Mr. Locke’s Classroom

And then there were two. Bloggies, say hello to your future teacher (English II Pre-AP & English IV AP), who now has her own blog at Mrs. Grimes’s Classroom. This blogging phenomenon seems to be catching on. Perhaps we shall someday have two schools–one actual, and one virtual…

I’m sitting here in a maternity store, outside the fitting room, while Amy tries on clothes, periodically popping her head through the curtain to send me on a quest for a different size. There are pregnant women everywhere. The few men, like me, all seem to have the same helpless, bewildered look on their faces [...]

This could turn out to be fun: Mexican Immigration Debate on Comments from one of Christina’s blogs. Annie??? Help???? Willer??? (Nah, you’d probably side with Timothy).

I whisper your name, when out of the blue sometimes You lead me on, until I catch you again: Gone…just like the wind Blowing right through my soul again–cold, cold air. Breathing into me life again, everywhere And what if I told you I wanted to hold you And what if I tried to; I [...]

Hey, look who’s back! Go visit Christina, tell her thanks for the visit last week, and comment away. I am so very happy she’s blogging again. The only thing I can possibly think of that would make me happier at the moment (hint, hint), is if she were joined by the illustrious Ana of BYU [...]

Ok, so the previous post was indeed my last lame attempt at another April Fool’s joke. I managed to pull one over yesterday on one of my decathletes, several of my freshmen, and even my pastor. I love April fool’s day! I guess bloggers are just smarter than that–most of you didn’t even blink an [...]

I spoke with our principal today, and thought she might be impressed with the little “blogging” community we have created. You know, creative use of technology to further education, writing, etc. In short, she wasn’t. She was rather shocked, and quickly pointed out all of the potential legal ramifications, possibility of lawsuits, parental problems, and [...]