Playing video games, watching movies, anything Spanish, Sims 2, playing soccer and softball.
Besides my nephew who won't be here until June 8, 2007....nobody.
Country and Metal
Children of Men, Saw, Saw II, Saw III, Jackass: Number Two, Ice Age: The Meltdown, Beerfest, Crank, A Scanner Darkly, Snakes on a Plane
Family Guy, House, That 70s Show, Intervention, Boondocks, Desperate Housewives
I'm reading Harry Potter 6 again so I can understand what's going to happen in 7.
Teachers...
The dinner guests were sitting around the table
discussing life.
One man, a CEO, decided to explain the problem with
education. He argued, "What's a kid going to learn
from someone who decided his best option in life was
to become a teacher?"
He reminded the other dinner guests what they say
about teachers: "Those who can, do. Those who can't,
teach."
To stress his point he said to another guest; "You're
a teacher, Bonnie. Be honest. What do you make?"
Bonnie, who had a reputation for honesty and frankness
replied, "You want to know what I make? (She paused
for a second, then began...)
"Well, I make kids work harder than they ever thought
they could.
I make a C+ feel like the Congressional Medal of
Honor.
I make kids sit through 40 minutes of class time when
their parents can't make them sit for 5 without an I
Pod, Game Cube or movie rental...
I make kids wonder.
I make them question.
I make them criticize.
I make them apologize and mean it.
I make them have respect and take responsibility for
their actions.
I teach them to write and then I make them write.
I make them read, read, read.
I make them show all their work in math.
I make my students from other countries learn
everything they need to know in English while
preserving their unique cultural identity.
I make my classroom a place where all my students feel
safe.
I make my students stand to say the Pledge of
Allegiance to the Flag, because we live in the United
States of America.
Finally, I make them understand that if they use the
gifts they were given, work hard, and follow their
hearts, they can succeed in life.
(Bonnie paused one last time and then continued.)
"Then, when people try to judge me by what I make, I
can hold my head up high and pay no attention because
they are ignorant...
You want to know what I make? I MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
What do you make?"