June 22, 2011
by mitcharf
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I recently learned that the world is a less wonderful place with the death of my friend and former teacher, David Santos. Only a few months ago I wrote a blog post in which my praise for his teaching featured … Continue reading
March 27, 2011
by mitcharf
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Last night I was in a conversation with someone that somehow turned to the topic of school in general, and grading specifically. I don’t have an exact recall for conversation (unlike Carol Jordan in Val McDermid’s series of novels), but … Continue reading
November 20, 2010
by mitcharf
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Last night’s Netflix streaming selection was a short (~30 minutes) film called Aftermath. I deliberately selected a short movie because I wanted to try and get to sleep earlier (which did not happen, of course, thanks to Tai-Pan by James … Continue reading