HA!

Oh my gosh. This is awesome...

In the style of Poe's "The Raven" comes The Rowling.

Just... read and laugh.




Went to a conference on teaching about the Wabanaki of Maine today, and it was interesting. We learned about the eugenics programs that existed in 35 states in the 20s and 30s and how Hitler wrote the Vermont government letters asking how they were managing to get away with it.

I left that talk feeling sick.

The next talk was on Thanksgiving Myths and I loved it, and totally want to use the activity we did in a classroom someday.

Got to see all kinds of interesting artifacts and oo and ahh over teaching resources, materials and books that I want but cannot afford. I think this will be a way of life for me. ::sigh::

(no subject)

So, I begin my apple unit tomorrow. Woo. I have twelve pilfered apples lined up in a row on my bed as I type. They look quite cute. But people keep trying to steal them and I keep having to do a head-count of my apples.

But Jenna donated two "wild" apples, which quickly became juggling material and then we "appled" Colleen. And Becky, who caught on very quickly.

You see, we "clementine" one another. It has not begun yet this season, as we have no boxes of clementines yet. But oh, once we get them... no open door will be safe. No *closed* door will be safe. No computer, desk, bed or chair. No walking freely and safely through the hall.

Oh, no.

Beware the Clementine. Beware the run-by fruiting. It's hit-and-run by fruit. Fruit crime scenes, if you will.

Oh, yes. Just look:



My poor bear was Clementined!



Beware the Beaver with a Clementine. (Which is funnier when you know our mascot is the beaver.)

You never know when they might strike.