http://blogs.hunsbergermath.com/1141 Before you accuse me take a look at yourself. - Bo Diddley Sat, 03 Jan 2009 19:35:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [audio:http://www.econ.kuleuven.be/public/NDAAE43/Hallelujah%20Junction.MP3|autostart=yes] So after a nice hiatus, I'm back to blogging. Yet the year did not start out on such a great note as this morning I became part of a scary statistic. According to some estimates, 2000 people accidentally put their cell phone through the washing machine every day. ... http://blogs.hunsbergermath.com/1141/2009/01/03/a-great-start-to-2009/ [audio:http://www.wokeupwaytoolate.com/audio/studio/Ben%20Folds%20-%20Golden%20Slumbers.mp3|autostart=no] It's finally vacation time! Tomorrow, I'm heading out to visit family in sunny and warm upstate New York, and I'm NOT TAKING MY LAPTOP! Despite the knowledge that I will probably spend my first entire day back in Los Angeles in January wading through the mountains of ... http://blogs.hunsbergermath.com/1141/2008/12/21/vacation/ [audio:http://noblekingminoratom2005.ourhockey.net/Music/Twisted%20Sister%20-%20Were%20Not%20Going%20to%20Take%20It.mp3|autostart=no] True story. I promise. Today in my fourth period class my kids were silently finishing up a quiz while I was walking around the room. One of my top students, Jerry*, raised his hand and so I walk over to his seat, leaning over to hear his question. "Mr. ... http://blogs.hunsbergermath.com/1141/2008/12/15/true-storyall-names-have-been-changed/ [audio:http://listen.typepad.com/xBowieLittleDrummerBoy.mp3|autostart=no] http://blogs.hunsbergermath.com/1141/2008/12/13/rats/ [audio:http://dailyrefill.blogs.com/daily/files/07_sloop_john_b.mp3|autostart=no] LAUSD headquarters. Downtown Los Angeles. Yesterday, as I headed to the Beaudry Building to pick up nearly 300 LAUSD magnet school applications, I was surprised by two things: 1) the brand new security gates recently installed in HQ (which appeared to be equivalent to about 10 teachers' salaries), ... http://blogs.hunsbergermath.com/1141/2008/12/10/downtown/ [audio:http://www.box.net/index.php?rm=box_v2_download_file&uniq_name=jamesb&file_id=f_104764297/13.%20Uncle%20Albert%20%20Admiral%20Halsey.mp3|autostart=no] Hello, my name is Kyle, and I'm a Microsoft Outlook addict. "Hi, Kyle." As some of you may know, I use Outlook for a variety of functions, not the least of which is as recurring three day reminder to post to this blog. Should one of my Outlook ... http://blogs.hunsbergermath.com/1141/2008/12/07/sorry-im-late/ Advent Day 3: Kind of a crummy day. I was boring in class today (multiplying and dividing decimals), and worse yet, administrators who de-motivate teachers. However, this video made my day, and made me laugh out loud! Literally. Hope it does the same for you. Enjoy!   See more ... http://blogs.hunsbergermath.com/1141/2008/12/02/brighten-my-day/ Belle & Sebastian: "O Come O Come Emmanuel" [audio:http://listen.typepad.com/xBSOComeOComeEmmanuel.mp3|autostart=no] What is perhaps the very best part about the weekend of Thanksgiving is the fact that more often than not, it ends with a beginning, namely the beginning of the Advent season! And as much as I consider Mosaic ... http://blogs.hunsbergermath.com/1141/2008/11/30/2009/ [audio:http://www.yewknee.com/dwnload/Blitzen_Trapper--Crazy_On_You.mp3|autostart=no]   I always thought that the point of propaganda was to be fiendishly effective in converting an audience to your own perspective. And certainly with all the inadequacies and administrative bumbling that has plagued the Los Angeles Unified School District over the past few years, now is ... http://blogs.hunsbergermath.com/1141/2008/11/25/a-new-job-idea/ Why Magnet Schools from rustum jacob on Vimeo. Disclaimer: This video is what my students would term "bootleg". Regardless, it's up, it's running, and hopefully it will help some parents and kids be more aware of their options for high school! http://blogs.hunsbergermath.com/1141/2008/11/23/one-out-of-three-aint-bad-at-least-in-baseball/