Monday, May 02, 2005

Posters and blogs




DC Blogs Noted:

Walking through Dupont, Adams Morgan, U Street areas this weekend I saw many young families pushing baby carriages. But how many parents will send their children to DC public schools, pay for private schools or eventually move to NOVA or MD communities?

An anonymous blog by DC Elementary Teacher offers an unsettling report on one aspect of the school system.


So long, public education. Farewell.
DC Elementary Teacher
This teacher is leaving for a private school.

Posting is intermittent. There’s only been several blog post over the last five months. Read each one.

The system chokes creativity and joy in the name of mediocrity, hypocrisy, and inconsistency. – April 29.

There are always a few parents who ask for MORE homework. Their students are usually ones that don't take the time and care to do their best on the homework that WAS assigned. For many of them (and presumably their parents) it's all a competitive, how-much-can-you-produce type of game. We teachers usually placate these requests by throwing a little extra work--to everyone. – Feb. 5.

The feeling I have as a new teacher is that I’m spinning too many wheels catering to the different stakeholders, and the individual approaches they tout. – Dec. 17.

Meanwhile, Hands On DC is expecting “2,000 volunteers to 32 DC public schools, including Aiton Elementary School, Shaw Junior High School and Cardozo Senior High School” on Saturday May 7 to paint, landscape and fix the schools. No experience is required to volunteer.

Drinking History
Swapping Tales
When you run out of things to tell your date, you can always share your knowledge of local drinking history:

“In case you were wondering, Maryland is called the Free State because we're a bunch of drunks …”


History of drinking continued
Slouching Towards Babylon
A very entertaining brunch that's served by the minute.


8:57am - Breakfast is served (Thank you, ladies). There are six of us, 7 bottles of champagne, 4 bottles of Boone's Farm, and a handle of Jim Beam.


Not invited but in DC Style
Making Noyes
Why he wasn’t invited to the White House Correspondents Dinner on Saturday. But he is in the premiere issue of DC STYLE

Alone in the desert
Ball Wonk
Ball Wonk offers up some great Nationals analysis. But is there anything odd about this photo or is it just me?

Photo: Adams Morgan
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posted by kob @ 12:19 AM