November 2007 - Posts
DISD has been rating teachers with something called a CEI (Classroom Effectiveness Index) for a decade and are thinking about using this index to determine how to distribute $22 million worth of employee bonus money. How original. There are a lot of people
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For some reason, I have always been the kind of person that keeps everything inside. I am going to try to change. So, for those one or two people who actually read my blog, here goes. My daughter is getting married tomorrow. There, I'm sharing. I am so
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Today I went for a long walk around a beautiful park, and I now know why so many kids love listening to their iPods. It is truly a wonderful experience. Sure, I know some people would rather listen to nature, and I did stop and listen to the ducks at
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One of my principals insisted that everyone get an award. As a team, we would pretty much go through our list of kids and decide how to accomplish our principal's mandate. Sure, some kids deserved to get more than one award. It didn't happen. We spread
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Texas is not a union state, so I have never participated in a teachers' strike. We do have organizations that work on our behalf, but I'm not sure how much they accomplish. I was reading Alexander Russo's blog this morning, and he had a short little post
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I found a great learning site that manages to sneak in a lot of fun. It seems to cover all subjects and is set up for kids ages 6 to 14. They can click on an age group and lots of different things to do. The site is factmonster.com and is worth a "looksee",
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Some of the shows on television are creeping me out, so the writers' strike doesn't really bother me. I am not talking about the late night shows that are immediately feeling the pinch. I am referring to some of the weekly shows that are just plain creepy
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I hung out with Boba Fett and Diego last night and had a blast. The atmosphere was awesome. The entire neighborhood seemed to welcome the trick or treaters. People that were not at home left containers of candy on their porches. No one seemed to care
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