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I had the following bit of mail waiting for me in my office this morning… I am proud to congratulate you on being selected for inclusion in the 11th Edition of Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers, 2006/2007. Boy, that certainly makes me feel good. Or, at least it would if I didn’t know the truth. … Read More “Who’s Who Among America’s Scams” »
Tom, I almost didn’t recognize you. You’ve gained so much weight! I didn’t recognize you, either. You’re so old and decrepid now. At least, that’s what I wanted to say.
The shooting at Virginia Tech has become almost an obsession. It was horrific. It was terrible. Folks are still trying to get a handle on it. I have a neice at Radford, just up the road, so there was some immediate concern about her safety. When I last talked to Glynda, Katie was OK, but … Read More “Tragedy in Virginia” »
One of my school tech folks forwarded a message to me that she had received from a teacher at her school… http://maps.google.com/maps This is a new, annoying, and popular site for the kids. Can you block it? She was just as appalled as I was that someone would actually want to block this site. This … Read More “You want me to block what???” »
Yesterday the Greenville News reported that the owner of an antique store on Wade Hampton Boulevard had been found shot to death in his store. Bedding World Outlet and Antiques was a long-established business, located right next door to Henry’s Smokehouse. It was notable as much for it’s quonset-hut shaped architecture and cigar store Indian … Read More “What’s Up with Wade Hampton?” »
One of my tech folks called this morning with a concern about Google Earth. It seems there was a placemark entitled "Can’t fucking get there from here." The tech wanted to know if a student at the school might have been able to create that placemark for the entire school, since it seemed to be … Read More “The Perils of Web 2.0” »
Every one of these headlines was on the front page of this morning’s Metro section of the Greenville News… Residents hope pedestrian plan has legs Easley transit plans face long road City’s paving request falls through the cracks Beavers gnaw at neighbors’ patience Give me a break! I feel like I’m reading a "Frank and … Read More “Corny Headlines” »
The following is an amalgam of actual phone calls received at our district office this morning… We’re on a two hour delay, right? What, exactly does that mean? Just add two hours to the start time. If my child’s school starts at 7:45, do I bring him at 10:00 or at 9:45? 9:45 Well, what … Read More “Delayed Math Skills” »
When it comes to communication, our district really tries to cover all its bases. A snow day is a good case in point. We alert the media and we post messages to our website. Even with all that, we will always get complaints from a parent that didn’t get the message because we hadn’t used … Read More ““I woke you up to tell you to go back to sleep”” »
Sometimes I hate dealing with vendors. Don’t get me wrong. A good relationship with a vendor is crucial to a successful technology program. However, for every good, successful vendor relationship, there are a dozen cold calls and down right annoying sales people. Since this is E-Rate season, the number of such calls has increased. First, … Read More “What part of “no”….?” »