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Maxi

Maxi posted GREAT STORIES | Jun 20, 2008

At Paris, just after dark one gusty evening in the autumn of 18 -- , I was enjoying the twofold luxury of meditation and a meerschaum, in company with my friend, C. Auguste Dupin, in his little back library, or book-closet, au troisième, No. 33 Rue Dunôt, Faubourg St. Germain. For one hour at...

lrwilson

lrwilson posted "A Million Williams*" | Jun 27, 2008

At the end of Mrs. Barksdale's talk she said, "There are a million Williams* out there." Mrs. Barksdale has tutored William since 5th grade, and though she does not believe that William needs her assistance academically she remains as steadfast figure in his life. Children in similar straights as...

Dabysan

Dabysan posted There's Got to be a Morning After | Feb 19, 2008

Well that happened. The Eighth Annual Karaoke to the Death VIII went into the books about 40 hours ago, but its historical significance will reverberate for years to come. To paraphrase something I heard in some shitty movie one time, this wasn't the end. It wasn't even the beginning of the end. But...

Traveler

Traveler posted "Traveling Teachers" - The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly | Feb 15, 2008

Some teachers work in one place throughout the entire year. Some teachers work in the same class in an internship (1 year at a time) or as a long-term teacher (30 days or more). Some subs work in a different classroom with a lesson plan to follow each day, each week, or longer (less than 30 days)....