Spring Break, One Week Down!

Spring Break started as of 3:06PM on Friday. The first week didn't go too bad, although I have much to consider this week. What's happening this coming week?

• Marathon training started today, which means a solid 86 miles on tap this week.
• Reading, reading, and more reading! I plan to go through some reading, writing and science texts to see what I can integrate into my practice.
• Some classroom moving... I will post pictures later, but I plan to shift tables, desks and students with a hope of bringing some new life into the classroom (kids are tired of their table groups, and the space is a bit cramped).
• My Praxis exam next Saturday, which in Washington is called the WEST-E.
• Sleep!

I also have to say that I've been cleaning out my google reader only to find an article from the Seattle PI (now a web-only "paper"). In the article, the candidate for mayor says that a takeover of Seattle Schools could happen if improvement doesn't happen within 2 years. He goes on to say that takeovers have had great success in other cities... If we have solid critical thinking skills we can make statistics mean whatever we want, can't we?