Another school year has come and gone. I can't believe I have taught for six years. The time goes by faster and faster. I used to wonder why my mom could never remember what happened and in what year. Now I understand why. It just all seems to blur together in a haze of fog.
We went to Carrie Underwood last week. Awesome! One of the best concerts I have ever been to. I have loved her since week one of her debut on American Idol and she did not disappoint. Her opening acts weren't too shabby either.
I finished school Friday and started class Monday. I am in a Teaching American History Grant (hereafter referred to as TAH) and I love it. I get to learn more about History, collaborate with colleagues, and fill my mind instead of emptying to unappreciative ninth graders. Well, with class comes lots and lots of reading. So in the last week I have read, Liberalism and Socialism by John Dewey, American Progressivism by Pestritto and Atto, and Electing FDR: The New Deal Campaign of 1932 by Donald Ritchie. I still have about 4 more books to go, plus over 100 pages of primary sources to read, but it's all good. I am plugging away at it. I won't take the time to write a book review of these- you might fall asleep. I will say that Pestritto & Atto's book is a great collection of Progressive Era sources. I also really liked the Ritchie book. It is a clear, concise summary of the election of 1832, who ran in each primary, and the politics of that time. I highly recommend it.
So here is too another rainy week in Boise (what like the 5th in a row?) and another great week of learning.
1 comment:
You're crazy. Going to school when you don't have to! Yep that is crazy.
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