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  1. Why does a 2 1/2 day work week seem to pose as an even greater challenge to me than a five day work week? I may feel otherwise on Thursday.
  2. Peer editing of letters from Charlotte to her parents brought about more insightful comments about writing from students than expected.
  3. Letters from Charlotte to her parents about boarding the Seahawk led to much more insightful writing from students than I imagined it would.
  4. Finished SEER OF SHADOWS by Avi; a suspenseful ghost story that takes place in the 1800s. Not usually my thing, but I couldn't put it down.
  5. RT @paulocoelho No failure can diminish your value as a person: you will still be who you are.
  6. Ah wonderful, an 8 AM start to the work day is so refreshing...
  7. Just created my first webquest. Something to look forward to on Monday, seeing if it'll get kids interested in reading historical fiction.
  8. Have I been dropped into another reality...so many things all going well at once is mind-boggling to me. I right away assume I'm dreaming.
  9. I've learned to eat my lunch on the run!
  10. RT @budtheteacher Dehumanized: When math and science rule the school—By Mark Slouka (Harper's Magazine) http://instapaper.com/zN0n2t7I
  11. I need truly unique and descriptive similes and metaphors to show my students...please pass along to me if you have found/have written any.
  12. RT @alfiekohn One way to judge teaching quality: the proportion of questions the teacher asks that don’t have a single right answer
  13. Plenty of girls in the writer's club...how do I get boys to sign up?
  14. I'm reading WALK TWO MOONS over the long weekend, only because a student recommended it...and he's not at all a reader, so I'm curious.
  15. Survived standardized test holistic scoring workshop! I think I'm more confused about how writing is scored than I was before.
  16. 10 foods w/most cases of foodborne illness: leafy greens,eggs,tuna,oysters,potatoes,cheese,ice cream, tomatoes,sprouts,berries. No meat?
  17. I read most of Tracy Sugarman's WE HAD SNEAKERS THEY HAD GUNS yesterday. 1st hand account of civil rights movement in the Mississippi delta
  18. Oh no, progress reports already!?
  19. RT huh?! 9-28-09 NYT Mag: "Kids need careful adult guidance & instruction before they're able to play in a productive way." (Via @alfiekohn)
  20. RT @paulocoelho Philippines flood causes dozens of deaths. You can help: http://bit.ly/1VhJak (Red Cross)