up to 18,000 words on nanowrimo – considering i wasn’t going to write anything new this month, well, i guess i broke that rule…

HAPPY THANKSGIVING WEEK!!! no journals this week – but i did want to mention what i read – before i forget…

“great expectations” by dan brown – story of a first-year teacher in innercity new york – at about the worst school and with the worst kids – made ya’ll look a lot better:) seriously, the book was very moving – basically, brown, a very talented person, was reduced to barely nothing over the year with a group of fourth graders (and lack of support from the administration) – it was sad, but it was also encouraging – and put some things in perspective

i read “teach like a champion” – it was okay – didn’t get much out of it (sort of the opposite from the brown book b/c it considered good teaching to basically be treating kids like robots – sad…

other than those, there were just odd and ends reading – border troubles in central america involving google maps (hint, don’t argue national boundaries with google maps), how mental illness can be prevented through prior help, and a major league soccer final preview (go rapids)

again, best wishes with thanksgiving – enjoy your family

maf