"Undivided Attention ( Read more... )

I accepted a job offer to teach 5th grade at Waller Mill Elementary Fine Arts Magnet School in Williamsburg this year. So excited. 5th grade might not be my top age choice, but I'll get to teach US history and use everything I've been learning this summer. The school also integrates the arts into the curriculum and does a lot of school-wide ( Read more... )

Well, I can either think that it's all over or it's all just beginning. I'm going to go with the latter. :)

And regardless, I am DONE with college for the time being!

I start my summer job tomorrow at 8:30 AM.

So excited. Gobama!! But the real test is yet to come. I'm wary of being too optimistic until I actually witness change ( Read more... )

So I'm procrastinating by browsing the W&M history profs on Ratemyprofessor.com. And here's what someone wrote for Dr. Homza's Hist 112 course:

"This is not a history class, it is a document review class. You study primary sources more than actual history."

I'm curious to know how this person defines "actual history".

Oh, and I got my absentee ballot today! So excited.

I can't decide if they're trying too hard, or if William and Mary has the coolest deans of admission ever. If you're applying to W&M this year, there is a VIDEO prompt on the common application:

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New Orleans is about to get hit by ANOTHER hurricane?

http://www.weather.com/maps/news/atlstorm7/atl7projectedpath_large.html?from=hp_news

Guess there's still time for it to change course, but still. Give them a break.

Bach - Concerto for 4 Harpsichords in A minor (BWV 1065)

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Just looking for three other harpsichordists. Oh, and four harpsichords. :P

From Some Thoughts Concerning Education (1693)

Dancing:

Dancing being that which gives graceful motions all the life, and above all things manliness and a becoming confidence to young children, I think it cannot be learned too early. (emphasis mine ( Read more... )