miss_mimsy

[PSA] Friends Only

miss_mimsy Jan 01, 2020 22:46

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My reaction to Trans-V ultra sounds (I've had one, it was not fun.)

miss_mimsy Mar 13, 2012 16:00

( Cut if you don't want to read it. )

Writer's Block: Your own toy story

miss_mimsy Jun 05, 2011 22:09

writer's block

20% actual content, 80% frustration

miss_mimsy Jan 19, 2011 11:04

I attended my first faculty meeting yesterday. The principal decided to present to us on the Pareto Principal. It is the 80/20 rule. The way she wanted us to apply it is that teachers should be doing 20% of the “teaching” while students used collaborative techniques for the other 80 ( Read more... )

school, pedagogy, teaching

[Public] Would you like to join the debate on sweatshops?

miss_mimsy Dec 13, 2009 15:27

I am going to be having my students do a debate or a socratic seminar on Wednesday (or Thursday, depending) about "sweatshops" in third world countries. Reading the articles and listening to what my students have said so far has been so interesting that I thought you all might find it interesting too ( Read more... )

Being left handed

miss_mimsy Nov 01, 2009 10:38

One thing that has been part of my Mills Education is the idea of power, privilege, class, and where I fit in and how I can be an ally. This has led me down some very frustrating roads. I think one of the reasons is because no one discusses one challenge I live with everyday and it bugs me that it doesn't matter.

( Cutting here, because some people may find this incredibly offensive. )

southpaw

The Story of Stuff

miss_mimsy Oct 20, 2009 17:18

Have you seen it? I am hoping to show it in my economics class on Friday. I am curious to see what others think. It is about 20 minutes long and you can stream it or download it.

Click to view

http://www.storyofstuff.com/downloads.html if you want to download it.

economics, teaching

State of Rachel

miss_mimsy Oct 06, 2009 10:02

Life is busy. That really is the whole of it, life is busy. I am finding a balance between school, home, and something akin to a social life. It is a precarious balance, but it is there ( Read more... )

Can I get an "Awww Yeah!"

miss_mimsy Aug 17, 2009 12:53

CBEST - 151 (Pass)

CSET 114=pass, 115=pass, 116=pass

I passed all the academic tests to get my teaching credential!

school, teacher, tests

Help me Lazyweb, you are my only hope

miss_mimsy Aug 12, 2009 09:55

I need an app for the iPhone that will sync with my Google Calendar (and between me and the family, we have six different calendars). Further, I want to be able to update ANY of my various Google calendars from my iPhone ( Read more... )