I started out my day in an AttorneyPoloozaFest 2008 IEP meeting in which everyone blames everyone else for the child’s difficulties. Not exactly the Monday…
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Apparently, the shining exuberance generated from a restful spring break has faded to a lackluster flickering light. A few posts ago, I talked about how…
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I have been on Spring Break, which for me, included my first road trip with fiancée. We drove down the coast to look at wedding…
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When I was in middle school, my friends and I came up with a way to express disdain in a secret fashion. When someone was…
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A few weeks ago, I packed up my work bag, my coffee mug, and my lunch for the day, and headed outside to get in…
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As I walked home today at the end of work, I overheard a man talking to my neighbor. I am a somewhat of an eavesdropper…
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I have tremendous respect for Principals. I have no idea how they do it. When I get assigned a new school, I do my best…
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I have been so annoyed at the lack of the “K” on the S.M.A.C. acronym in my previous entry.* After pondering a possible “K” for…
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I write new years resolutions every year. And being the social scientist, I evaluate them the following year according to predetermined criterion. Nerd alert! One…
Read MoreTengo Que Practicar
Recently, my distinguished Alumni organization, UC Berkeley, called me for a donation to the School of Education. They are clever in their money-asking ways too….
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