Nothing to do in OK

I am going to piggy-back off my friends blog for a few comments about this...I still don't support the idea of doing away with public schools, probably never will. I do however, think that if public schools are put in a position to compete with some charter schools they may meet the challenge.

As far as textbook used as shields??? It reminds me of students hiding under their desks in case of a nuclear hit, or putting textbooks on their heads during a tornado. These aren't the best plans we have ever come up with to keep our kids safe.

I think the misconception that kid's "have" to be in schools is also outdated. Students don't "have" to do anything - they will be the first to tell you that until they make a bad choice. Each day they make a choice to get out of bed and go to school, hopefully this is something that their parents support and enforce. Overall though it is a choice. There is also open enrollment in most states, so if kids are miserable at their current school they can typically enroll in a different school in their area. Again, parents have to support this decision. It's so weird how parents keep coming up in a discussion about students, huh, I wonder why? I don't think that their is an easy answer, but not requiring kids to go to school is definitely not going to change anything!!

Here is my question??? Why don't schools have a swipe system like most jobs. Students being required to use a badge to get into the school may cut down on the traffic that seems to go through. Honestly, I don't know how expensive these sort of systems may be, but I think it is a move in the right direction. Certainly not a fix all, but recording when kids are coming and going will definitely help with students skipping. Their chances of getting caught definitely goes up.

Feeling a little old...

So I was feeling a little old today and I thought about posting a blog whining about turning 27 in a few months, but decided just to find a couple funny articles online to comment about instead. I hadn't look at one of my favorite "odd news" links in a while, so here is what I found...sorry the links were too long for my blog page.

Fertile women dress to impress?
Tue Oct 10, 2006 7:44am ET

The odd way that the sexes react to their hormones never ceases to amaze me. It seems fairly clear to me that despite our want of having everyone be the same it is clear that we are not the same at all. Anyway is there some research out there showing that at different stages in men's health they behave much the same way???? I am thinking I have heard of this before, but I didn't feel like looking for it this evening.

Troops battle 10-foot marijuana plants
Fri Oct 13, 2006 8:50am ET

Well what did they expect would happen if they burned large amounts of marijuana??? Haha!

Disney says "non" to Mouse orgy
Fri Oct 13, 2006 8:30pm ET

Is there really anything that can be said about this? The headline pretty much says it all :-).

Long time since last post...

I know I said that I would be avoiding updates, but I'm sort of obligated to give everyone a little bit of an update as my life has changed drastically.

My house sold very quickly after it was put on the market so the last couple weeks I've been trying to get things organized and with C's wedding and A's reception it went very, very fast!!!! I have moved out of my house and am currently living with my mother again until J and I figure out what the next plan is...we are trying to look at all of our options and a new one is considering buying a new home here and having him move to the ol' CB. It is cheaper than me moving my home and the boys to TX, but we have a lot to consider and we want to make the best decision for both of us. Now that I have been reduced to nothing but a hefty savings (not exactly a bad thing). I am fairly open to moving and still staying here - despite the untimeliness of this new development in the discussion.

Things are going ok at school I am not a huge fan of co-teaching, but it is getting better. I have decided to stay at AL for the entire semester, but I am definitely not going to finish out the year. Even if we do decide to stay here I want to get into some of the other school districts and see which ones I like and don't like. It's sooooo important to find a school with teachers you enjoy working with everyday.

Other than that things are a little stressful and I am sad about my house. I miss it already and it has only been a day. Thank you Jess, D, Dad, Mom, Jk and M for all of your help you guys were amazing this weekend. I can not say it enough - my peeps rock!!!

I'm trying to keep myself busy with planning a skiing trip to CO for Feb, paying off bills and soon trying to find a new home.

Hope all is well in your worlds - more fun to come!