Saw a cartoon in the paper recently with the caption, ‘Alarm clocks…because every morning should begin with a heart attack.’
My version: “School bells…because every day should end with a heart attack.”
I swear they [whoever ‘they’ is…but I have a pretty good idea.] crank up the volume to 11 [aka’ Led Zeppelin-KISS-AC/DC’] at 3:00.
And is it just for Room 36?
Or am I being paranoid?
Or, should I say, more paranoid than before?
Received a memo about a districtwide change in expectations–an uptick, really–re: our adherence to the common core standards. [Hmmm, I noticed I didn’t use upper-case for ‘common core’. Shrug.]
Anywaaaay, an observation…P.S. In a letter, it usually suggests an afterthought, some added notion to throw in at the last minute.
Pendulum Swing. And. Paradigm Shift
Both favorite momentum killers in education today…
Both are P.S.’s.
Coincidence?
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