28.8.06
Today was fun. There are a grand total of two photocopiers working on campus, and they require a code (and mine doesn't work...it's supposed to be the last four digits of your SSN). So lots of teachers couldn't make copies this morning. The digital duplicators were screwed, and the machines on the Gibson side haven't worked for some time now.
26.8.06
Friday (yesterday) was the first day of classes for most of North Carolina. There is a state law that says that school can't start before August 25 (intended to benefit the tourism industry). Year-round schools are exempt. So is our high school (we obtained a waiver). That way, we can finish first semester before the Christmas break. Sixteen down, one hundred and sixty-four to go.
Pluto no longer a planet? Oh well, the textbook we're using (printed two years ago) was already sitting on the fence. We'll just skip that section now when we do the astronomy/solar system unit.
Pluto no longer a planet? Oh well, the textbook we're using (printed two years ago) was already sitting on the fence. We'll just skip that section now when we do the astronomy/solar system unit.
20.8.06
On Saturday, I made my first visit to Charlotte in nearly nine months. My sister wanted to go shopping, so I took her to the biggest shopping centers that I could think of: Carolina Place Mall (in nearby Pineville), South Park (not to be confused with the cartoon of the same name), and Concord Mills (in nearby Concord; the most popular attraction in North Carolina.)
Tomorrow is Convocation at Hoke County Schools. I was told that we (teachers) get a motivational speech among other things. And this whole time I thought it was a ceremony for our seniors (kind of like the procession one goes through after finishing a university degree). Students get the day off.
Tomorrow is Convocation at Hoke County Schools. I was told that we (teachers) get a motivational speech among other things. And this whole time I thought it was a ceremony for our seniors (kind of like the procession one goes through after finishing a university degree). Students get the day off.
14.8.06
Last time I blogged, I was ready to leave for Canada by car (on a vacation, of course). I had limited web access (because I'm too cheap to use those Bell Internet kiosks).
I've been in Raeford for nearly three weeks now, and eight days of school have already passed. Probably the most important thing that has happened between my return to the USA and today is the acquisition of my new notebook computer, an Apple MacBook (base model with Combo drive). On the side I also purchased a white 2 GB iPod nano and a Canon Pixma iP4200 photo printer. I visited the new Apple Store at Crabtree Valley Mall in Raleigh to buy these items during tax-free holiday (August 4-6).
The students are pretty good this year; pretty well behaved, or maybe just because our administration was cracking down.
I've been in Raeford for nearly three weeks now, and eight days of school have already passed. Probably the most important thing that has happened between my return to the USA and today is the acquisition of my new notebook computer, an Apple MacBook (base model with Combo drive). On the side I also purchased a white 2 GB iPod nano and a Canon Pixma iP4200 photo printer. I visited the new Apple Store at Crabtree Valley Mall in Raleigh to buy these items during tax-free holiday (August 4-6).
The students are pretty good this year; pretty well behaved, or maybe just because our administration was cracking down.
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