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months have passed. things have changed.
The girl downstairs moved out in the beginning of March. It became clear that she and her boyfriend couldn't live together but they couldn't part, either. Their fights had begun to litter the back patio. He broker her planter pots and there was glass and soil and plant material everywhere. I guess she just couldn't face us anymore--we knew the story and she couldn't pretend anymore.
A Special Ed IEP meeting was arranged for Walter in February. His mom came, I was the only teacher able to show up, and two special ed teachers were there. We decided that Walter couldn't function in regular classes anymore. We convinced him he'd be happier this way.
I brought 40 of my students on a field trip to the Santa Monica recreation area March 21. We had a blast. It was a "service learning" project where the students were to help plant native species to replace invasive species that's been growing there. All my classes had to read about the Santa Monica National Recreation Area, and I gave them a brief history of our National Parks to help them understand the importance of preserving them for generations to come. They are fascinated with environmental issues. It's very exciting for me to see them interested and motivated. I sometimes feel like we can overcome any obstacle.
Of course many students at our school walked out to protest the House immigration bill. Senator Dianne Feinstein made an impassioned speech in the Senate, in which she spelled out the conflicts and issues that make legislating very difficult. Bush wants to paint the Democrats as obstructionist, and oddly enough, very few media outlets are spelling out the particulars of the amendments being proposed to the legislation that the Democrats are opposed to. More to come.
Steve Lopez has written a great series of pieces in the LA Times on the homeless situation in Los Angeles. Can you imagine, 80,000 people homeless in LA?
The girl downstairs moved out in the beginning of March. It became clear that she and her boyfriend couldn't live together but they couldn't part, either. Their fights had begun to litter the back patio. He broker her planter pots and there was glass and soil and plant material everywhere. I guess she just couldn't face us anymore--we knew the story and she couldn't pretend anymore.
A Special Ed IEP meeting was arranged for Walter in February. His mom came, I was the only teacher able to show up, and two special ed teachers were there. We decided that Walter couldn't function in regular classes anymore. We convinced him he'd be happier this way.
I brought 40 of my students on a field trip to the Santa Monica recreation area March 21. We had a blast. It was a "service learning" project where the students were to help plant native species to replace invasive species that's been growing there. All my classes had to read about the Santa Monica National Recreation Area, and I gave them a brief history of our National Parks to help them understand the importance of preserving them for generations to come. They are fascinated with environmental issues. It's very exciting for me to see them interested and motivated. I sometimes feel like we can overcome any obstacle.
Of course many students at our school walked out to protest the House immigration bill. Senator Dianne Feinstein made an impassioned speech in the Senate, in which she spelled out the conflicts and issues that make legislating very difficult. Bush wants to paint the Democrats as obstructionist, and oddly enough, very few media outlets are spelling out the particulars of the amendments being proposed to the legislation that the Democrats are opposed to. More to come.
Steve Lopez has written a great series of pieces in the LA Times on the homeless situation in Los Angeles. Can you imagine, 80,000 people homeless in LA?
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