I am looking forward to this coming weekend.  It will be an especially long weekend since teachers in my area have an articulation day on ...

I barely survived the long weekend (for those of you not familiar with Hawaii history, this past Friday was Statehood Day/Admission Day).  ...

I have been at work for 2 weeks, and one of those weeks has been with students.  I guess teaching is similar to riding a bike. . . you never...

Today is the first day of school for most public school students in Hawaii.  D2 began today, and D1 will begin tomorrow.  Today is a 9th gra...

Chie Ike and Ayaka Kojima For me, summer is officially over.  By the time this post hits cyberspace, I will be knee deep in student file...

Today's post is dedicated to Uncle George, who passed away this past Friday after putting up a brave fight against that fucking demon,...

Special post today in memory of a very special person.  Uncle George, you will be missed. Make an announcement