MARGINALIA

I have sat down this Saturday afternoon after our first five-day school week of the year. To put it succinctly, I am exhausted. It always ta...

Last night orientation for freshmen and other new students was held at my school. This is always a positive, warm and fuzzy evening where ev...

We had our first meeting of Latin Club officers yesterday, a full week before the start of school on September 3. We met at the local Starbu...

On August 23, 2011, at 1:51 p.m., a very rare thing happened. There was a rumble, a small rattle, and then the earth shook for what seemed l...

In my brand new, right-out-of-the-package Latin II classes, I have led off early with an exercise having the students translate an English p...

I went into school this morning and began work on recreating my classroom. At the end of every school year we are required to pack everythin...

August has arrived, and, since this is so, I must turn my attention to things academic and scholastic. The first teacher work day is Wednesd...

I was listening to the local classic rock station driving to the first teacher workday this morning and when I turned onto the street on whi...

It is the evening before veteran teachers are to report to school. The rookies have already spent three days in training camp. The supplies ...

Experienced teachers report for duty on Wednesday, August 16. There will be a week of greetings, meetings, and crafting plans for the upcomi...