tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17428788.post3588165413497651408..comments2023-09-19T00:38:08.397-07:00Comments on The Optimystique: (untitled 292)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12189152795352211038noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17428788.post-8628035199359353842009-02-22T00:57:00.000-08:002009-02-22T00:57:00.000-08:00Well done and it makes perfect sense. ~keith not-j...Well done and it makes perfect sense. <BR/><BR/>~keith not-jones :PKeithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07798112867431995129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17428788.post-85451374104813017202009-02-05T18:18:00.000-08:002009-02-05T18:18:00.000-08:00you call him lego, but I feel it was just a nice w...you call him lego, but I feel it was just a nice way of saying blockheadMarcenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12757208841710901740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17428788.post-53276145493890547172009-02-02T10:26:00.000-08:002009-02-02T10:26:00.000-08:00I'd like "Sometimes you have to leave a child behi...I'd like "Sometimes you have to leave a child behind" on a t-shirt, please. Or perhaps worked into a Theodore cartoon.LJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07937219680938419066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17428788.post-36888185747386391682009-02-02T09:59:00.000-08:002009-02-02T09:59:00.000-08:00Turns out? Wrestling water buffalo (plural: Beefal...Turns out? Wrestling water buffalo (plural: Beefalo) is really easy. I'm an expert.*<BR/><BR/>Thou shalt NOT leave any children behind! Even if it means sacrificing everyone else's education.*<BR/><BR/>* Note the obvious irony.DiaNehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17096735956435722993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17428788.post-6864628915239443002009-01-31T22:02:00.000-08:002009-01-31T22:02:00.000-08:00Another moral of the story: you need a better tea...Another moral of the story: you need a better teacher-pupil ratio in classes where you have high needs students. Another moral: every classroom is a high needs classroom.<BR/><BR/>[word verification: crasy. Which is what the educational system is, if we're all frank about it.]Lisa B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10646181766775405935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17428788.post-68672440736159757542009-01-30T21:30:00.000-08:002009-01-30T21:30:00.000-08:00True story: An 8th grader asked my why July 4 was...True story: An 8th grader asked my why July 4 was significant. It was part of his Social Studies assignment. I said something along the lines of, "Seriously? July 4th? The Fourth of July? Fireworks? Star Spangled Banner? Revolutionary War Declaration of Independence God Bless the USA?" He stared at me blankly. The other kids were laughing incredulously at him. He really didn't get it. I told him, "Alas. Another child left behind," and walked away.<BR/><BR/>Because I am a good teacher.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16536004444668308560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17428788.post-69744245314118554632009-01-30T17:28:00.000-08:002009-01-30T17:28:00.000-08:00Bravo.Bravo.Bradenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02561613173295281689noreply@blogger.com