That's just my little name for the place. We are a small, intensely process-oriented charter high school, just opened this year, and oy va voy, is it...interesting.
I am teaching English, and a history section. Many of my students have been, let's say, badly let down by their previous education. These are fourteen and fifteen year olds. I am working on five-sentence paragraphs. Not with all of them, but enough.
Most of the kids are fine, lovely children, but we have a few with real problems. These frequently get kicked out of class, shouting things like "F--- you! I don't want to be in your stupid class anyway, you don't teach nothing!"
We're located, geographically, at a point where suburbia and ghetto run into each other. We have students from both sides of the divide, and all points in between.
It is very interesting indeed. Details to follow.
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Hi there. I just came across your blog and thought I'd say hello. I too am an English teacher at a public high school in L.A. I too am Jewish, married, and observant (allbeit not frum), so...a big hello to you :)
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