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Category Archive: Humor
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Jan
16
Jill Bolte Taylor Is An Amazing Woman
I am fascinated with the brain. My masters thesis/research is brain-based stuff. Long story short–I’m hooked. I shared a bit about Jill Bolte Taylor about a year ago on my other blog, but yesterday I started reading her book, My Stroke of Insight. After watching her speak (see below), I was sure I’d be let …
Jan
16
I love George Bush . . .
You know those Coors commercials run during football games with the coaches during press conferences? How ’bout some of that with George Bush? Gold. I would have loved to have him in my class as a kid. So here you go. Serving up some great Bushisms of the past. I’m seriously going to miss this …
Jan
08
Farting and the art of parent communication
Alright. I’ve got this student who likes to act like a complete moron (I presume) to get attention. Notice here, I did not say that he was a complete moron. I said he likes to act like one. There’s a difference. It’s called tact. Remember that term–tact. It’s a key concept in dealing with parents …
Jan
08
“Why I’m Not Sorry.” Inside the Adolescent Mind
I collected this about a year ago as part of a disciplinary plan from a student who cut a healthy lock of hair from a girls head. I had posted it then, but some of his classmates alerted him to the posting and made a big stink out of it. So I post it again …
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