September 27, 2005
Events of the Day
Coming off an incredibly rainy weekend, we've stumbled into the workweek nice and sunny and a bit warm for fall. No better way to start the first full week of school.
Today, I went through the standard rules class with my one new class, and--somehow--it all came around to a race discussion. Some student in the back of the class mentioned the n-word and, for a short time, we were off. We went through acceptable ways of referring topeople of verious races, including whites, and ended with the observation that we're all people and should probably just go around calling each other by our own names. A particular smartass in the back noted that gypsies weren't human and didn't deserve any of that kind of treatment, and I took a deep breath and dealt with him quietly after class.
Business as usual basically. Although this year, the 12th class in general seems particularly clever about being lazy. They've made it an art. Fortunately, the class registers are finally in service, so that should cut down on class skipping quite a bit,
Posted by Rob at September 27, 2005 08:29 PM