Past and Present
I meant to do a Friday Five yesterday, but...well, it was a tiring week. So I'll try again today.
1) After two days of working with severely disabled older teens (as helpless as babies or toddlers), I thought going to a public high school yesterday might be a nice change.
2) Now I remember why I was so eager to get out of high school. (I took the equivalency test.) I went to all six classes with a freshman who was pretty independent. He didn't need help with the first three, but the next three were tougher. I'd forgotten how tough high school teachers are, too. No excuses, no complaints.
3) While I was working with the disabled teens, I started reading the ARC of Genius Squad by Catherine Jinks, and was pleasantly surprised to see that one of the characters was a girl with severe C.P. She talks with the aid of a DynaVox device.
4) Tomorrow my sister and I are going to another El Reencuentro concert ( en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Reencuentro ) at the Gibson (formerly Universal) Amphitheatre in L.A. Six members of the Puerto Rican boy band Menudo reunited in 1998 for a world tour. It was such a big hit that fans wanted more. My sister had a crush on one of the guys, Ricky Melendez (who's now a lawyer), so I was familiar with their songs and dance routines. After we went to concerts in '98 and '99, I used their music and videotapes as a fun way to work on learning Spanish.
5) I was thinking about posting one of my favorite old Menudo videos, but YouTube's not cooperating....They have a ton of videos there, though.
1) After two days of working with severely disabled older teens (as helpless as babies or toddlers), I thought going to a public high school yesterday might be a nice change.
2) Now I remember why I was so eager to get out of high school. (I took the equivalency test.) I went to all six classes with a freshman who was pretty independent. He didn't need help with the first three, but the next three were tougher. I'd forgotten how tough high school teachers are, too. No excuses, no complaints.
3) While I was working with the disabled teens, I started reading the ARC of Genius Squad by Catherine Jinks, and was pleasantly surprised to see that one of the characters was a girl with severe C.P. She talks with the aid of a DynaVox device.
4) Tomorrow my sister and I are going to another El Reencuentro concert ( en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Reencuentro ) at the Gibson (formerly Universal) Amphitheatre in L.A. Six members of the Puerto Rican boy band Menudo reunited in 1998 for a world tour. It was such a big hit that fans wanted more. My sister had a crush on one of the guys, Ricky Melendez (who's now a lawyer), so I was familiar with their songs and dance routines. After we went to concerts in '98 and '99, I used their music and videotapes as a fun way to work on learning Spanish.
5) I was thinking about posting one of my favorite old Menudo videos, but YouTube's not cooperating....They have a ton of videos there, though.