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Various ventures into Mr. Scott’s mind.
Ready to Roar
Last night we had our "Ready to Roar" orientation for new sixth-grade students at Hughes. Monday, at 5:30, the seventh- and eighth-grade students will come for a visit, which means I'll meet you, my...
The Beginning Is Near
We have less than two weeks remaining before the start of the school year. In a few days, all the teachers will begin making the daily trek to the school, holding meetings, preparing classrooms,...
Lipnica Wielka
This is Lipnica Wielka, the little village in southern Poland where I lived for seven years, from 1996 to 1999 and then again from 2001 to 2005. Those mountains in the distance are the Tatra...
Stats
Below are this site's stats for 2014 in comparison to previous years. Significant growth, I'd say. Months and Years Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total 2010 270 1,375 2,592 8,119...
Who Lives Here?
Example
Ladies and gentlemen of fourth and sixth periods, this is how it is done: I believe that Juliet hopes she made the correct decision for Romeo's sake but she has doubts if her decision is the right...
Irony and Symbolism Example
An example of an excellent student paragraph: In the story The Necklace Mme. Loisel feels that the necklace will bring her the life that she covets but the irony in this story does just the...
Bela Fleck Plays Bach
I've always been a fan of Bela Fleck: what can you say about a man who takes an instrument usually associated with bluegrass and plays Bach on it?
This Week in the First World War
If you're not keeping up with this, you should. This week, the First Battle of the Marne
Photograph from September 11
By Wislawa Szymborska They jumped from the burning floors— one, two, a few more, higher, lower. The photograph halted them in life, and now keeps them above the earth toward the earth. Each is still...
The Introduction
Billy Collins shows how poetry can indeed be witty.
Use Sunscreen!
Punctuation Humor
Letters to the Future
It's probably the highlight of the year for me, and it's definitely the most enjoyable assignment to assess. At the end of every year, I have my English I Honors students -- students who skip...