Chris and I have a lot of converstions that begin with the phrase, “When I rule the world…” For example, one of Chris’s favorites is, “When I rule the world, there will be no right turns on red.” I might respond with, “When I rule the world, lawmakers passing laws restricting the sale of pseudoephedrine will…
read more »The midterm prompt: Using the opinions presented in the quotations above, as well as your own experiences, observations and/or readings, write an editorial for your local newspaper on the meaning of diversity (differing from one another). Student response (all [sic]) What is diversity? Diversity is like your race riliging and the way that people acted…
read more »A few conversations I have had with students over the past week… “Ms. W, where was you yesterday?” “I was out for personal reasons.” “Was you sick?” “No.” “Was you hurt?” “No.” “Was you in an accident?” “No. It was personal.” “Personal? What was you, having a baby?” ….. ”Ms. W! Look what I can…
read more »I have been battling a strangely persistent cough for about two weeks now. Mostly I feel slightly under the weather but not full blown sick, so I have been dragging myself to work, but on Wednesday the will simply gave out. I woke up at about 7:15 (school starts at 8:30) and knew that it…
read more »4th block has been rather quiet these last few days. Well, they’ve been quiet for 4th block — if it were any other class I’d say they were loud and obnoxious. I can’t decide if they’re quiet because they’re plotting something (entirely possible) or because they’re finally starting to break to my will. This is…
read more »"Donta what *are* you doing back here?" "Not much, Ms. W, just chillin."
