by altha-admin | Sep 5, 2012 | Articles
Please, come laugh with me a while! The Mural Listen to the story of the most arrogant, ignorant, and deep-down insecure administrator that ever crossed the threshold of a classroom. Ms. F. — what a clown. At first, I thought that she commanded a degree...
by altha-admin | Sep 5, 2012 | Articles
I wear their scorn as a badge of honor. — Vice President Dan Quayle discussing how he copes with criticism from the media elite, 6/9/92 (reported in Esquire, 8/92) I do not care how anyone spells "potato", but I do care how people spell...
by altha-admin | Sep 5, 2012 | Articles
Could it have been any worse than the previous time, in January? Yes, indeed. The second class of emotionally disturbed students that I covered for, this class had articulate students, not autistic or suffering from mental retardation of any kind. But they were rude,...
by altha-admin | Sep 5, 2012 | Articles
I went back to Hosler Middle School two more times. The first time, early in January, I worked with an emotionally disturbed class of students, but most of them were slightly underdeveloped, as well. One young child walked with a limp. Another kid was really quiet,...
by altha-admin | Sep 5, 2012 | Articles
Hosler Middle School, a run-down public school in Lynwood, CA — I had visited this site a few times throughout my many years working in and around Los Angeles County Office of Education. The school served as a high school at one time. Then the enrollment shifted...
