Today is the first snow day of the year! Very exciting, actually, since I really wasn’t expecting it. We got a lot of snow – a foot, maybe a little more? – but I remembered the more recent DC school closings, ever since my high school started following the DC public schools. We NEVER had… [Read more…]
Hi Everyone, Thanksgiving break was lovely, if not a huge tease, but coming back was a little less “exciting reunion” than I had expected and a little more “kids wreak havoc.” I came back on Monday 11/30, already not feeling well, to angry, misbehaved, short-tempered students. SJ, my favorite little miscreant from advisory, seemed distant… [Read more…]
It’s Monday night and I’m into the 4th week of school. My reading class began on Thursday, and boy do I have my work cut out for me. I knew it already, and I’ve said it before, but sitting down and trying to break down “how do you read?” is really much harder than it… [Read more…]
December 21, 2009
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