Fellow Teacher in Need…

I am part of an exciting project this summer, opening a BRAND NEW school.  One of my new colleagues and fellow English teacher has a question she would love all of your input on. 
Please share your ideas in the comments. THANKS!
Hi Everyone! Since I am new to high school, [...]

It’s No Fun Witnessing Another Person Getting Mugged

Driving home from a friend’s this evening, my husband and I witnessed a guy getting mugged.  As I stopped at the red light and looked about, I noticed two men up quite close to another man.  At first I thought they were just buddies giving a manly hug goodbye. But then, I saw hands go [...]

Movie Recommendation

About a month or so ago my husband and I got movie preview tickets.  Living in Hollywood we are offered free passes to see shows being filmed as well as previews of unreleased movies. We rarely go.
On this one occasion we went, WE LOVED THE MOVIE.  Seriously, I am usually not excited to see [...]

Did I never post this?

WOW.
I’m watching 60 Minutes right now and there is a story on that disgusts me. The story is disgusting because it shows how F-ed up the United States is when it comes to medical care.  I’m sad. I’m at a loss of words.
The story focuses on an organization called RAM.  RAM bring emergency medical [...]

Ani Lomedet Ivrit

Technorati tags: Hebrew, AJU, American Jewish University, education, foreign languages, Ivrit

I’m exhausted.  Hebrew class is going on day five, the final day.  After tomorrow I will have sat in 20 hours of class time and completed about 5 hours of homework.  Needless to say I’m tired.  Four hours of Hebrew is exhausting. I’m taking [...]

Hebrew Crash Course: Day One

Day One:
Hebrew class was pretty fun today.  The teacher is quite good, patient, and has a sense of humor. At the same time, she’s totally a “no bull” Israeli.  I made the mistake of asking why I couldn’t do my letters a certain way and she simply said (and I’m paraphrasing), in an Israeli [...]

What I’m Up To…

I haven’t posted in a bit. Shame on me.
What’s new with me?
The school year officially ended and I’m packed and moved out of my old school.  It’s an odd feeling leaving a school.  I got lots of hugs and goodbyes.  I’m so relieved to be moving on to new challenges, at the same time, [...]