Monthly Archives: July 2005

The second edition of The Garfield Times, the newspaper created by my summer school class, is about ready to roll off the presses after a grueling night of typing and formatting. Just two hours of sleep? Typing it all myself? … Continue reading →

Summer school offers school administrators an opportunity to see prospective hires do model lessons. A candidate for a teaching position may look great on paper, they may interview very well, but until you’ve seen them in an actual classroom setting, … Continue reading →

I went to Trader Joe’s today to pick up some groceries. I’ve been meaning to do that for some time now – Safeway is closer, probably cheaper in most ways, but as you may know Trader Joe’s has a lot … Continue reading →

Unlike the Joy of Pepsi, the Joy of Summer School only lasts 3 weeks, and I’m 2 school days in – 13 more to go. What to say of this group of 21 kids who are just about 7 weeks … Continue reading →

Pursuant to my previous blog (The Long and Winding Blog, below), I came home yesterday evening to find that in my nearly four days of absence, the ants had done an admirably efficient job of killing themselves. The once long … Continue reading →

“Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back– Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one elementary truth that ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits … Continue reading →

(Reuters) – “U.S. workers say they squander over two hours a day at the workplace, with surfing the Web, socializing with co-workers and simply “spacing out” among the top time-wasting activities, according to a survey released on Monday” by America … Continue reading →