Interesting article in the LA Times about Americans learning Mandarin and some cultural differences in student behavior: Robert Liu, who taught in China before coming to Venice High School, remembers his first two years in an American classroom with the benefit of hindsight. It was not an easy adjustment, he said. In China, “respect is … Continue reading Order in the classroom
Every year I write something about the actual history of this American holiday, versus the modern interpretation. I used to just send it to friends and family, and then last year I posted it on my blog. This year, I noticed some interesting stories in the news like this one about school teachers emphasizing the … Continue reading Happy Thanksgiving!
This CNN story is so unbelievably stupid, it is hard to believe it isn’t something made up by The Onion: The [Pahrump, Nevada] town council voted last week, 3-2, to approve an ordinance that makes it illegal to display a foreign flag — unless an American flag is flown above it. Scofflaws face a $50 … Continue reading Nevada town bans display of foreign flags
Found this letter from Sam Farr interesting…and not just because he misspelled spinach: MOVING BEYOND THE SPINIACH CRISIS Rep. Sam Farr November, 2006 John Steinbeck called the Salinas Valley the “salad bowl of the world.” How true a description – one that can equally apply to every farming region of the Central Coast . This … Continue reading Sam Farr on the Spinach Crisis