Mr. Locke’s Classroom

My three-year-old son just corrected my grammar. He was right. I, the English major and former high-school English teacher, was wrong. Grady: Daddy, somebody at school kicked my foot today. Me: It’s ok, Grady. I’m sure they didn’t mean it. Grady: No Daddy, it’s just one person. He was referring, of course, to my usage [...]

Last night I finally took Amy to see Stardust, one of my favorite films this year. I’d seen the trailer for the new Beowulf movie before, but for some reason last night I really started thinking about it for the first time. I taught Beowulf to high school freshmen for many years, and have a [...]

Two years after my departure from full-time public school teaching, my name and “reputation” seem to have lingered on after me. Someone pointed this website out to me, and lo and behold — I’ve been rated! Looks like three out of four reviews are positive, but I sure did make one person mad. Of course, [...]

Ok, so I borrowed this idea from Ivonee. Click on the link below, and take a quiz to see how well you know me. This one’s not for a grade, I promise–although the scores might be about the same–it’s just for fun. Or to conquer sheer boredom. Or to procrastinate instead of working on your [...]

Yep. They’re finally in. Thanks to Mrs. Grimes to emailing them to me in spreadsheet format, in turn emailed to her (I think) by Mrs. Parvin. I’ve already noticed all sorts of interesting trends and tidbits of fascinating data–if you want to see YOUR scores, come by my portable before or after school. Some of [...]

Hey bloggies (and bloggers), for those of you just getting started in this world of blogging, you’re not alone. A friend of mine passed on this link to me–it’s a 16 year-old kid from Iraq who just started his own blog. Drop by and give him a good Oak Cliff style greeting (no, not with [...]

It’s spring (semester), and The Bloggies (new freshman bloggers) have arrived at last. Well, two of them, at least. I’m sure many more will follow. After all, the dislike of DJ’s seems rampant. Click on the links directly to the right to visit—————> It will be curious to see which ones take to blogging and [...]