I had this totally bizarro dream last night where it was down to the wire in the election, and the Republicans decided to really grill Obama's running mate on various aspects of the vice presidency, in an attempt to prove that Obama's choice in running mates was just as unqualified for the job as everyone was claiming Sarah Palin is. Turns out in ( Read more... )

So I've been doing this big election unit all this month. My kids have brought in articles for our bulletin board, we looked at a couple websites, talked about how an election happens, why we should vote, and about the candidates (to the extent that second graders need to talk about them). Today is National Mock Election Day, and we held a secret ( Read more... )

This is fun, regardless of your political leanings. In another life in which I teach college aged people, this would be so fun to share as part of an election lesson ( Read more... )

The first three weeks of school were pretty crazy-like. I felt like I was just treading water in my classroom. I finally am feeling like I know what I need to do, and I'm starting to get semi-organized. I still haven't gotten myself to the point I was at pretty quick last year, where I could arrive around 8:15 and be out the door by 4:00. But I ( Read more... )