OMG – Teaching The Outsiders (and more)

OMG, TV

Victory Lap

mrC

Yeah, yeah, I know. Long time no see and all that… Our first period classes are 10 minutes longer than the other periods. That extra 10 minutes is quaintly called “Home Base.” (I know I’ve probably mentioned that here before, but with almost 450 posts up to now, I don’t have the energy to check when […]

Me, OMG, Seventh Grade Behavior, Stories of Seventh Grade

Received! I Meant Received!

mrC

D’oh. Too much skating and too many naps make Jack a dull boy, it would seem. And by Jack I mean me. First day back for us after a blissful two weeks, and everybody in Homie Base has lots to share. It heartens me that so few of the stories were mere bragging about gifts. […]

CPS, OMG, Seventh Grade Behavior, Stories of Seventh Grade

The CC Button

mrC

Today we were working on one of the few things I still use from the giant collection of “material” that came with our hopelessly dated anthology text. (First sentence, and I’m already at an aside: There’s a road that connects to a highway in the great California Central Valley–the birthplace of most of the nation’s […]

OMG

Just This…

mrC

Two shows out of my top ten TV shows are on tonight, so… My birthday is coming up, and I want this for my cake. Best. Cake. Ever.