: About Me

i like to see:

progress
hope
compassion
volunteerism
stars
sunsets
trees (a rarity along freeways)
eyes

i like to smell:

flowers
tasty desserts baking in the oven
basil
the insides of new shoes
gasoline at the pump
rubber
chlorine
perfume/cologne

i like to taste:

chocolate
tofu
sake
mint
biscuits

i like to feel:

loved
happy
enthralled
excited
motivated
passionate
cared for
important
fabulous

i like to hear:

laughter
led zeppelin
punk
spirituals
sighs
secrets

My passion is ...

writing & people

I know too much about ...

harry potter

My parents always told me ...

sit like a lady

My childhood ambition ...

be a writer...always the one track mind

My favorite memory ...

vermont

Why I write ...

catharsis, inspiration, laughter, self-expression

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

devil in the white city/winter x games/the offspring

My first job ...

..my boss dropped a meat slicer on my hand.

My best moment ...

too many

My inspiration ...

people with confidence and determination

Education > Teachers & Administrators Should teachers be held accountable for low student test scores?

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I recently heard that current governing officials in New York State are considering a new imposition on teachers almost qualified for tenure.  The new legislature would make tenure acquisition contingent upon student test scores on standardized exams; if the teacher's class does not excel, tenure is withheld. As a teacher, I know the training that's required to fashion and prepare a candidate for the teaching world. It's strenuous and by no means a simple task.  From day one of college, teaching candidates are inundated with information on No Child Left Behind, curriculum, school...

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