Drop the Labels

Interesting discipline code instituted by the NYC public education system. I wonder if they are planning to adjust the curriculum to exclude gender/gender expression biased information. It doesn't do any good to enforce a discipline code when your textbooks reinforce "the boy code" and other problematic ways of thinking. I'm not sure how NY lit books are, but I don't teach half the short stories in our book because of sexist language and the like.

I tried to do the Drop the Labels campaign at our school, but the hurricane thwarted any plans to move on it. I'm sure it would go over like a rock to the bottom of the ocean, but it's worth a try.

On that note, I am enjoying a teach free evening this evening and plan to avoid grading/prepping as much as possible. After decompressing from a horribly stressful day at the school, I plan to work out, revamp my resume, and begin the arduous search for another job. Not sure if I'll keep a technogeek log like Glinda's. I'm not that "together."

Regardless, I need to get out of Pewston and out of public education before my soul collapses.