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Donate Now My Thursday in St. Louis is deserving of two frustrating sighs. The first objectionable occurrence was the St. Louis Public Schools’ Board of Education’s approval of Resolution 04-17-07-12. The resolution is as follows: The Board of Education Authorizes authorizes Tuesday, May 29, 2007, a full class day for the students of St. Louis…
read more »Donate Now Sometimes students can surprise you with the work they produce. As an effort to recognize that Earth Day was near (today in fact), I assigned my students a journal entry: What is the most important environmental issue to you? We talked about what this meant, and I provided examples such as pollution, recycling,…
read more »I’m not sure what is going on. People who live in St. Louis joke about the parking enforcement here. Basically it’s described as nearly non-existent. I know people who never put money in any meter and have never received tickets. Because of this, you can understand why I’m shocked to have received two parking tickets…
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read more »No, not you. My students did. Thanks to some help provided by the St. Louis Science Center, each of my students made an – albeit crude – oscilloscope to visualize the sound waves produced by their voices. This all took place on Tuesday of this week. Gluing the mirror to the top Hmmm. How does…
read more »I just learned that my school is on the closure list for next year. Strangely, I’m not concerned. I have a backup plan already in the works. I’m writing this during my lunch break. The kids are literally flooding through the door right now. If you want, read more about St. Louis Public Schools‘ final…
read more »In teacher heaven, there are people who want to help you be a better teacher. In teacher heaven, you can learn how to be a better teacher. In teacher heaven, there are no papers to grade. In teacher heaven, there are a near endless amount of options for things to see and do related to…
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