Apace of Change

Christian Long’s summer vacation is off to a bang with the development of the first meme of the season, in which he asks:
What was the “worst job” you ever had that ironically helped prepare you to one day become an educator?
I’ve been extremely fortunate in that I’ve never had any terrible jobs, but for the [...]

I’ve taken the liberty of responding to Doug’s opt-in meme because there is clearly a demand in the blogosphere for more personal information about me. I must give the people what they want.
What I Was Doing Ten Years Ago
I was two months shy of my 21st birthday and finishing up my Junior Professional Experience [...]

Both Suzanne and Pat bonked me with this one, so now I feel doubly guilty for having neglected it for over a month (sorry, Suzanne). At any rate, here are the rules, blatantly plagiarized from Pat’s post:
Passion Quilt Meme Rules:
1. Think about what you are passionate about teaching your students.
2. Post a picture from [...]

So I got an email from WetPaint today. It’s a typical website newsletter, but it starts with an appeal to my ego:

I got to the end of the second paragraph and had to do a double take:

Yeah, lemme get right on that. Before one of those other Damian Bariexcas ganks it on me.
This [...]

Even if you don’t like rap and hip-hop, give this post a chance. I know Jose has quoted Jay-Z and met Rakim, Dan’s spotlighted a homemade Jay-Z poster, and Taylor loves Eminem and Ice Cube; I’m counting on you (& similar-minded folks) to help me out here and in the next post. The [...]