This was a particularly exhausting week. Although I was disappointed to have to cancel the Talent Show due to a lack of acts, I am relieved that I didn’t have to deal with that on top of everything else. Sunday – The end of the Chicago International Model United Nations conference followed by all of …
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Chicago International Model United Nations
Last year the HHS Debate team traveled to Mexico City to participate in the Model United Nations Development Organization’s (MUNDO) Mexico City International Model United Nations program. We had a terrific time, though sadly didn’t get to see much of Mexico City due to safety precautions we were asked to follow due to some overheated …
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The East Brunswick High School Field Trip
In the relative infancy of Model Congress during the 1994-1995 school year, I wanted to give my inexperienced debaters and opportunity to see some more sophisticated, experienced debaters in action. I’m not sure what time of year it was, but I arranged to bring the group of students to East Brunswick for a full day …
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A lack of standard operating procedures
I made the following remarks (two separate speeches) to the Board of Education on Monday night. I reserved the right to revise and extend my remarks afterwards, and what follows is a slightly doctored version of the speech to be more understandable out of context. Travel Expenses In reaction to the failed referendum, central office …
Tuesday Talk… with Adam Mamawala
Adam Mamawala is an HHS alumnus from 2005. I didn’t have him as a student, but knew his older sister, and got to know Adam through a massive inter-class simulation that I ran with the other AP US History teacher as well as via his participation in the Variety Show and Unplugged. We stayed in …
US History: Andrew Jackson Cartoon Gallery Walk
Last Wednesday I trashed the gallery walk lesson plans that I’ve seen people use, but I actually do one that I think serves a purpose. I’m sharing it here. Students first watch this YouTube video on analyzing political cartoons: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNkJNNuxsuQ I then distribute hard copies of page 4-5 of this document from the Constitutional Rights …
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Italy 2003 Journal: I’m sorry, but I’m just thinking of the right words to say…
This journal was cobbled together after the fact, upon my return, so some of the specifics could be slightly off, but it’s the best record of the trip that four teachers and 24 students took to Venice, Florence, and Rome in the summer of 2003. Monday, 30 June 2003 — Tuesday, 1 July 2003 One …
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Week in Review (December 1-7, 2019)
I’m going to keep this short this week as I’m busy in at the Chicago International Model United Nations, and I’m inching closer to ending my weekend posts on top of that. I do like the idea of having a journal where I keep the historic record, so to speak, but it adds a level …
Guest Blogger – Yash Parikh, HHS 2020
Yash Parikh is a four-year member of HHS Debate, including being our past president. I have had him in both of my current courses and he has also served as president of Amnesty International for the past two years (yet another club I advise). Yash is a resourceful, ambitious, and driven debater and thinker, and …
The End of Diversity Day
When I started teaching at Hillsborough High School, there were two really cool traditions unlike previous high schools I experienced — Spirit Night, which is still going strong, and Diversity Day. The latter event occurred in early April every year where no regular classes would be held, instead various workshops and guest speakers all around …
Fenster on Education 