Last night I got my test results for my School Building Leader exam and I passed! Yay! I can now be certified as both a building level and district level administrator. Now I just have to wait for the right job to come along...
Today is field testing day in our school. There is a lot of controversy about these tests and I've heard rumors that many students will be kept out of school or will refuse to take the test. It will be interesting to see how this all falls out.
I can understand how the parents are frustrated with the state exams and I know the kids are too, especially after all the mistakes that were publicized this spring. The teachers are stressed, the kids are a little fried at this time of year and none of us want to take this time. But tests are a part of education, whether we like it or not. I'm over 30 and still taking standardized tests for school...there's a little part of me that wants to say "get used to it" no matter how much we hate it.
Thursday, June 7, 2012
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Long Distance Book Club
I read a lot. There are very few things that make me as happy as curling up with a book I can get lost in. It is definitely as escape from reality. I read a wide variety of book and this year I've read YA novels, historical fiction, romance novels, fantasy and have read a few books with Sarge. These have been the biggest stretch and the one I'm reading now is the first non-fiction book of the year.
Our mini book club started with the Game of Thrones series and we've worked to continue it. We don't often have the same taste in books but it's been fun. I talked Sarge into reading the Hunger Games books and I've read a zombie book that he recommended. (Nightmares have prompted me to say that I won't read another until he's home for me to wake up in the middle of the night as needed!) I am currently reading American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History by Chris Kyle. I never would have picked it out myself but I am enjoying. I think I like that Chris has included small writings from his wife's perspective. I like to think that the parts about reconnecting post-deployment are helping but I won't know that until it's actually happening.
What books would you recommend we read next?
Our mini book club started with the Game of Thrones series and we've worked to continue it. We don't often have the same taste in books but it's been fun. I talked Sarge into reading the Hunger Games books and I've read a zombie book that he recommended. (Nightmares have prompted me to say that I won't read another until he's home for me to wake up in the middle of the night as needed!) I am currently reading American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History by Chris Kyle. I never would have picked it out myself but I am enjoying. I think I like that Chris has included small writings from his wife's perspective. I like to think that the parts about reconnecting post-deployment are helping but I won't know that until it's actually happening.
What books would you recommend we read next?
Friday, June 1, 2012
Friday!!
Happy June!
TGIF!
One month closer to homecoming, only 3 weeks left of the school year and since I have done almost nothing in the last 2 weeks for workouts it's time to find a new gym and get motivated again.
I have 2 rehearsals and a concert this weekend, is that a good excuse to skip cleaning?
Happy National Donut Day! Just saw an article that informed me that DD didn't invent this holiday, but that it celebrates a group of women Salvation Army volunteers who handed out donuts to soldiers during WWI to improve morale. Now I am far more tempted to participate...
TGIF!
One month closer to homecoming, only 3 weeks left of the school year and since I have done almost nothing in the last 2 weeks for workouts it's time to find a new gym and get motivated again.
I have 2 rehearsals and a concert this weekend, is that a good excuse to skip cleaning?
Happy National Donut Day! Just saw an article that informed me that DD didn't invent this holiday, but that it celebrates a group of women Salvation Army volunteers who handed out donuts to soldiers during WWI to improve morale. Now I am far more tempted to participate...
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