tequila sunrise

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I brought my Mac into class today.
Forty pairs of eyes are trained on the Macbook tucked securely into my arm as I lovingly and carefully place it on the desk.
Hushed whispers.
“‘Cher, is that…is that a MAC?”
“Why yes it is,” I reply smugly.
The entire class looks at my Macbook hungrily, as a tiger would if a [...]

I push a pen into my student’s hand. “Okay, go to the board and edit the sentence there. You can erase what’s not important, or you can change words if you want.”
The student stands up front for a few minutes, perusing the sentence and chewing on his lip. I decide to be [...]

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Due to certain blog posts being of a sensitive nature, work-wise - simply for the reason that I may pass personal opinion or comment on certain topics; or that I may share funny stories about students which they may stumble upon in their Net-wanderings - I will be passwording some of my entries. My [...]

It’s an almost mindless exhaustion that grips me by the end of the school day. The pressure points in my temples are throbbing. The small of my back is a deep ache that spreads its fingers out along my backbone. By this time, my feet are crying for mercy, no matter how [...]