http://blog.chrisvomund.com Wed, 29 Oct 2008 12:35:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Last night was the first game four both our boys and girls basketball teams. I was not sure, initially, if I was going to attend as the band concert at the public school looked much more attractive. Nevertheless, a group was driving together and I found myself riding along. Several of ... http://blog.chrisvomund.com/a-great-start/ I was catching up on some blogs this morning while my students were taking a test and I came upon this article that the heat that the Archbishop of Canterbury received for preaching at Lourdes. The Rev. Jeremy Brooks, Director of Ministry for the England-based Protestant Truth Society called a ... http://blog.chrisvomund.com/an-interesting-choice-of-words/ The first week of school went without a hitch. I enjoyed starting to get to know the students and, thus far, they have been well behaved. Monday and Tuesday the teachers had in-service. Among other things, we discussed personality colors and had a workshop with Education Consultants from the Missouri Department ... http://blog.chrisvomund.com/the-start-of-a-new-year/ It becomes, upon even the briefest glances, that I have not updated my blog in some time and I have resolved to do that more frequently. This summer, I was asked to teach 7th and 8th grade at St. Joseph Catholic School in Pilot Grove, MO. I have a combined, self-contained ... http://blog.chrisvomund.com/an-update/ This morning, I cam across an article on abcnews.com. It seems a 6 year old was suspended from school for wearing a mohawk, in violation of the schools grooming policy. Some information worth noting, the child was at a “charter” school. While these schools are still part of the local ... http://blog.chrisvomund.com/29/ So, this morning, I am in the same Jr. High as earlier this week. Today I have a math class. Many classes in CPS have “warm ups” at the beginning of class. These are short problems on the subject at hand that get the kids thinking and ready for class. ... http://blog.chrisvomund.com/you-know-who/ I am subbing in a local “Junior High School”. In Columbia, the schools are structured as: Elementary: K – 5 Middle School: 6 & 7 Junior High School: 8 & 9 Senior High School: 10 – 12 Anyway, I was in the teachers’ lounge this morning and saw a sign reading, “Please change your social ... http://blog.chrisvomund.com/the-end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it/ I broke the headphones for my iPhone this week. You may recall that some stink was made at the fact that the headphone port is recessed a bit. It seems I was pulling on the cord as well as the plug and didn’t realize it. In any case, I am disappointed, ... http://blog.chrisvomund.com/disappointment/ I was at Mass at the Newman Center last night and was both surprised and pleased by something that happened. Two students have been coming to Mass for some time. The both use wheelchairs to get around. I don’t know if their disabilities are acquired or if they have had them ... http://blog.chrisvomund.com/a-pleasant-surprise/ I was talking to a group of teachers today about spanking. I don’t know how we got on the topic but I was telling them about my cousin who is a vice principal in the St. Louis area and her school district allows them to spank children. In any case, one ... http://blog.chrisvomund.com/spanking-and-classical-conditioning/