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Happy Stanislav Petrov Day
Twenty-eight years ago today, we barely averted a global thermonuclear war. And by we, I mean Stan. This may sound trite, but remember today that one person can make a difference. -
Irony?
It occurs to me that the students who today ask why their work wasn't graded over the weekend, are the same people who, ten years hence, will complain how teachers have it easy because they only work six hours a day. -
Teachers have it so easy
Stealthcomic has a good calculation of the after-hours time requirements inherent in teaching ( Read more... ) -
How it feels to be cool.
Forbes Magazine rates my town, Oakland, in the Top Five Coolest Cities in the US#1 was a tie between NY & Vegas ( Read more... ) -
Proposition Results from CA Secretary of State
State Ballot Measures - Statewide Results
98.2% ( 22,479 of 22,894 ) precincts partially
or fully reporting as of June 9, 2010, at 5:43 a.m.
Visit their County Reporting Status page to determine if a county has submitted a final report or returns.
Proposition TitleYes
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Yes13 Property Taxes and Seismic Retrofit of Buildings3,155,33384. ( Read more... ) -
Waiting for Superman
The winner of the Audience Award at this year's Sundance Film Festival was Davis Guggenheim's Waiting for Superman. This film is a documentary following the stories of five families across the country as they try to find the best schools and opportunities they can for their children. The film discusses some of the challenges our nation faces as we ( Read more... ) -
Sometimes, in the search for perfection...
...the urge to re-touch an image goes a little too far.
( cut for those who don't want to have to see this sort of thing ) -
Follow Monday - Warthog Rugby
warthog_rugby is a feed for a local Oakland kids rugby team. The blog talks about the benefits of kids rugby, and explores some of their travails in trying to get the City of Oakland, and/or OUSD to allow them a place to play ( Read more... ) -
iPad in Education
Wanted: Someone who can help me figure out what I need to turn an iPad into a teaching appliance. I have a nebulous list of features in my head (including running in-classroom A/V switching and management), and I'd love to see it put into practice. I just don't have the tools or knowledge to implement this.
Anyone game?