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Wednesday, August 16, 2006

OMG! It's Happened AgaIn...!

Absolutely no sleep. I'm due at the courthouse in precisely 90 minutes. I finally tired of rolling around on the bed and pretending to rest, got up and threw my clothes on, drove over to QT for round one: coffee and rolls. I'm listening to Rick Santorum squirming on Imus, trying to explain how he... Sign in to see full entry.

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What I Like About Certain BLOGGERS!

I have decided to take my own advice. So I have copied and pasted my suggestons to blackcat last night. I want to be preventive and proactive, here, so I will be able to find these when I need them, for myself. No one should ever suffer needlessly on a job. I believe that fervently. I have never... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, August 15, 2006

OMG, what a day. I have registered families, answered the telephone, conferenced with parents and administrators, given informal reading assessments, recommended schedule changes, made scgedules, insisted on students receiving free transportation ove the objections of clerks following the letter of... Sign in to see full entry.

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I am standing in the counseling office 90 minutes before registration starts, second day. I had several comments about my work that I posted from the courthouse. Yes, I was really standing beside the judges' chambers typing away with my thumbs. Plenty of tyoos but real time reporting. Tomorrow I go... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, August 14, 2006

OK, I'm standing in line, waiting to get my parking ticket

Validated. At last validation of some kind! No jostling, but some extremely assertive would be jurors who want out of here. I'm almost there. Next in line. I'm done-- for today. Now I can go to work. I have 125 families to register, that do not speak English! More later, from school. Sign in to see full entry.

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OK, so far so good. I'm back in the lounge after clearing the lottery of six juries. This so reminds me of the movie "Deer Hunter" where the. POW boys had to play. russian roulette with live ammo, and Charlie made poker bets on them. I was largely impressed with the process presentation, especially... Sign in to see full entry.

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Does anyone remember the John Grishom movie, Rainmaker? The abusive hubby, tall, muscular, slender softball player type? He's here! Sitting right across from me, wearing a baseball cap. Sitting just next to me is a young married lady in khakis, T-shirt and sandles. About 25. Nice rearing, polite,... Sign in to see full entry.

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OMG, I'm Downtown at the Courthouse for Jury Duty!

Check back every half hour. I'm gonna fry the S.O.B! Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, August 13, 2006

Extrensic rewards, candy bars, a class trip to an amusement park

I got home from sitting with my mother, about midnight. My kids were all sitting in the living room watching "Dangerous Minds", starring whats'ername. I sat down and watched with them to the bitter end. I kept attempting to explain to them why it was such a great movie, such a great way of teaching,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, August 12, 2006

This BLOGGER is Such a Monster.............................................

Fun day today. Slept late (of course, this is my last free weekend before school). I had errands to run and problems to solve for my tykes. Then it was out to the mall with my daughter for school clothes and a movie (she went with her best friend, not me). Then I drove out to the country to sit with... 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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