I have big news but still had trouble finding the wherewithal to write. After vegetating most of the day I made a concerted effort at self-care and now I can write. Let’s start with the big news. My writing funk started when my school told me to not expect to be rehired for the fall […]
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Mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa. Forgive me Gentle Readers for I have sinned. Last you heard from me I was planning on going to see The Ladles at Sunny’s in Red Hook Brooklyn. It had been on my calendar since it was announced. They are one of my favorite bands and I have […]
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What Do I Teach
I have an hour and a half break now. That’s a good reason to write. This morning I proctored an exam; that was depressing even though it wasn’t my class. Out of 13 students only 7 showed up and one never tried to answer anything. All math teachers need to be reminded that this isn’t […]
The news from school is that we had Open School night. For the first time in three years the parents were invited to the school to meet the teachers. There was a bonus, as we had to say until 7 PM we were allowed to leave early and come back and when we did, we […]
Today’s idiot story. I forgot to blog, and I wanted to. Now I have to rush as I now have to get up at 6 AM to get to school. That’s cutting it close. I have to be efficient getting ready in the morning. I used to be able to do it. I will not […]
Today was my first day of school. How’s that for not burying the lede? School is starting slowly. Today was orientation. That meant I didn’t have much to do, I just learned my way around and met my colleagues, especially my co-teacher. This is a new experience for me. For now, at least I’m not […]
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Interview
Welcome to a watching post-season baseball game edition of Wise Madness. The reason I’m writing so late is what I have to write about. At 10 AM I had my third and final interview with the charter school group I applied to teach at. For many of you that’s the middle of the day, for […]
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