Monthly Archives: April 2010
The Last Day
Today is the last day of work for me at Highland English. I worked hard here. I made lots of mistakes but I also learned so much. I learned about business; I learned about teaching; I learned about people and … Continue reading
Stand and Deliver
Today I watched the movie Stand and Deliver. Its the true story of a dedicated teacher, Jaimie Escalante and the students at Garfield High School in Southern California. Besides the great performances and enjoyable story I think what I took … Continue reading
Cirque du Freak
Today I finished the first book in the twelve book series called Cirque du Freak by Darren Shan. I think it would be an excellent early junior high school book. Its exciting, with a compelling story and cast of characters. … Continue reading
The Time Traveler’s Wife
I just finished the book The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger. I thought the book was very well done although there were sections here and there that seemed like the author was just writing to fill space rather than … Continue reading
moving home
Today I was taking a bunch of books from my school in preparation for moving home to Canada. I didn’t think there were that many books but it ended up being around a dozen or so. My bag was so … Continue reading
drama in sport
The last four days I’ve been watching The Masters golf tournament and I’ve been reminded at how much drama there is in sports. The media made so much of Tiger Woods ‘indiscretions’. How would he react? The other players had … Continue reading
From the Far East to Down East 