In class tonight I learned about phagocytes. So that was pretty funny. Apparently it's not what it sounds like. Which makes it less funny.

I have a really good relationship with my students. I'm pretty much nothing like them as far as family background, history, and race go. But I'm telling you, once I started singing their music, poorly, they bought into what I was selling. So thanks to BET, VH1, and once in a while MTV. I mostly dislike the music, but they think it's pretty cool/dorky/funny when I sing the Pussycat Dalls' Don't Cha. Mostly I don't know any of the song but simply shaking of my butt while singing tops the cake. My students, the "at risk" kids, just need someone who cares about them and is willing to listen to them. They want respect and some entertainment. They're different from me in almost every way, but they're exactly like me in what make them want to learn.

Alright, enough of that. I'm sick. But I can't call in tomorrow because we HAVE to get started on Romeo and Juliet. We spent the last two days typing our movie reviews and spinning our wheels. If we don't get R&J started, we're never going to get through it. So, despite my cough, chest ache, headache, and general crappy feeling, I'll be there tomorrow so we can get the ball rolling.

If anyone (Randy and Derek) are interested, you can check out the new blog I created for our class. So far it has one entry which was an assignment I created for the kids who were done typing their papers and didn't have anything else to do. Eventually my students will update and post on the blog...or at least that's the idea. I don't know if it'll develop much or not. But the behavior problems are almost non-existant when they're using the computers. The problem, though, is that we don't have a computer lab. We just have a cart of laptops that we have to reserve in advance...oh well. Here is the link if anyone (Randy and Derek) are interested in seeing what we/I do.

www.mrwomack.blogspot.com

The End.

Look, look! This is the second post in just a few days...awesome, huh? And still, all of my former readers are gone.

I just watched VH1 for the first time in a LONG time. There was some show about the top 40 videos of 2005. And I have to say, I knew maybe five of the 20 I saw. Granted, for a quater of the year I was in Mexico and another two quarters of the year I've been too busy with work. But that's beside the point. On the countdown there were several videos, maybe four, by Mariah Carry. When did she stop being crazy? I guess she's popular again.

Watching the show reminded me of something I heard on the radio. Mariah is something like one or two #1 songs away from having more #1s than the Beatles and Elvis. Which begs the question, WHAT IS HAPPENING TO OUR WORLD WHEN CRAZY MARIAH HAS MORE HITS THAN THE BEATLES?!?! I mean really, I accept the fact that she's popular among most of society...but to be more popular than the Beatles? Really? She sings about Honey, Glitter, and Boyz 2 Men...I just can't see it. I think when/if she passes the Beatles, it will be a very sad day for music.