To start my dayt today I had a little footrace with a DART bus. We called it a tie when I boarded the bus. Nothing like a full out sprint in a tie and dress shoes with a messenger bag bouncing on your buttocks to ensure complete alertness in the morning.
I started a two week assignment teaching a special education math class for two weeks yesterday. I had a lot of apprehension going into about teaching kids who were "slow". My fears were unfounded. The kids are bright, alert and intelligent. In fact, I think that very few of them really belong in "special ed". Somehow they've fallen behind and gotten themselves into serious acadamic trouble, but there is nothing wrong with them mentally. What is wrong is the attitude of the teachers toward the kids. The condescension is so thick you could slice it with a butter knife. The teachers seem to truly believe that almost every child in the class is damaged. I can handle two weeks of the kids, but two weeks of the teachers talking about the kids might be too much for me.
In other news, how about those Mavericks? The Mavs have dominated every team they've played right out of the gate. I am waiting for the national sports news to start showing some real respect.