Yes, I think its time to transition out of LJ land (I say that like I've posted anything here in the last six months) and onto something new.  I might double post here for a while, just because I know people still see this and might be more apt to comment, but go and check things out over at Read more... )

I've got my teacher blog ( http://mrlakin.blogspot.com) linked into Facebook now, but in case you missed it... I officially have a job!

After some unavoidable hiccups in the TfA placement process, I made a shift in content area from middle school language arts to upper elementary.  As a result, this fall I will be teaching 4th grade at Bethesda ( Read more... )

New post on http://mrlakin.blogspot.com, folks... go check it out ( Read more... )

So after some deliberation, I decided to start up a TfA-centric blog.  In a lot of ways, I hope my students do come across it, because I'm just the one telling their story at the end of the day.  I want them to see how proud I am to share their successes as a class with people I know, and people interested in the Teach for America movement (which, ( Read more... )

So, I'm in Atlanta for Teach for America Institute.

The past week has been sent in Raleigh, for induction into the Eastern North Carolina corps.  I took four interviews with middle schools, all of which were good in one way or another, and should find out in the next few weeks which of them will be taking me on as a Language Arts teacher.  Also, I ( Read more... )

So, remember yesterday, when I mentioned in an aside that I should get my senior thesis online?

Well, I've taken care of it-- and then some.

First, the paper itself is up in final, PDF form on my MSU webspace, for anyone who has the time to peruse its 68 some odd pages:

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So.  A month after graduating, and more than two months after posting here.  I'll spare you all the month of April, since its pretty typical end of college stuff and most of you lived it with me (though I'd still like to get a copy of my thesis in final draft form online), and fast forward to life post-MSU (as it seems a lot of folks are doing this ( Read more... )

Because I enjoy sharing those small moments where everything suddenly seems much closer to being completed.... I finished a full first draft of my thesis yesterday, and you can check it out here.

It's far far far from complete.  The sections don't all mesh together yet, and there's a whole chunk of literature missing, not to mention half my ( Read more... )

Wow, so long time no post.

The brief recap: It's my last semester, I'm insanely busy with two Madison classes, two jobs, and actually writing my 50 page thesis as opposed to just tinkering with numbers every now and again.

Most importantly, though most people who read this are already aware, I have accepted a position with Teach for America in ( Read more... )

Better than a box set: Wilco to do it live

By Greg Kot

December 11, 2007
Wilco will play a five-night residency at the Riviera Theatre in February in which it promises to play every song the band has recorded.

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