An archived stack of papers: 'summer'

What’s New?

In a stack of papers called Instruction.

  • Jul
  • 21
  • 2009

Stopping by summer school a few times has lead me to the irrefutable conclusion that a resource teacher for summer school English 1 was a colossal waste of district money (roughly three-thousand dollars of a waste). I have yet to contact other resource teachers (a huge failing on my part), but I would imagine their experience to be similar to mine: no one wants the help. I’m basically just going... read more

Summer Resource Teacher

In a stack of papers called Instruction.

  • Jun
  • 17
  • 2009

Since making it through one of the worst years of my life wasn’t punishment enough, I figured I’d take on the newly created English 1 Resource Teacher spot during summer school. No clear role, no teeth for enforcement, no precedence of expectation, no track record of success. Why not?

There are a total of seven meetings I’m supposed to hold, one before summer school starts and... read more

Summer To-Do

In a stack of papers called Personal.

  • Jul
  • 01
  • 2007

Ah Dan, your invitation was merely postponed, not forgotten. Making public such lists is something I’m very much into. Here goes.

This summer, I want to:

Run an average of 1 mile each day (so far so good with 30 miles run in the month of June); Write at least the beginnings of 2 short stories; Record the CD... read more