Ok, I know I haven't blogged in a while but... I needed to rant about this.
Has anyone paid attention to the leapfrog tag learner commercial??? Maybe because I am a teacher does this commercial irk me.
Basically the product advertised is supposed to help kids learn to read and instill in them a love for reading...but I have two issues with this....
#1 Do people not read to their children anymore?
I understand that some people don't have time to sit, etc.... but I also have an issue #2.
The commercial spurns a "scientific book" or "boring book" for the one that talks... and then a kid then rejects a the book saying that it doesn't talk. How does this encourage reading????

The blog is back!!!

I don't know why, I went on haitus for awhile. I think it is because of the addiction to facebook...but now, I am blogging again!

So I went to stop off in school today and went up to my room and what do I see? BUNNIES!!!!
So I go to the office and I ask the admin and they say "Bunnies? what bunnies?"

Apparently no one but the security guard knew they were storing the bunnies from the lower school in my room while they work on the lower school!

Some artwork from my students this year....



Some artwork from my students this year....

You all know my little obsession with taking pictures as I walk through the park in the morning/afternoon. This time I was struck with the beauty of leaves on a certain tree and they lost their chlorophyll and turned the most brilliant reddish color.

I just would like to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving!!!

Some more POST IT ART - Gnomie turns to Shev and asks "Do you ever just think up hypothetical scenarios in your head?" Shev turns to Gnomie and introduces herself.

Some more random pictures from my walks....

This is for those of you who have been bugging me to update my blog. I really don't have anything interesting going on. Last night I got back from work, ate some dinner, and ended up walking about 9 miles. I do have a tendency to take pictures at random moments though. For example I walk through Central Park every morning to go to school. My rationalization is that since I save $4 every day in bus fare by walking, that I can spend $4 on Starbucks (yes, my Starbucks ban is over, I have caved once again). So I have been taking pictures of Belvedare Castle in different seasons and different times of day. This is my picture from this morning. It was actually pouring this morning, but I had an umbrella, hat, coat, scarf, boots and I despise stuffing like a sardine onto the crosstown bus on rainy days when people allow their umbrellas to drip down your leg.