Head Start

One of this week's enjoyable moments (probably this week's ONLY enjoyable moment) was attending the Head Start "graduation." It was pure delight to see the kids sing, dance, read, and play. The parents in attendance were so proud of their little ones. The Head Start kids are so smart...they are so ready for kindergarten. Our Head Start teachers need to be thanked for their very hard work preparing the kids for kindergarten. Thank you Rebecca, Jasmin, and Yanira! I wish EVERY single kid could attend Head Start. I'm a proud "graduate" of Harbor Hills Head Start(Lomita, CA) Class of '73. Yes, I'm a South Bay boy!

Obama and McCain on NCLB

We know who the two candidates for president will be. How do they feel about NCLB? Both Obama and McCain believe the NCLB goals are good things. You can read more about the candidates' views on NCLB in a current Education Week article. Check it out.

Toy District

Today, Ruselle and I took a trip to the Toy District. It's always an adventure hitting the streets of downtown L.A., especially the Toy District. Ahh, the crowds, the smells, the deals. We hit about four or five stores, I'm not quite sure. We bought a bunch of toys for the testing raffle, stickers for the student store, and stuffed animals for the carnival. One funny thing happened. In the sticker store, I heard a cell phone ring, but I didn't see a cell phone. I noticed the ring was coming from the sales lady's chest. She pulled the cell phone out of her bra. I wanted to laugh, but I refrained. We hadn't paid yet. I guess it's a good use of personal storage space. I guess. We ended the trip with lunch at Olvera Street. It was a good day.

A personal letter from Barack Obama

I just checked my verizon email account and guess what I found? A personal letter to me from the presumptive Democratic nominee for President of the United States. Let me share. (notice he signed it Barack?) Oh yeah, I'm in...

Edward--

I'm about to take the stage in St. Paul and announce that we have won the Democratic nomination for President of the United States. It's been a long journey, and we should all pause to thank Hillary Clinton, who made history in this campaign. Our party and our country are better off because of her. I want to make sure you understand what's ahead of us. Earlier tonight, John McCain outlined a vision of America that's very different from ours -- a vision that continues the disastrous policies of George W. Bush. But this is our moment. This is our time. Our time to turn the page on the policies of the past and bring new energy and new ideas to the challenges we face. Our time to offer a new direction for the country we love. It's going to take hard work, but thanks to you and millions of other donors and volunteers, no one has ever been more prepared for such a challenge.
Thank you for everything you've done to get us here. Let's keep making history.

Barack

And the winner is...

Finally, Democrats have selected a candidate for president. Let the race begin. I'm not sure if Obama should pick Clinton as his VP. What do you think?

The End is Near?

For those of you politically inclined, it looks like Obama v. Clinton will soon be over. I hope someone calls Hillary (not at 3:00 AM) to let her know. I wonder if it's too early to send in my resume for a possible job in an Obama Department of Education???

Monday

Compared to the last couple of weeks, today was extremely calm. A few issues here and there. I actually managed to get nine evaluations written. Nice. I have three more to go. I'll finish those tomorrow morning. I'm really enjoying reading blog summaries. I'm glad that so many bloggers are enjoying the reflective aspect of maintaining the blog. One teacher wrote in his blog summary that the constant reflection of his practice has definitely made him a better teacher. That's fantastic! I've found that my constant reflection of my practice has made me bitter, mean, and at times extremely depressed/ing...just kidding!!!! (sort of) I'm so sad that American Idol is over. I'm pretty much down to watching one tv show a week...the Tudors. I love that show. So sad, Queen Anne got her head chopped off. Talk about a quickie divorce! Dexter and Weeds will start soon, so that will increase my TV viewing by 50%. Not bad.