Perhaps the greatest of all wrongs we do children in school is to deprive them of the chance to judge the worth of their own work and thus destroy in them the power to make such judgments, or even the…
Grades
Ah—just got my grades, finally! Two As and a B. I did get a B in the tech writing class, which doesn’t surprise me but doesn’t please me, either. My GPA is 3.5 now. Blah.
Schools & Quote
I see. When schools are held accountable for what they’re doing, instead of improving the education they provide they kick out students who probably won’t do well on the tests being used to measure their performance. Makes perfect sense to…
Top 100 Movies Meme
JupiterCornwall’s Birthday
Happy Birthday jupitercornwall!
Time Traveller’s Guide to Medieval Britain
Posted so I can read more of it later: Time traveller’s guide to Medieval Britain
Our DFCS Experience
You know, I kept meaning to write about this and forgetting to actually do it. Way back on May 7 of 2003, I was very surprised to get a call from a social worker at the Department of Family &…
Whiskers!
Look, look! I got my whiskers!
Grow Up!
This has absolutely nothing to do with anybody who reads my journal (as far as I know, anyway), or anyone in my household or circle of friends/family. It is a general rant against an attitude I’ve seen too damned many…
Gay Marriage in Boondocks
Gay marriage?