out of hiding
i've come out of hiding, again, i suppose. it seems i have disgruntled a grad student who takes a couple of typos to mean that i am ruining the children of the future. whatever, i was tired when i wrote that and i'm assuming we are all entitled to a mistake or two now and again? this is actually something i stress with my kids so it's kind of funny to be getting called out on it.
getting back in the swing of things has made me neglect the journal a bit, unfortunately. there has been a lot going on. i am in the midst of an internal struggle regarding an ethical issue that has come up on my campus. it doesn't involve me, but i am stuck in the middle as an innocent bystander and witness to some of the madness. i have mild reservations about posting the details. it is always in the back of my head that someone i work with could stumble across this. i'll leave the details at this: a teacher i work with is potentially really screwing up a child that has faced a lot of serious shit in his life. tomorrow is the big day when it will all be dealt with and maybe i'll post more than. cryptic isn't exactly my style.
i had a really great idea for a project today that i need to write down while i work out the details. i have a children's book of creation stories and i would love to have kids compare stories across cultures in small groups. my kids love children's books and they are written at a lower level so i think it is feasible. right now my 8th graders are working on some alternative book reports for black history month while my 7th graders are doing proofreading. hah! maybe i should have them proofread this so that "international graduate student" won't think i've followed the wrong calling!
my Big Bad Portfolio Presentation is quickly approaching and silly me has been focusing on teaching so i have some catching up to do. expect some musings on articles soon.
posted by mama t at 7:17 PM
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glad to see you're not completely defensive about my comments. And here's the olive branch: I've been accused ad nauseam of splitting the infinitive.
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