Again, hardass, but the vast majority of my students do not graduate.

Me too!

I said, the only way of passing is to make up all the work assigned, attend tutoring every day it is offered after school (it's a 5th period that is mandatory for failing 10th graders and technically I'm in the 10th grade academy though I only teach 12th graders) and attend all of the remaining classes then you have a slim chance of passing.

So I can make it onerous enough that it's a punishment while still giving him (false?) hope.

So I can make it onerous enough that it's a punishment while still giving him (false?) hope.

I don't think it's false hope. You're offering him a fair chance, that requires a shit-ton of work to make up for what he's blown off.

Odds are he won't, but it's there if he's willing.

That seems very fair to me.

yeah, it comes in the tough but fair category

Odds are he won't, but it's there if he's willing.

Really, it's more than fair. No, he won't do it. But you are giving him a chance.

The good news? Even though I got off the plane only 10 minutes before my next flight, I managed to run to the gate just as they were starting to board.

The bad news? All of a sudden, the pilot got word that the weather in SF means they won't let us depart.

Clear up San Francisco!

Clear up San Francisco!

It's raining here. Pretty steady. Though it does seem to be lessening.

Yeah, I think they are doing staggered ground delays so we should leave at 11pm as planned. I just hope my arrival doesn't go much beyond midnight or I really won't want to go in to work tomorrow.

Sorry, megan, it's gusting here with a heavier downpour.

Ugh, I feel for you Kat and Kristin.

It's not raining here yet, so we went to the open-air ice skating rink tonight. So much fun! Franny was lapping the big rink like a pro, and Isaac went from too scared to go on the ice to skating on the big rink, so I consider it a win. Between that and the trampoline I feel like we made proper use of the sun while it was here today (despite being home and carless). I expect it to be wet tomorrow.

Not raining here yet but it's supposed to break after midnight.

Just came back from my 4th Natural Resources and Environmental Commission meeting in 5 months. I'm still shaky from anger. And depressed because anger with no outlet and no hope turns to depression. Gah. The first time I had this feeling, I wrote it up here: [link]

I've never been the sort of person people follow so while there are So Pas gardeners, even gardeners who'd sign up for a community garden, I can't get any of the few I know to turn up at these meetings consistently so I got blown off tonight as "just one person". I've got so much crap going on in my life that it's hard for me to continue mustering the energy to try to show the city how unreasonably NIMBY they're being. I may make do with my raised bed (which I didn't know I'd be able to have when I first started showing up at meetings) or I may sign up for a plot at the El Sereno Community Garden, which miraculously seems to have plots available. Most community gardens I know of have waiting lists for 1 or 2 years.