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Archive for July 9th, 2008

How does Madonna relate to education?

Posted by drpezz on July 9, 2008

While away at the NEA-RA convention, I ignored pop culture news and the sporting world for a bit. What an amazing cleansing of the mind!

However, the major story dominating headlines the day I picked up a newspaper detailed the affair between Alex Rodriguez and Madonna. Then, I turned on ESPN where the same story was featured on the highlights extravaganza SportsCenter. Aaaaargh! A-Rod’s social life is not sports! I don’t want my favorite sports recap show becoming Access Hollywood or a new Joan Rivers special. If the affair begins to affect his swing, report away. Until then, let the tabloids take care of those lurid stories.

Now, how does this relate to education?
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Teacher Math

Posted by drpezz on July 9, 2008

When I received an e-mail stating that teachers work only “part-time” because of their “summers off,” I immediately chuckled and shook my head. How about we play a game I like to call Teacher Math? Read the rest of this entry »

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