Not all facts of life are about sex. The sex facts, kids believe. (They have a hard time believing WE had sex, but the facts? They’re okay with those.) It’s these other facts of life they think we’re pulling their … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: July 2006
Guess what we did again, this afternoon? Last time, we ate them like candy, made a couple of pies, experimented with dumplings, and froze the rest. This time, I’m going to make some preserves. I like the ones with the … Continue reading
The newest Carnival of Education is now up and running over on the L.A. Times’ “School Me” blog. Click on over there and experience the extremely creative JukeBox of Educational Information. Remember, if you don’t keep current, you won’t know … Continue reading
I will never get used to Daylight Savings Time. My class is over at nine p.m. and it really shouldn’t be as bright as mid-afternoon at that time of night. It’s just. . . wrong. People were never meant to … Continue reading
For lunch today, which I had at two p.m. owing to the fact that I didn’t get up till almost one because I’d stayed up till nearly five, and only then because nobody was online but me in all the … Continue reading
The fantastic Education Wonks posted about a site called “Rate My Teacher.” I’d been there before, a few semesters ago, when my students mentioned it to me. Before that, I had no idea such a thing even existed. Then I … Continue reading