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ciroccojWent to Cosmic Adventures with the kids yesterday. That place upsets me so much - it's such a wonderful concept, an indoor playground, where kids can climb, slide, run, etc - but, my god, it's so hideously expensive. $19 just to get in the door. And then they have all these horrendously over-priced arcade games and horrendously overpriced junk food. The whole time we were there, I had to keep saying No to the boys - no games, we don't have enough $ for that, no slushies, no pizza, no no no... We ended up spending at $30 on the whole experience, and that was only entry, socks for me (I forgot to bring my own pair) and a small snack consisting of 3 bagels. Just imagining how much I could have spent makes me ill. I could easily see spending at least $60 in that place.
Also went to our dance lesson in the evening. Those dance instructors are just way, way, way too perky. But it's fun, and we do seem to be learning something, at least. And it's a nice couple-thing to do.
And now, because I am a lemming:
1. Are you going to school this year?
Yup.
2. If yes, where are you going (high school, college, etc.)? If no, when did you graduate?
Ottawa University, my second year of first-year English Common Law. I graduated from high school in 1989, BAH at Queen's in 1993, and BEd at Queen's in 1994.
3. What are/were your favorite school subjects?
Probably history, although English could be pretty good with the right teacher. And math was pretty easy. I also took a family studies class on early childhood that was pretty cool.
4. What are/were your least favorite school subjects?
Chemistry and Phys Ed. I made myself take Phys Ed until grade 12, even though I only needed to take it in grade 9.
5. Have you ever had a favorite teacher? Why was he/she a favorite?
Heh - too many to count. Mr. Baird, my grade 8 English teacher, was pretty cool. First teacher I ever heard swear in class. He also went into feminism a fair bit, which was neat.
In high school, Mr. Penton (grade 13 history) was probably my favourite teacher. Our first test, he had the question, "What saying is Rene Descartes famous for?"
"Cogito Ergo Sum", I wrote, then decided to put the English translation to cover my ass in case Mr. Penton was as thick as my previous history teacher and docked marks because he didn't know the Latin phrase or because I hadn't written what he had taught in class.
He gave me bonus points for the Latin, and wrote a little, "That's marvelous!"
I also loved my family studies and law teacher, Mrs. Hockey, my physics teacher, Mr. Spence (although I sucked at physics), and my homeroom teacher Mr. Mahfouz. Although my memory of Mr. Mahfouz is now kind of bittersweet. I met him at a high school reunion, and he remembered me, was happy to see me, and asked what I was doing now. "I'm a teacher" I told him, and he smiled and said that was great. Then I told him I was married and had a child.
"And what does your husband do?"
"He's a medical student."
"Hey!!" beaming smile, thumbs up. "Good for you! I always knew you'd succeed!"
Great. He was part of what inspired me to go into teaching. And yet, following in his footsteps was apparently not nearly as great a measure of success as snagging myself a doctor.
Crap.
Also went to our dance lesson in the evening. Those dance instructors are just way, way, way too perky. But it's fun, and we do seem to be learning something, at least. And it's a nice couple-thing to do.
And now, because I am a lemming:
1. Are you going to school this year?
Yup.
2. If yes, where are you going (high school, college, etc.)? If no, when did you graduate?
Ottawa University, my second year of first-year English Common Law. I graduated from high school in 1989, BAH at Queen's in 1993, and BEd at Queen's in 1994.
3. What are/were your favorite school subjects?
Probably history, although English could be pretty good with the right teacher. And math was pretty easy. I also took a family studies class on early childhood that was pretty cool.
4. What are/were your least favorite school subjects?
Chemistry and Phys Ed. I made myself take Phys Ed until grade 12, even though I only needed to take it in grade 9.
5. Have you ever had a favorite teacher? Why was he/she a favorite?
Heh - too many to count. Mr. Baird, my grade 8 English teacher, was pretty cool. First teacher I ever heard swear in class. He also went into feminism a fair bit, which was neat.
In high school, Mr. Penton (grade 13 history) was probably my favourite teacher. Our first test, he had the question, "What saying is Rene Descartes famous for?"
"Cogito Ergo Sum", I wrote, then decided to put the English translation to cover my ass in case Mr. Penton was as thick as my previous history teacher and docked marks because he didn't know the Latin phrase or because I hadn't written what he had taught in class.
He gave me bonus points for the Latin, and wrote a little, "That's marvelous!"
I also loved my family studies and law teacher, Mrs. Hockey, my physics teacher, Mr. Spence (although I sucked at physics), and my homeroom teacher Mr. Mahfouz. Although my memory of Mr. Mahfouz is now kind of bittersweet. I met him at a high school reunion, and he remembered me, was happy to see me, and asked what I was doing now. "I'm a teacher" I told him, and he smiled and said that was great. Then I told him I was married and had a child.
"And what does your husband do?"
"He's a medical student."
"Hey!!" beaming smile, thumbs up. "Good for you! I always knew you'd succeed!"
Great. He was part of what inspired me to go into teaching. And yet, following in his footsteps was apparently not nearly as great a measure of success as snagging myself a doctor.
Crap.
