Pizza Hut Update

Today Shannon, Jenette, Chris, and I ventured to recently drunk-parking damaged Pizza Hut. Our first question was "booth or table?" Knowing full well a booth would put us close to the damage, we agreed on the terribly small booth. Throughout the filling meal, I was taunted by a giant black tarp covering the damaged area, and our not-forgotten table.
While Shannon distracted the employees of Pizza Hut by gladly paying for the bill and leaving the usual over 15% tip, I struck. With camera in hand, I kneeled on the floor, sneakily stuck the camera under the forboding tarp and snapped a shot. I could see the flash through a tiny hole in the thick tarp. What was underneath? No one would have not expected it. Plywood.

Fight Probability

I try to relate new vocabulary words to things they already know. So when discussing independent events, dependent events, simple events, and compound events, I related them to the part they knew. But some students never make the jump to the mathematical implications. Here is an example, check out question #4. Genius.It's hard to feel like I'm getting somewhere with some of these 8th graders. Well, at least he tried.

The Backhoes

I enjoy large machinery. It is cool. Here are 3 backhoes by 4th street.

And this one is sleeping. aww.

Happy Pi Day!

It's not 1:59, but I'm busy teaching at that time. So here is my Pi Day present this year.

This is a link from one of the math teachers here at school to a song about pi. It's done by Pi-Diddy to Lose Yourself. If you've got some time, check it out.

Not to mention how cool this poster is.

Everybody had Matching Towels!

So, the oldest Pizza Hut in the world is in our town. And our seat in this old hut was attacked last week by a drunk driver. Luckily, we weren't there (although we had thought about going that night...). However, now we can't sit there. Here is a pic of what it looks like now. The important part is the cars in front. Have you ever noticed, PT Cruisers almost always come in pairs? It's crazy.

Rhonda and Michelle came up on Friday and we ate and sat around kinda fun though. We ate at Los Potrillos on Saturday and I did something. I did something crushing.

Innocent cup. Some person must have tragically forgotten you by my tire.


Just be glad it wasn't a squirrel. The sound probably would have been the same, but a little redder.

On a happier note, Michelle redid her blog and now it looks really cool.

Zombie Dragon

He's coming along. I have the wings left to finish, but maybe by next week I'll be ready to take some photos and post them.

Today at So Long, there was 3 parties of JCMS crew. Me, Team 7(?), and Pam's student teacher. Fun.

I haven't posted anything good in a while

So here's something good.

Smartness

It's nice to know my friends can do the stuff I endlessly teach my students. Thank you Lance and Maria.

Also on smartness, I talked to Dr. Boyer today and now I need to apply to grad school (again) and send in 3 letters of recommendation (again). But good news is, 6 hours (of the 18) from my education classes will transfer to statistics.

Can You Pass 8th Grade Math?

Shannon had this "Could you pass 8th grade math?" test up. So I was like, hey I teach 8th grade math. I took it and it's pretty good. The first 9 are really good, as in they are very 8th grade-y. #10 is a little more difficult, but my smart kids could still get it. So if you wanna know what stuff i teach (mostly) check it out.

Happy March

You can hear but not listen. You can see but not watch. That's what I'm thinking about instead of what do do in class tomorrow.