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Yearly Archives: 2024
Some Goodbyes
Sun, 26 May 2024, 10:04 AM (-06:00)
Some goodbyes from students in no particular order… Alma & Jasmyn overheard someone say I’m not returning and glanced each other with tears in their eyes. They left quickly, returning later with Blanca who had tears under her long eyelashes. “Mister,” she said. “They told me.” The next morning they brought cards and snacks and […]
Bill’s Blooming Bergamot
Sat, 25 May 2024, 09:10 PM (-06:00)
Bill Rose lived down the street. He was a nurseryman, and he had a wild yard. This was many years ago. One day Bill stopped by to introduce himself, thinking that we owners of wild yards should get to know each other. He brought bare-root wildflower gifts that have bloomed gloriously every year since then. […]
Card and Cookies
Sat, 18 May 2024, 02:40 PM (-06:00)
The teaching is done. Has been for the better part of a week as [some of] the kids have been working on a review packet. Finals start Monday. As an extra source of inspiration and a boost to get them across the finish line, I will hand out the usual Oreos as they work on […]
Leisure Reading
Wed, 15 May 2024, 09:23 AM (-06:00)
The students are reviewing for their Algebra 2 final exam. All week, they’re reviewing. Every day, all week, they’re reviewing. For some of them, there’s nothing left to do after they’ve finished the 59 problems on the review packet. Many of them have finished. There are three more days of this left. Hence… My father […]
I’m not good at math
Tue, 14 May 2024, 10:05 AM (-06:00)
“I’m not good at math,” she said as I posed a question to the class. “Nope,” I said. “None of that.” “Ok,” she said, looking down at her scratch paper. “Hold up,” she said to herself after a minute. “I need to discuss this with my brain.” And she proceeded to work some more. And […]