So...almost 2 months have passed here, a void of writing in this particular space, but almost an entire quarter's worth of stories and happenings. I know Lauren reads this, and while Rhea & Ruth did too, I have to wonder since no one else has updated any more frequently then myself if I'm shouting in the dark here. Does it matter? Not really I ( Read more... )

I'm currently doing observations at a high school not all that far from me in the Pilsen Neighborhood. Figured I might as well go see what the actual neighborhood school for my area is like. My first day was just sort of ok. Watched the chair of the English department conduct some pretty ho-hum senior AP classes, and that was that. The next day ( Read more... )

I wanted to post something about this on Facebook, but was afraid it'd be misinterpreted by some, so here it is in a more private e-space instead. I thought Glee's Christmas episode was terrific (for a Glee episode. It's not always the greatest show in the world even when at it's best, but it's had its moments.) but for a TV show that's all about ( Read more... )

Almost a month...well, time for an update, a.k.a. Aaron is Stalling When He Should Be Working on one of three final papers for two classes (so unfair! But one is instead of an exam, so I'll quite moaning about that. For now ( Read more... )

And this is certainly not the things I was anticipating on learning by being required to observe at two middle schools for class, one in the city, (I'll call their teacher Ms. C.) one in the burbs (She'll be Ms. B. Get it? Aren't I original! ;) ...Here's the biggest differences ( Read more... )

Since there's a high school which conveniently is two blocks away from our place, and I conveniently happen to know an English teacher, Lizz (excuse me, Ms. G ;) there from one of my Lit Classes, it was rather hard for me to pass up the opportunity to do my observations this quarter at one of the flaghship CPS magnet "selective enrollment" (more on ( Read more... )

So yes, I haven't posted in close to a month. Taking four classes is proving to be somewhat...stressful. It's not so much that there's an overwhelming amount of work, but there is always always always something I should be doing, whether it's working on my lit papers, contacting middle & high schools to set up observations, (I get to check out ( Read more... )

THE TURN OF THE SCREW

PROLOGUE:
DOUGLAS: I know a simply frightful ghost story to tell you all! I shan't tell it, though.
MRS. GRIFFEN: Ooo, do tell us!
DOUGLAS: Very well, I shall. I should forewarn you, though. This prologue is a lovely narrative frame at the start of the novel, but we shan't reappear at the end. Some would say our esteemed author ( Read more... )

...which yes, as you astute Spanish speakers out there may decipher means "Head of the Cow." That's the pseudonym for one Alvar Nunez, a haphazard Spanish explorer of the New World whom embarked on a voyage in 1528 that turned into an eight year debacle of hunger and despair. It's written in quite a dry fashion, but I have to give the man some ( Read more... )

My fall classes have begun in earnest. In addition to my full graduate load at DePaul, I'm also taking two American Lit classes at Northeastern Illinois University so that I can meet my certification requirements by 2075 with only $3 million in debt (as opposed to the $5 billion I'd have if I took all my English courses at DePaul.) I have 14 novels ( Read more... )