Two vastly different newspapers have recently blamed me for the problems in education.  I am too greedy, too selfish and out for all I can get.  I am apparently, not at all interested in teaching… Read full post »

Today, we talked about tape in class.  We use tape (yes, the sticky kind) quite a bit.  We have notebooks that we write in and add information by taping it in.  If the tape is left on the desks, it is soon gone.  Ten year olds find quite a bit of… Read full post »

One of the teachers at my school told me that she just received the h1n1 vaccine.

The CDC guidelines are as follows: 

CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) has recommended that certain groups of the population receive the 2009 H1N1 vaccine when it first become… Read full post »

We have a new math curriculum (see previous post re: thumb tacks).  It has been a huge adjustment for both the students and the teachers. We are trying.  We are persevering.  We are not being too successful.

One of the limitations to the program is that it is a… Read full post »

Today, as was discussed on Friday, we all tried to fill in to the MPU (multipurpose room) to watch our President address the school children.  In doing so, we faced two big barriers, neither of them political. 

First and foremost, our custodian was out.  She has been overworked l… Read full post »