I think the last time I wrote was Thanksgiving weekend...and even then, I didn't say much, did I?

Well, here's what I've been up to:

• Commencement, which was the Thursday before Thanksgiving weekend.  It was nice to see some of the grads - those who bothered to show up.  It seems like it's either a huge deal, or no big deal at all, and they'll use any ( Read more... )

Wow ... I believe this is my first post since school started.  Now, I'm three weeks in, already!  Time flies when you're ... busy.  Yes, I'm having fun, but I'm also really busy!

Let's sum up:

- I am teaching two grade 12 (IB) and one grade 9 (academic, non-IB) this semester.  I already knew a lot of the 12's going into the school year, due to last ( Read more... )

Just when I think it's summer vacation and I can avoid students for a couple of months ( Read more... )

I know I've already posted some of this, but it's been a busy week. Here's why:
( What have you done lately? )

After a long day, fighting the headache that Tylenol couldn't chase away (and being out of Advil, on top of it), I had a very nice surprise this afternoon ( Read more... )

Tomorrow is the first day of school.

Now, as a teacher, this means it's also "back to work" - but I went in last week already to get set up, organized, and prepare for my classes. Two of my classes are ready to go, down to the unit outlines that will cover about the first month, if I stay on time. These were easier to do, because they are ( Read more... )