Well, it seems this topic won’t go away. Allie and Alexis came up to me on Friday and wanted to add the dress code and what students can and cannot wear on the blog. Well, go for it! Remember, to continue to blog with your audience in mind. No personal attacks. Oh, the angst of [...]
Okay, it looks like I’m the only one that thinks that same sex classrooms are a great idea. I have to admit that you make some valid points in your blogs for the arguments against single sex classrooms. The most compelling one stated in many of your blogs is the fact that school is more [...]
Hey, the kick-off for the Under The Mask promotion went well. A BIG thank-you to Ethan and Tanner for showing their commercial during lunch today. They sold 64 copies of Under The Mask . The goal is to sell 100. I don’t how we can go wrong. We have 120 compelling, riveting, humorous narratives and [...]
I can’t believe the response the blog on black lipstick has generated. I have to admit, I’m overwhelmed. I did not expect this. I figured I might get two or three blogs, but to this date there has been close to 30, WOW! And what impresses me the most is that the blogs display a [...]
A movie recently came out in theaters called Freedom Writers, based on a true story of a teacher in Long Beach who brought a group of gang/project kids together in an English class. The teacher, one Erin Gruwell, had her students write a journal of their lives, with no restrictions other than that they had [...]
Okay, there seems to be some controversary about freedom to express yourself at H3MS. Is it fair to have a dress code that limits an individaul’s ability to express him/herself? I think there has to be some limits to promote a positive learning environment. After all, school isn’t “Project Runway”. There is a petition circulating [...]
