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bouncyweee

Aimless Paragraphs

Mar 14, 2009 23:54

I am attempting to lesson plan for the seventh grade class I'm working with right now, and it's very difficult. I'm praying that when I have my own classroom, I'll be able to pick whatever curriculum I damn-well please, 'cause attempting to teach a text I dislike is just not fun ( Read more... )

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polyethylenept2 March 16 2009, 15:53:31 UTC

yay Tequila Mockingbird!!

And I agree with your yogurt and honey community-building plans. And also your helicopter/mindcontrolling plans.

shnickie March 17 2009, 01:15:18 UTC

What am I, chopped liver?

Ooooh, no helicopter mind/control concerns for Shnickie. She's in that stupid little beach town, who cares about her. :-P

(Okay, I'm fully aware I'm moving back in summer and that's why you didn't mention me getting me there, but I'm feeling angsty)

bouncyweee March 17 2009, 05:51:34 UTC

Notice I didn't mention Adam or Lyric in Berkeley either, or Jenn in San Diego. I just picked two random locations, actually. ;)

shnickie March 17 2009, 05:56:32 UTC

I know, I'm just being bratty.

And Jenn!?!?! I like her and all, but when did she get invited into our club?

-=pouts=-

bouncyweee March 17 2009, 23:51:10 UTC

Shes one of those odd, new connections that someone vibe with me on every level, even though we don't have the history the rest of us do. inexplicable, yet awesome threads of connection. :D

jod3012 March 19 2009, 17:13:51 UTC

quit your bellyaching and get me a ceremony with language that you like to tell a great love story you believe in--yours.

but back to your post, learning the phrase "the beast with two backs" and a frank discussion of race were two of the best parts of reading othello in school. seeing it with james earl jones playing othello and christopher plummer playing iago when i was 20 was pretty awesome as well.