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Weather
08 February 2007 – 02:49
According to the National Weather Service, it is currently negative zero degrees in Minneapolis.
End of Quarter 2 – Senior Credit Factory
07 February 2007 – 05:05
My senior credit factory classes are doing very poorly. Here are their final grades:
B+
87%
F
56%
F
29%
B-
81%
F
56%
F
27%
C+
79%
F
51%
F
22%
C
76%
F
50%
F
21%
C-
70%
F
50%
F
21%
D+
67%
F
48%
F
20%
D-
62%
F
37%
F
19%
D-
61%
F
34%
F
19%
D-
60%
F
32%
F
15%
F
14%
F
8%
F
8%
F
8%
F
6%
I had the kids take seven quizzes during the quarter, and they turned in 33 homework assignments. If they miss a quiz due to absences, they can take it upon their return. I just make them take it before or after [...]
The "Telephone Game" at School
06 February 2007 – 19:33
Some boy passed out in the boys bathroom after drinking alcohol during the school day. (What great ambiance our bathrooms provide). If he was with friends, they took off to get out of trouble, but another kid walks in, sees the drunk on the floor and alerts the assistant principal, who calls the nurse. The [...]
Taxes
31 January 2007 – 13:02
I wrote earlier about directions in Turbotax that were very unclear. After getting everything in order to complete that section (on a special refund for property taxes if they go up by more than 12%, which mine did), I found out that I do get a special property tax refund!
Mom, I told you that I could get into college even though I’ve skipped school all year
27 January 2007 – 06:17
Acceptance Notices Sent, Mistakenly, to 2,700 University Applicants
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill sent e-mails to 2,700 undergraduate applicants earlier this week, congratulating them — mistakenly — on their admission to the school.
In fact, the university has not decided yet which of the 2,700 to admit. They will have to wait until the end [...]
Math Problems
23 January 2007 – 13:56
Finding area. What do you see in these pictures?
Its hard enough trying to keep young boys focused on their work, and then the publishers put these in the textbook.
