I'm gonna rant.

I will apologize now and then again at the end. I'm sorry.

I just listened to a reporter on NPR talk about our broken health care system and that got me thinking.

Why is our health care system broken?

If you want to help fix our health care system, don't complain about the high premiums, live a healthy life style. Quit smoking. Eat your damn vegetables. Go out side and play! When your doctor messes up and you get stuck in the hospital an extra two days, don't sue him for millions of dollars, just DON'T pay! Those are the reasons our premiums are so high.

This got me thinking about another gripe that has hit the news these days, our failing education system...

Is education failing the students or are the students failing at the education? It's more than likely an even split of both. But as a teacher I am doing my damnedest to get the kids to learn what they are supposed to learn. But its an uphill battle. The kids have to meet the teacher halfway. You can lead a horse to water but pushing it in won't make it drink. Look up the 8th grade graduation test, never mind I did it for you, can you pass it? Can a senior in high school? Can all seniors? What about 8th graders? Some people argue that we've dumbed down education to support student success. Others argue that our students have begun to lose their way. I don't care who you blame, you wanna fix the problem? If you are a student, shut up, sit down, do your damn homework. If you are a teacher, never stop learning and getting better at your job, be willing to take criticism from your peers and your students, and if you don't care then QUIT!

I have more words I want to say but I'm afraid they will be mis-recieved and offensive. The point is there is no government plan that will fix education. It's between the students and the teachers. We have to allow our kids to fail otherwise they think success is a given. Bad teachers need to go work in telemarketing, just a fact, but good teachers shouldn't have to put up with the bashing that the "education system" is getting. Test scores are a crock, especially in a society where the whole known world is a google away. Do they need to know basic skills? Yes. Can a standardized test really tell you if a student has the knowledge and critical thinking skills needed in the real world? No. Find a better way. If you want my input then ask, otherwise its all on you.

"Be the change you wish to see in the world." Ghandi said that and I believe it. I'm trying to be a successful teacher with a six figure salary, but its harder than it sounds.

Again I apologize for the rant. Also I apologize for falling off of the earth for a while. I firmly resolve to write for thirty days straight, again. Thank you anonymous for keeping me honest. We need more good un named people like yourself. Good day.

Fluff.

Not much of an entry....












But its funny.

Tired...

Man I am wiped. I finally got my CS4 master collection in the mail. I've already edited some audio for 40 days. It's alright. I just need to figure out how to work it.

I requested a leave of absence from my masters program. Hopefully I get my month off so I can write my thesis. I'm not sure what I'll do if they say no. I may just be out of luck, which would suck. Could they deny me a leave of absence? It says in my student contract that we are eligible for one month per twelve. I'm in a twelve month program. Sounds about right to me.

I know this kinda sucks but I'm going to bed. At least I got my entry in right.

Here we go benchmarks!!!! (((thumbs down)))

A post a day...

So here it comes. I am going to post once a day. I don't promise any sort of length. BUt I do promise a post. Maybe sometimes it'll be a picture. Maybe a video. But I will contribute to this every day for one month. Gotta have goals.


Before Headshaving...


One month after headshaving...