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Laugh of the Day; Textbooks Gone Amuck
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I saw this at the Huffington Post and thought it was pretty funny. I used to proofread textbooks and I can't believe this got by a proofer or editor but maybe that was the point in some cases.
those...somehow...remind me of the classic example (not from a textbook, heaven forbid) of how the Oxford comma is useful: With the Oxford comma: "We invited the strippers, JFK, and Stalin." Without: "We invited the strippers, JFK and Stalin."
Anonymous said…
Check out this tweet from Brian Rosenthal.
"The Seattle School Board just spent 45 min debating whether to meet abt operations & curriculum separately or at 1 time in May/June. Really"
Or twice plus 5 the minutes they stole from the public speakers.
Remember the four that voted to reduce testimony time to two minutes were Carr, DeBell, KSB, and McLaren .... let us see how this increases public engagement and communication.
truth isn't always pretty said…
Reminder: The Lowell/Rina/Nancy meeting is this morning (Thursday) at 9:30 at L@L.
I hope Melissa is able to attend, and perhaps even more so, Dorothy. And anyone else who has an interest in matters of student/staff safety in our buildings. This should not be limited to L@L parents, but it is being structured and presented that way. I have no idea what the agenda will be, but everyone has a right to know what happened and what the district is going to do to prevent something like this from happening again. Wishful thinking, I know, but shouldn't that be the #1 goal?
Coffee Chat with Rina and Nancy Please join Nancy Coogan and Rina Geoghagan for our April Coffee Chat, Thursday, April 12th at 9:30 AM in the third floor staff lounge, room 307. As this meeting is occurring during the school day, parents should remember to check in at the Lincoln office.
truth said…
sorry, the previous post was off-topic, it probably should have gone in the most recent open thread.
Anonymous said…
The Laugh of the Day for today is brought to you by Crosscut's David Brewster...
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The speaker list is up for the Board meeting tomorrow; not as packed as I thought with just four people on the waitlist. The majority of the speakers are speaking on high school boundaries (with several wanting to talk about Ballard High). There are only three of us speaking about the Green Dot resolution asking the City to not grant the zoning departures that Green Dot has requested. It's me, long-time watchdog, Chris Jackins, and the head of the Washington State Charter Schools Association, Patrick D'Amelio. (I knew Mr. D'Amelio when he headed the Alliance for Education and Big Brothers and Big Sisters; he's a stand-up guy.)
Why You Should Care Mr. Crabill has found quite the acolyte in Director Chandra Hampson. In the course of discussions over SOFG, she says his name over and over, "A.J .says we...." Now that's not too surprising given the direction the district is heading and that it is Mr. Crabill's work with the Council of Great City Schools is how we got here. But it appears that Mr. Crabill is working very closely with Hampson and we know she wields some amount of power over the majority of the Board. Mr. Crabill is going to continue to work with the Board as SOFG is instituted in SPS. In fact, his role may become more public as it did at one SPS Board meeting in the spring where he was on the phone during the meeting and suggested the Board stop the meeting to "self-reflect." I also noticed that in a district in South Carolina, when things weren't going to plan, he blamed the Board for not following SOFG to the letter. Look for that to happen here if Board members w
Via the SPS webpage: The public is invited to attend or stream this forum for candidates for appointment to the District 2 and 4 School Board Director seats. All finalists will have the opportunity to share why they are interested in serving on the Seattle School Board and answer questions selected by the Board and Student Members. More information about the appointment process, including a timeline and candidate webpages, can be found on the appointment process web page . SPSTV Streaming: The meeting will be live streamed on SPSTV and broadcast on television on Comcast 26 (standard-def) and 319 (hi-def), Wave 26 (standard-def) and 695 (hi-def), and Century Link 8008 (standard-def) and 8508 (hi-def). The agenda reflects the above wording - the meeting will be two-and-a-half hours. The meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 27th at the Performing Arts Center at Lincoln High School, 4400 Interlake Avenue North from 6-8:30 pm. The Board's schedule reflects announcing
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And don't get me started on the twelve cranial nerves...
With the Oxford comma:
"We invited the strippers, JFK, and Stalin."
Without:
"We invited the strippers, JFK and Stalin."
"The Seattle School Board just spent 45 min debating whether to meet abt operations & curriculum separately or at 1 time in May/June. Really"
Or twice plus 5 the minutes they stole from the public speakers.
Amen Brian.
WSDWG
Also, hilarious - the discussion about where to put the public testimony. Hint, they didn't do anyone any favors.
I hope Melissa is able to attend, and perhaps even more so, Dorothy. And anyone else who has an interest in matters of student/staff safety in our buildings. This should not be limited to L@L parents, but it is being structured and presented that way. I have no idea what the agenda will be, but everyone has a right to know what happened and what the district is going to do to prevent something like this from happening again. Wishful thinking, I know, but shouldn't that be the #1 goal?
Coffee Chat with Rina and Nancy
Please join Nancy Coogan and Rina Geoghagan for our April Coffee Chat, Thursday, April 12th at 9:30 AM in the third floor staff lounge, room 307. As this meeting is occurring during the school day, parents should remember to check in at the Lincoln office.
Crosscut is dedicated to "keeping true journalism alive,"
Oh. Really.
Oompah