tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10442461.post710156976391132944..comments2023-07-12T08:46:17.836-07:00Comments on La Brown Girl: The Con ArtistGeorgina Baezahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12030269038891455213noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10442461.post-35033666116179826182009-04-16T19:57:00.000-07:002009-04-16T19:57:00.000-07:00you teaching your kids shakespeare reminds me of m...you teaching your kids shakespeare reminds me of my 8th grade teacher deciding to teach the top math level kids algebra. back then you didn't have a class like that in my elementary school until you got to high school. keep doing what you are doing.Chanclita Divinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01256286747656172338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10442461.post-33155772646364836702009-03-27T05:11:00.000-07:002009-03-27T05:11:00.000-07:00I only wish I had a job I was passionate about! Ov...I only wish I had a job I was passionate about! Overrun your life? If it's something you love then I don't see that as a bad thing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10442461.post-59970992944964412022009-03-26T15:43:00.000-07:002009-03-26T15:43:00.000-07:00Joel-Thanks! I sometimes hesitate to write about s...Joel-Thanks! I sometimes hesitate to write about school because I see the faces and off in la-la land looks from some people when I talk about it. Some people think I've let work overrun my life. I'm just passionate about it. It is my hope that my enthusiasm can be even a little bit contagious. <BR/><BR/>MsAbcMom-I hear you about the test prep! It's crayh-zee! I love how they say, "we don't teach to the test," and then, they turn around and implement programs aimed at the test. I always think of that scene in <I> Matilda </I> where the teacher and the kids have to hide all the pretty stuff. <BR/><BR/>I'm glad you enjoyed Naomi Leon! I knew you would like it. I hope Sabi liked it, too!Georgina Baezahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12030269038891455213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10442461.post-54542297676138476542009-03-26T11:46:00.000-07:002009-03-26T11:46:00.000-07:00Thanks for sharing. I have been so down in the du...Thanks for sharing. I have been so down in the dumps with teaching this year becuase we are all but forbidden to teach anything fun and meaningful. It is just test prep after test prep and no teaching time at all! How lucky your students are to have you!<BR/><BR/>btw...just finished Naomi Leon and loved it! Can't wait to discuss it with the girls!Msabcmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05873520963195947408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10442461.post-55217678645188898622009-03-26T09:36:00.000-07:002009-03-26T09:36:00.000-07:00I love reading your teaching stories and am always...I love reading your teaching stories and am always left feeling that your kids are really lucky to have a teacher that was so clearly <I>meant</I> to be a teacher... but then there are always the comments of some of your lesser colleagues that come close to canceling out the optimism you make me feel... but regardless, i really do enjoy these posts and at the end of the day I appreciate the honesty and wouldn't want you to sugarcoat anything.Joelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17842454859879493663noreply@blogger.com