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i haven't posted in a while, but i just needed to say that i, yes, am surviving as a high school teacher, that i wake up every morning thankful for finding a job that i love, and that i am looking forward to my first paycheck ( Read more... )

:: English teachers discuss late paper policiesI haven't finished reading these, but this is why teacher education classes are hard for as pre-service teachers take them: There are so many people with different opinions of what works -- from theory to practice -- that it gets overwhelming. I haven't finished reading this, but I have narrowed it ( Read more... )

I read the original article when the statue was reported stolen. Now that the statue has been found, everyone seems to have found their humor.

"Unfortunately, Hermes was not near a television to catch any Olympic coverage."
"He probably needs a good massage."

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today is already going to be a long day, i can tell. while eating breakfast, i missed a call from the personnel office. i now have to meet with the personnel director of SLUSD at 12:30. trying to think about what benefits type questions to ask in case there is an offer ( Read more... )

okay, here's the rundown: i have four applications submitted (in the last few days) that i haven't yet heard anything on, including on in san jose where my friend works, one in pescadero, one at a charter in oakland and one on treasure island (my dad says, ew, don't take that one!). then there's the two interviews i haven't heard anything on: the ( Read more... )

"you're pouty every time i see you. it drives me nuts."
so says the sister.
am i really ready to sign up for year number two of "we're a happy family"?

today has been full of stimuli. i don't want to spend all my time applying for jobs. i never got to curl up with a book this summer. i am NOT teaching summer school next summer. maybe a little jobby, job... but i need next summer.

so, i lived to ( tell the story )

many public high schools started this week. some start next week, while others still start in two weeks, on the 8th. well, i found out yesterday (!) that i have an interview tomorrow at the high school were my sister graduated. many forget that we didn't graduate from the same school, but it's true: her senior year was spent faltering through the ( Read more... )

My sister left this morning for Reno and asked if I would help my mom with grocery shopping and cooking. I agreed to help and was actually looking forward to it. I have not showered yet this morning, and I have not eaten (well, okay I finished the pie, but I wanted cereal, too). My parents went to Weight Watchers, my sister left and I started ( Read more... )