Halfway through the Houston Institute and I’m still alive, believe it or not. I’ve been teaching for the past week and a half. My 16 second graders are all good kids, though some of them get a little wild from time to time.
Last week I taught math and this week I’m teaching science (the water [...]
Archive for June, 2005
Halfway through Houston
Posted in Education, Louisiana, Teach for America, tagged Education, teachforamerica on June 30, 2005 | No Comments »
Houston
Posted in Louisiana, Teach for America, tagged teachforamerica on June 17, 2005 | 1 Comment »
It’s only been 4 days of Institute and I already feel overwhelmed, over tired and stressed. We drove to Houston after four days in Baton Rouge and two days in Opelousos – a small city in southwest Louisiana. Opelousos was amazing. We went on a swamp tour and out zydeco dancing at Richard’s (the arguable [...]
Last day in Baton Rouge
Posted in Louisiana, Teach for America, tagged Louisiana, teachforamerica on June 10, 2005 | 2 Comments »
Today is our last day of induction programming in Baton Rouge before we move out to Opelousous, a “city” about an hour west of here. I think this is where culture comes in. We’re going to a Zydeco music night that involves a dance lesson and on a swamp tour. After that [...]
N’Awlens (as the hotel guide calls it)
Posted in Louisiana, Teach for America, tagged Louisiana, teachforamerica on June 4, 2005 | 2 Comments »
Apparently the newest standard hotel feature is wireless internet. Whether or not it’s free is a different story, but it’s here, which means I’ll never really be THAT far away from anything.
Three days of driving has been less terrible than I thought it would be. Here are my notes down the east coast:
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Exerpt from email to Sheila (sorry for sharing our world with other people, Shish, I won’t do it again. But let’s admit it. My emails are brilliant.)
Posted in Louisiana, Teach for America, tagged Louisiana, teachforamerica on June 1, 2005 | No Comments »
Well, I’m off to LA tomorrow. LA like Louisiana. Actually, for tomorrow, LA like Richmond, but whatever.
I put a dent in my car today. I almost called you I was so upset. Simona parked the other mazda half way up the driveway on the bend. I thought it was further [...]
