No socks.
White skinny jeans.
Blazer.
Pocket square.
I'd NEVER hear the end of it.
(but I like it)
Only posting this because I can never wear it to school (the other teachers would mock me)22/8/2014 Blue suede shoes.
No socks. White skinny jeans. Blazer. Pocket square. I'd NEVER hear the end of it. (but I like it)
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Looks like someone needs some Number Line help: "25 comes before 26, not after" Wait a minute! I saw THIS the next time I walked past the SAME store. Not just an unnecessary "s"... and unnecessary "apostrophe s"!!
This guy is a little odd (and that's an awful tie) but what he has to say is incredibly profound... and important!! Not just in this situation (Israel and Palestine) but in ALL situations... including YOUR life. WATCH IT!! (it's actually only 5 minutes long. The last 3 minutes is a plea for cash support) A little longer but a little more in detail. Ignore the annoying editing and listen to what he is saying. Brilliant!
This week's Student of the Week is Jason H.
Jason is another one of my past C.S. students. He assisted me when he was in grade 11 and he did an incredible job. I'd ask him to do one thing, then start throwing quizzes at him to mark, "don't return them until you enter the marks", now back to the original task, whoops - more quizzes coming in, etc. I'm sure Jason (and the rest of my CS students) must find it crazy at times. But I sure appreciate it!! I was happy when Jason told me, at the end of grade 11, that he would be taking Pre-Calculus 12 and that I would have the opportunity to teach him. Just like when he was my CS, Jason was always exceedingly polite, friendly and hard-working. And he is a very thoughtful person (in both ways - looking out for others and deep thinker). One thing I will always remember about Jason was his Pride project. He planned and organized a family trip throughout North America for himself and his visiting parents. The photos he included were very sweet. Jason's parents looked very happy and (I'm sure) proud of their son. I was too! Thanks for always being so willing to learn new things and for putting up with my disorganization (at times), Jason. I always enjoyed spending time working with you and I know you will go on to great things. Take care! I don't want to get all hipster on you here but, unless you're name is Orissa D, I read "The Fault in Our Stars" before you (if you don't believe me, ask Grace K). I thought it was pretty good, quite well written, and really hard to read, being the father of a teenage girl ("What if that was Sophia" etc). No big deal though...
So it kind of shocked me when it became such a phenomena. Everyone was reading (and re-reading) this book. A movie was made. John Green became a star himself. I couldn't help but wonder if I should try another one of his books. So, when Misaki offered to lend me "An Abundance of Katherines", I happily accepted (by the way, I need to return this to Misaki! Can anyone send me her contact info? Thanks). Well, I have to say that the plot was pretty interesting. And there were some nice details (especially the inclusion of some mathematical concepts... though all the characters "hated math". Grrrrr!) And I liked most of the characters (especially Lindsey, the main female character). But there were two BIG problems with this book:
Don't get me wrong. I understand why John Green is doing so well. He's clever. He's (somewhat) original. And he writes well. But I can't recommend this book due to the self-absorbed, whiny... well, I think you know why. Some of you may have seen the TV show "Friday Night Lights" (I've never seen it but it gets great reviews. Especially from Mr. Breden). And some of you may have seen the movie with the same name (also very good reviews). But what started it all was this book. I have wanted to read it for a long time (some people call it the greatest sports book ever written). So after... uh... "reluctant" reader Sophia R read it and declared it "pretty good" I decided it was time to tackle it (that's a pun there).
It's the story of a high school football team in a small(ish) Texas town in the late 1980's (in fact most of the players graduated in 1990 - same as me! This would have been my life if I'd grown up in Odessa, Texas instead of North Delta, BC). The most important thing in the whole town is the high school football team. Literally 15000 - 20000 people show up to watch the games (on Friday nights, hence the title of the book). That's the same number of people who go watch the Canucks! And these kids are 16 - 18 years old! The author does an incredible job uncovering the unsavoury side of the football program: racism, corrupt education systems, disregard for players' wellbeing, etc. At the same time, he focuses on six senior (grade 12) students and follows them throughout the season. You can't help but find yourself rooting for (most of) them to succeed, despite the fact that you already know they can't all "make it". And that is the true tragedy in this story: these boys are elevated to god-like status for one year (they are each assigned a female student to cater to them for the year, for goodness sakes!!!) and then (for almost every single one of them) once they graduate, it's all over and they are largely forgotten. Imagine, having the peak experience of your life (and they all "know" it's the peak for them in this little Texas town) before you're 20 and then having 60 more years or so to struggle with the empty feelings you're left with. Great book! If you ever want to borrow it, I'll have it in my classroom in September. Interesting how the dots tend back towards the right in the older ages (40+). Why would this be?
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