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Not politically correct, but… 23 Sep 2009 | 02:02 pm
I just finished watching the biggest loser. I used to be a much larger guy myself, so you would think maybe I’d be less judgemental? But really, if the girls have to wear a sports bra when they weig...
Rain, rain, go away. Or at least Maurice needs to… 23 Sep 2009 | 12:11 pm
I got to work this morning a little after 7 am. The wall my Promethean Board is mounted on, the wall the kids face, where I teach, is a common wall with the room that holds the hvac system for the bui...
How much is that doggie in the window? 9 Sep 2009 | 02:05 pm
At one of the schools in my district today a teacher thought they saw someone peeking in their classroom window. She went to the window but couldn’t see anything. She mentioned it to the teacher in th...
At least they were using math? Maybe? 3 Sep 2009 | 07:08 am
I usually avoid the PUBLIC restroom at school and use the faculty restroom, but today I didn’t think I’d make it so I duck into the boys room. There are two young men who seem startled that a teacher...
I’m old 31 Aug 2009 | 04:30 am
And it has nothing to do with my 49th birthday four days ago. In my AP Stats class we are working on how to interpret graphs. The graph we’re working with shows the number of drive-in movie theaters ...
Okay, don’t wake me up 28 Aug 2009 | 06:33 am
Being the cynical bastard that I am I was sure that my first geometry test would be typical. Sure, kids are turning in homework at a record pace, but they’re probably copying. In the past, a little m...
A college degree might not mean so much anymore 26 Aug 2009 | 11:06 am
E-mail from a teacher today: You told us we got a step and a half raise this year. I only got $80. Okay, what step are you on? She told me. Okay this is your salary this year, this was your salary l...
How do you spell “over-reaction”? 25 Aug 2009 | 02:11 pm
A teacher comes to school today. While checking her mailbox she mentions to another teacher that she woke up with a headache and a little sick to her stomach. A secretary overhears the conversation a...
The suspense was killing me 22 Aug 2009 | 11:01 am
I had to ask today. Again today, every kid turned in their homework. This is my 12th year teaching and this has NEVER happened before. So I asked. “I’ve never had classes that did their homework a...
They just don’t appreciate how much work I do… 19 Aug 2009 | 07:35 am
What was the biggest problem my students had last year? Not turning in homework. What did I do? I spent a lot of time this summer researching ways to improve on this aspect of teaching. I read a lo...
