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Wednesday, August 6, 2014

8-6-14 Ed Notes Online

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More Gypsy Pics and Vids
They just keep popping up on facebook and I can't resist posting. I may be pessimistic long-term, but optimistic short-term.Here is a unique view of NYC teachers Steve Ryan and Kim Simek, video by Frank Verderame from the wings. They are both powerhouses, even though they often hang out with Mike Schirtzer.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fr30IbliDqE&feature=youtu.beI never got to take my pic w


Common Core Math: Suicide Bombers + Ebola = HOLY CRAP!
The situation in the Middle East is a bit like World War I. Iraq is breaking apart, and its border with Syria exists only on maps. A Kurdistan is in formation. Jordan and Lebanon are endangered. The Israeli-Palestinian situation is threatening to produce real violence. Three Israeli youths have been kidnapped from the West Bank; another has been killed near the Syrian border. Egypt has returned to


8-5-14 Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online: Gypsy Finale - Joy and SadnessThe Sunday matinee was our last performance - 9 out of 10 were sold out. The cast party afterwards was also a howl as the little kids did their version of the grown-ups acting. An 8-year old doing the strippers had us in stitches.Sadly, today we struck the set and started building the set for Godspell. When a show ends it is like a school year ending