Spring is here in full force and summer keeps peaking out every day at noon. I have used up many of my lesson plans and I am having a hard time keeping track of which school that I used which lesson at. The adult class is also kicking my ass, especial the one on Wed. which is less advanced. Good enough to get bored by my students lessons, inept ( Read more... )

Once again we have seen the victory of spring, which means its time for my spring time play list. Maybe its because I miss the American music scene or what but I have pulled a lot from Saddle Creek Records. I originally came for Bright Eyes and stayed for the Criteria, Cursive, and desaparecidos . After the Omaha based record label signed some non-Omaha ( Read more... )

So with the victory of spring and short sleeve T-shirts also comes some new music. All of it being those songs that you sit and listen to a half a dozen or more times consecutively.

Just when I thought that it was time to sit on my laurels and teach the same lessons from last semester to the fresh group of first graders that I go this year, I got slammed with the teacher's classes and accepted my Sat.  Classes ( Read more... )