Archive for May 8th, 2008

The Next Two Days At School

May 8, 2008

What’s happening: Field day tomorrow, a class trip Monday. You now know as much as I, or any other teacher at my school, does about these events.
O.K., I’m exaggerating, I know the destination of the trip. I do not know, though: When we leave, what kids are going, what they can wear, what we’re eating [...]

The Funniest And Most Offensive Thing I’ve Heard This Week

May 8, 2008

At about the 2:30 mark of this, you’ll hear the Wait, Wait Don’t Tell Me take on a testy debate in Florida:
Senate lawmakers in Florida have voted to ban the fake bull testicles that dangle from the trailer hitches of many trucks and cars throughout the state.
Republican Sen. Cary Baker, a gun shop owner from [...]

Is This Really A Problem?

May 8, 2008

I think this says more about the average legislator than it does schools:
Students in elementary and high schools should be prohibited from wearing bullet-proof vests and other body armor, legislation approved by a Louisiana House committee says.
Rep. Chris Hazel, R-Ball, author of House Bill 1153, told the committee he proposed the bill “trying to prevent [...]