I am going for happy chaos in the sewing studio. I pulled out a few quilts that are ready to be finished. I haven't dug into the yellow for August yet, but I accomplished quite a few red hexie diamonds in July and not much else. Sometimes hand stitching is just the right pace.
Yesterday was registration when the kids pick up schedules. I spent much of it trying to talk kids out of dropping AP Psychology from their schedules in case Florida and College Board can't figure out how to amicably settle their disagreement without taking potential college credit away from thousands of students. It seems now like the state department of education has blinked, but our district had already announced that we would not offer the course. I am still guessing that things will work out without the kids having to drop the course. I never could have predicted the path of education in our state.
I think you have an extremely important job! Thank you for advocating for books and AP courses that might not be popular in your state. The kids (and teachers) need you!
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear that you are OK, Angela, and just LOOK at those design walls!! You may not have sewn any YELLOW scraps this month, but you've got some of the Color of the Month showing up in your studio. Hoping this morning's test went well.
ReplyDeleteIn spite of all the chaos in your work life, your sewing room looks like an amazing respite from the nonsense - so full of colour and beauty and fun!! And your photo made me remember the scrappy sprouts quilt...I wonder where my blocks went?!? LOL
ReplyDeleteLove the photo of your studio! So many rainbows ! I’m glad you just forgot it was Saturday! Pretty easy to understand since you were in work mode! It must be so hard with all the changes in the “ requirements “!, Hang in there!
ReplyDeleteHope the certification exam went well. I've never understood the view that if you don't teach about it, the kids won't learn about it. Kids, particularly AP class eligible high schoolers, are really good at filling in the gaps one way or the other.
ReplyDeleteHopefully you aced that exam!! And we all survived while waiting for your post. LOL IMHO your state of Florida and mine state of SD are both screwing up education for political gain.
ReplyDeleteLove your colorful picture this week! A lot of great in progress blocks!
ReplyDeleteI am so angry about the path of education in Florida. I cannot imagine the frustration of educators.
ReplyDeleteSo you can become a certified media specialist without having a library science degree? Good luck dealing with the cintinued chaos in FL schools.
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Your studio and design walls look wonderful! I often wish that education could be left to the educators, rather than having politicians setting policies for schools. I'm a high school science teacher in Texas, so I feel your pain. Here's to wishing you a wonderful school year!
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