Christmas Holiday

I'll be off for the holidays. I'll continue my regular Sunday column on 1/9/11.

Christmas Card and Elf Video

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Brian, Aubrey, Timmy, Anastasia, and I got together and made this elf video for everyone.

Vocabulary

My students for their vocab tests are required to create sentences for each word. Our first word was “irrational.”

One of my 14-year-old boys wrote:

"I broke up with this girl before she did me, and her friend told her to, but she did not use irrational feelings."

Pic of the Week

I took this in Clearlake, CA.



Not only do they have a drive-thru cigarette store, there's a line.

Thought of the Week

If I told you to relax for five minutes and think about nothing, what would you think about?

Bias in Testing

Selling my iPad

A student overheard me tell a colleague I was selling my iPad.

Conversation with Student:

Student: I’ll take your iPad

Me: I’m selling it for $500.

Student: I could give you a check.

Me: You really want to spend $500 on an iPad?

Student: Yeah, it will be worth it.

Me: I don’t think I really believe you. Last week you were going to bring in a box of tissues for the classroom and you never did.

Student: About that... Money is a little tight at my house right now for like food and stuff so I couldn’t get those tissues.

The Groom

This is my buddy, Brian, at the end of his wedding reception.