Wednesday, March 07, 2007. Thursday, January 04, 2007. Oh, a new semester has begun. The students are energized and ready to go, and so are the teachers. WRONG! As always, our break is never long enough. However, this year, our break was even shorter. Our last day was December 20. Teachers had to report back January 2 and students reported back January 3. It just seems to get shorter and shorter each year. At least we did go back to a three day week! Of mine moved to O.

Teacher Man and Other Thoughts. The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly. Saturday, May 05, 2007.

Put your money where your mouth is, Honey; Come teach in Mississippi with me. Tuesday, October 10, 2006. Somewhere houses burn down,. Mothers prostitute themselves, suffocate their daughters;. We discussed plagiarism and senseless violence today. Monday, July 31, 2006.

Sunday, January 07, 2007. I think I get respect from students by being fair and treating all students the same. The easiest way to lose their respect is by playing favorites. I even give the students some choice when they are being punished. I think the students need to hear a little truth.

Lately, I have been feeling run down at school. Why did I leave the Delta? January Blog II Why does optimism always kick you. Saturday, May 05, 2007.

Tuesday, June 20, 2006. Dave Molina let me borrow Radical Equations, a book by Bob Moses, describing the Algebra Project a movement akin to the Civil Rights Movement pushing for mathematical fluency among minorities. To summarize, algebra is the new enfranchisement. There are obvious links to distance, displacement, direction, and the like. How far was our end point from our starting point? In all, the trip id.

Saturday, May 05, 2007. Looking back on my experiences in Mississippi, I can honestly say my students in Mississippi treated me in ways that my students in Massachusetts, Vermont, and California never did. Sadly, most of these ways were bad. Besides conversation fodder, what am I leavin.

Saturday, May 05, 2007. Saturday, April 07, 2007. Usually it takes me about a full week just to get back in the swing of things, but surprisingly it only took me a Monday this time. I wish I could say the same for the students.

Veritas - A DJ Ohns Production. The archive posts that run through the summer 0f 2007 reflect my time as a graduate student in the Mississippi Teacher Corps and as a Latin teacher in Jackson, MS. It has since become my personal blog. The Asthma Attack and the Last Days of School. Notes To Remember This Summer. The Importance of the Written Archive. My MTC Experience in a Mere 1,000 Words. Other 2nd Year MTC Blogs. The Asthma Attack and the Last Days of School.

A blog about all things pertaining to Trent Lott, Leadership and Blogs. Friday, December 23, 2005.