The 25 Funniest Analogies

For all of you who teach English (and even if you don't)....these are great!

http://writingenglish.wordpress.com/2006/09/12/the-25-funniest-analogies-collected-by-high-school-english-teachers/

More School: Obama Would Curtail Summer Vacation

Check out this link, and tell us what you think as an educator? Parent? Tax payer?

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090927/ap_on_re_us/us_more_school

Google News - Concord

I just added a new feature to the blog. I'll be tracking via Google News anytime the name of a Concord school is mentioned in a news source. This will be a great tool for you too see what is being published out there about your school! Check it out.... scroll to the lower right hand corner to My Blog List and click on the latest article.

MEAP testing is coming soon!

MEAP testing is right around the corner for grades 3-8. Tell others what you are doing in your classroom to help your students prepare...

Blog Followers!

Congrats to Charlie Bono of CMCS for being LEM's first Blog Follower! Add our site to your Blog List to get instant access to new posts and comments.

2009-2010 School Year Begins!

Good luck to everyone on the first day of school this week. Let each other know what innovative strategies you are using to help students adjust to the new school year...

How is everyone's count compared to last year? Better? Worse? I just wonder how the poor economy is affecting families in the region. I hear of many people moving for jobs.

Free Financial Education Seminars Available

LEM's banker, Jennifer Griggs of Huntington Bank, is offering 45 min. workshops on the following topics:

1. Credit reports - go over what is on them in general, how the score is calculated, what impacts scoring, recent changes, etc.

2. How to repair credit - contact info for the bureaus, best practices on how to fix errors and how to bring the score up

3. Own your own home/ refinancing - A mortgage partner to discuss recent/ upcoming changes to the mortgage arena and the impacts they have had on customers and the banks. The process has gotten longer and more detailed than ever before.

4. Investments - Simple IRA's, individual investing, 529 plans, etc. Give employees an understanding of what they are and what options they have.

If you are interested in any of the above, please let me know and we'll arrange a workshop at your school.