The kid has sunglasses, in case you were wondering

Also...

I have a very, very big soft spot for Simon Cowell.

Dear Michael Johns

I was just thinking that it's a grave injustice that you were voted off American Idol so soon. You were lightyears better than many of the remaining contestants, and while I never loved you, you didn't make me mad, either.

In an attempt to post something on my blog that has nothing to do with how terrible work is lately or how great my little niece is, I'm dedicating this one to you.

Love,
Rachel

Random web surfing during the MCA

Random web surfing led to this little tidbit today. I will not admit to the exact google search that led to that article, but it did include the words "hate" and "job."

I believe the children are our future

What I learned from my students today:

• Hooking up with fewer than three girls over break is a "poor showing."
• A "leaner" is a fun-filled oft-used prank that involves leaning buckets of water against hotel room doors in a precarious manner, leading to the spilling of large amounts of water into the hotel room upon opening the door.
• Leaners are "okay" since the maids "just clean it up anyway. I mean, that's their JOB."
• "Good, clean fun" is defined as drinking heavily, but not so heavily that you have a hangover the next day.
• A number of pubic speakers drank and toasted "in honor" of me during their trips. Yes, what an honor, indeed.
• Another "fun thing to do" is to go up to a cute girl, pretend to be nervous, and pee in your swimming suit in front of her to see how she'll react.
• Under no circumstances will a child of mine ever, in a million years, attend a high school spring break "senior trip."

The Prediction

American Idol Top 5 (in no particular order):

1. David C.


2. Carly


3. Brooke


4. David A.


5. Michael

I'm not sure what I get if I'm right, but I'll be sure to think of something.

"Sit down and try to act like human beings"

While the kids were preparing for their Good Friday Dance (what better way to celebrate the death of Christ?), we enjoyed some quality staff development. My CoP watched the documentary Two Million Minutes which highlights the high school experiences of two American students, two Indian students, and two Chinese students. The differences are shocking, glaring, and frankly, pretty damn depressing. I'm still having visions of those Chinese students bowing to their teacher at the beginning of the day...

Anyway, you should check out the trailer. If you're interested, you should netflix the film. And if you have kids, you should--apparently--move to India or China to educate them.