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Happy 100th birthday Huntington Park High School!
on Sep 12, 2009 in K-12 The High School where I teach (and love doing so), Huntington Park, celebrated it's 100th year today. I couldn't make it because I had Army drill today, but I heard from one of my colleagues that the Centennial celebration was a great success, .
Free write Friday: I wish for shoes
on Mar 9, 2009 in Free Write Friday I teach English. Every Friday, I direct my student to write an essay and then stop directing. In other words, I ask them to write something on whatever they want. Win-win-win. Easy to assign. The kids get to express themselves. Fun to read. I might j...
Religion in textbooks
on Mar 7, 2009 in K-12 I didn't see too many outrageous examples in the story. In fact, I'm surprised that it was as balanced as it was. To the extent that there's a difference, it's because many textbook writers probably see Christians as an ideological enemy- ones they...
Obama wants more technology in schools: Not a smart idea
on Dec 25, 2008 in K-12 News Philosophy At the risk of sounding "anti-education" (free-thinking): President-elect Barack Obama has pledged to launch “the most sweeping effort ... this country has ever seen” to modernize school buildings and equip classrooms with computers as p...
Graffiti: Stupid crime of the century getting even dumber
on Aug 4, 2008 in Philosophy Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564) The Last Judgment. I was going to put up a graffiti picture, but then it occurred to me that the taggers or graffiti artists would probably like that. Reason number 4232 I hold mostly conservative views is an art...
Mayor Villaraigosa: Drop outs? We're even worse than that!
on Jul 17, 2008 in K-12 Mayor Villaraigosa is a weirdo. Wouldn't you think a mayor would try to make his city look better rather than worse, "33%? Ha! Try 60%. In fact, only a few kids in my city care about school!" What this actually shows are the incentives created by go...
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