Reed

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Today is a bit melancholy (hence the melancholy music from phenomenal musician Michael Penn) because, despite the wonderfully warm southern California temperatures, the reality of 3 days left of winter vacation is beginning to sink in. I’m trying to cram in all the stuff I had hoped to do during break into this last remaining weekend, like finish a book, clean my apartment, and thoroughly plan out my first week of instruction (hey, I did find a pretty decent math video instruction site, the links of which I can embed in my online homework).

Alas, I still find myself procrastinating a bit, and as such, am looking forward to a weekend more filled with planning than I would normally like it to be, so I’ll be trying to enjoy these last few days of solace before beginning the madness next week. Things to look forward to are the upcoming battle between UTLA and LAUSD regarding the charter takeover movement, all while trying to improve instruction techniques, and encourage good habits amongst our kids!