My boy – Teaching The Outsiders (and more)

My boy, Seventh Grade Behavior

Election

mrC

The boy seems to be liking middle school so far. The adjustment has been smooth, and he seems to have things under control and then some. Not like a lot of my kids. Wait a minute. I just mistyped kids as mids… hmmm, I might like that. Anyway, the boy seems to be acing middle […]

My boy, Reading Aloud, The Outsiders

What’s This Dang Blog supposed to Be About Anyway?

mrC

So far this year has been the year of weird schedules. Late start schedule for “faculty collaboration.” That’s on Mondays. Two extended second period schedules for tours of the school and to drill the school handbook. (Luckily, with a second period prep, I was able to avoid the ugliness.) Extended Homie Base Schedule for the […]

My boy, parents, rock

What I Did Instead of Work I Should Have Been Doing

mrC

This one will be short, because I’m going to bed early. It was a rough weekend. The wife went out of town this weekend, leaving the boy and I to our own devices. We went to the climbing gym, and were literally the only ones there. It’s a co-op, so there aren’t any employees, and […]

My boy, Outside links, Reading, Video

Uh Oh. (Also Cartoons.)

mrC

Woo Hoo! The first week is in the books. You gotta love those three day weeks. First week shtuff: I’m a bit worried. I herded them into the computer lab for the STAR reading test today. (Aside: It’s from the same people who make Accelerated Reader. We still have the old version, not the web-based […]

Back to School, class size, My boy

Details, Details

mrC

I think I figured out why I hate Twitter. I like the details. One hundred forty something characters ain’t enough to give the details. I want the details, baby. The details: First Day Scream As I “tweeted” yesterday, I had forgotten to explain to my new homies… (Aside: Our first period is ten minutes longer […]