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September 2007 - Posts

i feel betrayed, even when i don't trust...

Posted Saturday, September 29, 2007 2:09 PM by mz.w :: 2 Comments
i don't trust politicians. never have, never will. grew up cynical about the government. and yet...i got a flyer in my mail box about the NCLB revisions. and nancy pelosi is backing merit pay and high stakes testing and argh! somehow i feel betrayed by Read More...

long week.

Posted Saturday, September 22, 2007 11:44 AM by mz.w :: 0 Comments
nothing new there really except that i was almost in a major accident on the way to school tues morning and between that and coming down with the cold my lovely teacher roomie brought home (a virus--the gift that keeps on giving!) i wound up taking friday Read More...

wow, what a summer can do!

Posted Monday, September 17, 2007 10:35 PM by mz.w :: 0 Comments
So our lovely metriculating class of 2008 had a horrible sixth, a rough seventh and are now somehow, not anywhere near perfect, on a path of decency. Which is saying something. I have some of the same kids from last year and some kids I know were more Read More...

over contract. what's a girl to do?

Posted Saturday, September 15, 2007 1:43 PM by mz.w :: 2 Comments
We just finished the third week of school. I figured out that I am over contract by 8 contacts. But I'm already attached to most of my kids. The only ones I'm not attached to just showed up this week--yeah, there were 5 of them. oof! i'm not the worst Read More...

balloons=condoms

Posted Thursday, September 13, 2007 10:51 PM by mz.w :: 0 Comments
every year so far some kid has brought up condoms and so far every year some other kid has asked if balloons can be used as condoms, since, ya know, condoms and balloons are both made out of latex. yes, i teach social studies, not science and yes, the Read More...

i like captain janeway...

Posted Monday, September 10, 2007 10:40 PM by mz.w :: 1 Comments
that isn't really what i was going to post about, but she is a good capt. and in this particular episode, she is upset that 3 people have slipped through the cracks on her ship so it is her problem. this is like teaching. i am responsible for all those Read More...

good start

Posted Monday, September 03, 2007 9:42 PM by mz.w :: 0 Comments
first week went smoothly. feeling posi. it's looking good. Read More...