I've been told that the state I currently call home never gets much winter weather. I think I must be good weather luck because we have already had two snow days (in a row) and a late start day. It gets better though--we were released 2 hours early today because a severe storm was expected to hit us. Luckily, none of these events have really deterred me from anything and have given me some much-enjoyed free time. So to that I say, "Yippee!" (I'm sure I'm tempting fate with that last comment, but I'll risk it.) I'm not really sure how to work all of these really diverse words into one post. I'm having a hard time fitting zoology in without misinterpreting the meaning. I just tried using it in a clever way, but it turned out to mean the sociological study of animals more than the biological. I guess I could say that the only experience I have really had with zoology was my brief time as a frog owner. I had to do a little research on red leg. Yeah-look it up--African Dwarf Frogs have some weird problems.
This has been a pretty enjoyable week at school. My students have continued to read Romeo and Juliet and Julius Caesar. I think teaching these texts for the 2nd and 3rd times definitely has caused me to see things I missed before. For one thing, I am realizing, that with humans, unlike with particles, people cohere not necessarily because they are similar, but because they have a similar goal or social connection. Benvolio and Mercutio (Romeo's best friends) are nothing alike. Who knows how they came to be friends, but they are really good for each other. They balance each other out. The same kind of weird coherence is true with Brutus and Cassius. In the scene we read the other day, Brutus vituperates Cassius for taking a bribe (something the noble Brutus would NEVER do). So maybe this is a reason we are a more elevated species--because we don't simply stick with the familiar. Either way, I find I have a great respect for Shakespeare and my students have plenty of zeal towards the characters. Of course, that could just be preparation for the wheedling associated with report card week. Who knows? :)
I've also noticed something weird about my classroom this week. I like to diffuse my desks as much as possible so my students don't feel packed in like sardines, but somehow, no matter how many times we spread the desks back out, they always end up cramped up again. I don't get it.
I am happy to report that my leg is completely back to its normal state. I attribute this partly to my vigilant workouts. (I feel sorry for the word vigilant given the negative meaning of its close relative vigilante.) Luckily the coach's advice has allowed me to continue to run without any deleterious consequences. I think if I had done further damage I might have been subjected to a scolding of the dilate nature. :)
Well, I'm off. I had really hoped to write a fun little note about going to get a viscous frozen yogurt milkshake, but am sad to report that my town contains no such establishments. I think I will just settle for a cookie.
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