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Monday, December 20, 2004

"Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?" (Tatum)

Good book! What am I saying? A great book. The thesis of this book, if I remember -- I do not have the book in front of me to quote from unfortunately -- is that minority children in the public school system tend to band together. Especially past the elementary years. They are grouping together and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, December 19, 2004

How Not To Wage War Against the Marines -- "Emotional Abuse"

Well, Merry Christmas everyone. I feel more holiday cheer than in many or most of the more recent seasons. To review, these are the things that have happened this year. In reverse order, first, you guys all remembered my birthday, thanks to Symphony and her sweet blog for bloggers' birthdays. That... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, December 17, 2004

Blogger Strikes it Rich at Holiday Season with Positive Blog!

Well, I certainly thought myself into a very good feeling of happiness. I was really scraping the bottom of the barrel the other night when I thought up all those things that I'm grateful for. But it had the effect of pushing me into the holiday spirit. Of course today I taught my last class. I... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, December 15, 2004

Where's The Christmas Cheer Indeed! Take a Look in There, Dude --

Today my class asked me if we were going to have a party. I responded that if they considered immersion in the threeR's a party, then that's what we would have. I said, if you want a party, that you do at home. Over here you study. These guys are so far behind! But, truth be told... Wour (pronounced... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, December 13, 2004

Final Chapter in Our Open Enrollment Saga -- Thanks to bloggers' interest

I have a hook for telling you how we came out. After Des Moines refused to sign the open enrollment papers, I figured we were pretty much over the worst. However, the mother had another run-in with the Ankeny super, who then set another deadline for having the open enrollment papers on file. We both... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, December 12, 2004

Student Hands Me the Phone Today -- Lawyer says "Mr. King? I represent the

Independent Community School District. (One week ago) Long story short: my ex had the good sense to divorce me in January of 1997. She moved out and took the girls with her to live with grandma, in one of the best school districts in Iowa, if not in the world. But after the girls got a little age on... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, December 11, 2004

My Favorite Blog of 2004 -- Love's Glass Menagerie

Now Let's Get Through that Last Week of School! Last night while reading bloggers I was reminded of several important learnings. First that positive thoughts are hard to conjure at stressful moments; that people still challenge themselves in an effort to improve; that there are a variety of ways to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, December 9, 2004

To Be Delivered at the Blogit! Convention: "Serenity, Now! Or, My Life in

a Nutshell" Boy the crap you have to say, just to get a gig speaking at a lousy cyber-convention (just kidding). Dear boys and girls of Blogit! Please do not bother to get to know me, because it isn't worth it to you. Oh wait. Are we suppose to think positive thoughts? Yes, scratch that last... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, December 8, 2004

Blogger Uses Counter-Strategy to Counter Strategy Used by Blogger

I lied. I didn't think before doing so, I simply lied and then took responsibility for my actions. Tha's what separates me from most politicians (and regular people). But when asked the innocent question "Have you ever faked a relationship?" I panicked. I realized, that yes, I had faked a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, December 5, 2004

I'm leaving. Your conversation borders on absurd. I must be in Blogitville.

Passionflower, this is for you, dear. You're comment was the funniest of the night last night. I am exhausted and wrung out from the experience! I feel overwhelmed at the success of your new blog: "Support Group for Frustrated and Unpublished Writers". Now I would like to make a formal request.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Traditonal life in American mainstream education. Area of concentration -- English as a Second Language. My take on the issues and "what really works" (when my kids let me log on).

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