November 4 (Wednesday) 6:40 pm
My! How time doth fly! I have nearly completed two months on the job, and it seems like I started only a
couple of weeks ago. I am beginning to settle in a bit, and the students are starting to come around. I have
much to say about things but not enough time now to relate. I am still having to access the internet from
McDonald's, using their Wi-Fi, early each morning, and only for a few minutes at a time.
The Willow Oak crew is relatively okay. More on that at a later date.
November 14 (Sunday) 7:30 am
Frost on the pumpkin this morning. Thought I would check in. I am still logging on to the internet by using
McDonald's WiFi. The return to teaching is going well, although I continue to be aghast at the depths to
which expectations have fallen. The students appear to be much less prepared academically and much
more apathetic to their education that I recall from when I last taught 12 years ago. The kids at the school
where I am teaching are decent enough, and they deserve to be challenged a bit more than that to which
they have grown accustomed.
November 24 (Wednesday) 1:30 pm
The weather has mellowed with temps in the 80's. We are off this week for Thanksgiving holidays. Our
school is hosting a basketball tournament, and I have been faithfully attending. Last night I manned the
gate.
There really is a lot to write about, but not having access to the internet from home prohibits me from
posting as much and as often as I would like.