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tens(ion)

posted by mitch on November 30th, 2007  

Not far from the truth. I just see this a minute a go. I think I should forward it to you. I copy and paste it.

no past tense

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imposters

posted by mitch on July 24th, 2007  

who are these people?

the spawn of Jess and Raj Lastnameforth

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at risk veggies

posted by mitch on April 4th, 2007  

I am tired, but I want to share. Very little verbiage is made up for by quite of bit of foliage.

Not quite so satisfying as the [Lorelei edited] classic Oedipus, but still very moving.

You can find this here. Squeeze it. Mix it with vodka?

sad sitrus

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Education-acracy

posted by mitch on March 9th, 2007  

A quick look at their site says a lot.

Imagine yourself put in charge of coordinating a schoolwide process directed by this man
WASC-man

Starting yesterday, when I was sitting in a long training on this process, I am the WASC coordinator for my school. Basically an accreditation process that cannot be avoided. A huge morass of meetings and reports that have to be coordinated through a very opinionated faculty and staff. Seriously, there are faculty members here (remember it’s an art school) who will literally weep and wail when I assign focus groups, tasks, and the like. Much drama.

I’m pushing for a sizeable stipend for this extra role. Maybe enough to pay for Prism’s day care!

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mindfulness refresher for my birthday

posted by mitch on March 1st, 2007  

I am going to this all day meditation workshop for my birthday this Saturday. It is at Spirit Rock.
Spirit Rock

Julij and I did some of this meditation practice as a childbirth class. At the time, it was very new to me, but now I actually miss it. I miss the calmness in my brain. I’ve been practicing mindlessness lately, which isn’t working out nearly as well as I had hoped . . . .

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Why I did not renew my subscription

posted by mitch on February 28th, 2007  

“Exploring power, ownership, and equity in an early childhood classroom.” My dear nerds and geeks: do you feel that playing with Legos led you to become heartless, capitalist pigs? Or was it something else? Or do you deny being piggly altogether?

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I do find many problems with public educational methods these days. I teach in the Oakland public schools - a big mess. But I can’t even read this rag any more. It takes so much brain power to un-un-un-un-spin (alternatively, anti-un-re-de-construct) their flimsy arguments, that I end up more confused than when I started. And then there’s my very strong gut feeling that LEGOS are a force for good in a kid’s life. I’ll stick with that and stop paying for this kindling.

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