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Name: Tess Home: St. Louis

I'm now a graduate student in public health at Washington University in St. Louis... as well as a writer, parent, and teacher. I haven't updated this blog recently, but I may come back to it in the future.


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Friday, August 25, 2006

Back-to-School Special

School starts here on Monday, so in honor of the occasion, here's a back-to-school poll.

1) When does school start in your area?
2) When do you think school should start?
3) What's your favorite school supply?
4) What was your favorite grade/level of education?
5) If you could teach one subject, what would it be?

5 Comments:

Blogger Tess said...

1) Monday
2) Part of me thinks school should start after Labor Day, and part of me thinks school should be year-round
3) College-ruled notebooks
4) College
5) Well, I've already taught English. If I could teach one other subject, I'd do algebra or French.

12:41 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

1) When does school start in your area? 8/28
2) When do you think school should start? the day after Labor Day
3) What's your favorite school supply? a trapper keeper
4) What was your favorite grade/level of education? junior high
5) If you could teach one subject, what would it be? Physical Education

1:11 PM  
Blogger tom said...

1) When does school start in your area?

for wash u students, next wednesday, 8/28.

2) When do you think school should start?

hmm. . . for university, that seems late to me. dunno why.

3) What's your favorite school supply?

erasers made to look like things. like, i don't know, a pac man or something.

4) What was your favorite grade/level of education?

grad school.

5) If you could teach one subject, what would it be?

if i don't say psychology, i'm in trouble. (cuz that's my job.)

6:24 PM  
Blogger Cathy said...

1) When does school start in your area?
My girls started the 14th of August.
2) When do you think school should start?
After Labor Day.
3) What's your favorite school supply?
Crayons!
4) What was your favorite grade/level of education?
Kindergarten.
5) If you could teach one subject, what would it be?
Art.

8:12 AM  
Blogger Tonya said...

1) The day after Labor Day

2) I am fine with the day after Labor Day, but would prefer year-round schooling.

3) Colored pencils

4) Junior high, so far...

5) Health/PE

6:21 PM  

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