happy labor day!

so i read the media notes for the SEC, kent state, and bama this past week – over 100 pages of reading in pdf format – none of which answered to me why kent state didn’t bring a cheer squad – only an eagle (falcon – bird??? anyway, the bird watched the game with the players – i think he/she saw more than most of the college kids – that seemed to leave at halftime – whimps…)

as for books…

“julie of the wolves” – 1970s reprint – good book – sort of gary paulsen with a female protagonist – so “hatchet” before hatchet was written – girl surviving in the wilderness – the question of how to return to society – the larger question – was good

“through my eyes” – tim tebow –  great book – glad i’m adding it for the eighth grade summer list next year – good to read while waiting for commercial timeouts at the bama game (which, due to the humidity, seemed to take forever) – more of the inside story of his time at florida – his faith is genuine – and that was good to know as well – great encouragement when you begin to think all athletes are jerks

also read some teaching books – ap guide to midsummer night’s dream – literacy tools in the classroom – perfect 800 verbal – some ideas for the classroom – all in addition to continuing the trek through the old testament (ezekiel is taking forever) – and magazines – got espn the mag now in addition to economist, sports illustrated, and christianity today

just three journals this week – in case you’re sixth grade and confused (don’t want you to pull a journal muscle by doing more than necessary)

sincerely,
mafeld