Memorial Day weekend at last, can't believe I made it this far. The year has been a challenge, certainly. A chicken is simmering on the stove for a comforting and sustaining soup later. It feels like fall here in Seattle, mid-50's and rainy. Got some paperwork taken care of, much more to do of course, but the next three weeks feel more do-able at the moment.
I'm working on a first - an agreement/contract allowing my third graders to check out one of our seven XO laptops at home for a day or two. The demands of the year have relegated them all too often to a locked file drawer, many days never even getting them out. I hope to at least put them in the hands of more people by the end of the year, just for the experience. Back to the soup, smelling real nice right now...
I'm working on a first - an agreement/contract allowing my third graders to check out one of our seven XO laptops at home for a day or two. The demands of the year have relegated them all too often to a locked file drawer, many days never even getting them out. I hope to at least put them in the hands of more people by the end of the year, just for the experience. Back to the soup, smelling real nice right now...
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Best wishes for that final push. Sometimes I can't decide if it's the best, or the worst, time of year. With sixth graders it has the potential to go off-track in a hurry.
Strange to hear about your weather when it's so opposite here in the Alaska interior. We've had a long string of hot and dry. So long, and so dry that we are now breathing wildfire smoke and hoping for rain. The fires are way, way off. But the wind carries the smoke far. The state is so big that the firefighters can't fight them all, and only those that threaten settlements are actively worked on. When we get enough fires burning at once, no matter which way the wind blows the smoke drifts through our area. Like now.
Have a good year's end with your students.
Doug thanks for your good wishes. I read your post earlier today on the Gulf disaster. I am just speechless, and do understand your reaction is multiplied by where you are from and who you are.
I listened to Robert Redford on NPR's Tavis Smiley this afternoon, talking about the disaster. It gave me just a little hope. Redford is such a strong believer in what the grassroots can do, and he has such a good grasp of the big picture, that I had a glimmer of hope. Here's the interview.
Hope your air clears soon so you can enjoy that sweet Alaska summer - Mark
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