Today reminded me why I'm glad that I only occasionally sub for paraeducators, and am not one professionally. I was working with a guy named Scott, who has serious prolems (not the least of which is his impaired hearing and vision). He's a senior, who reads at a fourth grade level if reading means being able to mumble the words on the page out loud ( Read more... )

So, in looking over an interesting book at People's Academy Middle Level this afternoon, I discovered that there are apparently a number of respected political scientists who have argued that American citizens participating in large numbers is actually detrimental to the success of democracy. Apparently because they assume that real, people-based ( Read more... )

Huh. A lot of people have been questioning of late how much right Congress actually has to bail out corporations or even to regulate industry. So, tonight I went looking, and I discovered this, from Article I, Section 8 (Scope of Legislative Power), among Congress's rights ( Read more... )

Can you believe this shit?

I wanted the Burlington Free Press article, but couldn't find it online--so this will have to do I guess. Seriously, people, can we maybe all get in tuoch with our reps in Congress and tell em no? Please?

Paper Towns is teh AWESOME. Seriously.

PS: http://snyrtfile.blogspot.com/

I was gonna hang out at the library tonight and watch Alice's Restaurant for the first time in my life, but instead I think I'll go back to the Bee's Knees and listen to some modern jazz and enjoy the atmosphere. Slightly more participatory, and i'm not really up for passive entertainment tonight...though I'm not a big fan of modern jazz, either...

So, I expect this post is redundant, because it's on most people's minds after last night, but, um,

squeeee.

Spent the morning observing classes at the elementary school. It went well. I will post more on that at a time when election-y things abate a bit and stop towering over everything in my personal life.

But yay, maybe we can fix this country ( Read more... )

If anyone wasn't already aware, a tip: Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns is Fucking Awesome!

Happy Halloween.

I only ask of God 
That i am not indifferent to the pain,
That the dry death won’t find me
Empty and alone, without having done the sufficient.

I only ask of God 
That i won’t be indifferent to the injustice
That they won’t slap my other cheek,
After a claw (or talon) has scratched this destiny (luck) of mine.

I only ask of God 
That i am not ( Read more... )

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