August 20, 2008
Go Home Already: Wheels Up
Photo by nantekoto
- Jin-Hae Jo, a 21-year-old North Korean defector who was on a hunger strike and protesting in front of the Chinese Embassy in D.C. since August 3, fell into a coma on Saturday afternoon. Jo was protesting the Chinese government’s policy on repatriation of North Korean refugees. [Pulitzer Center]
- There are still 68 D.C. public school teachers who don't know where they'll be teaching this year. School starts on Monday, and originally all teachers were supposed to be placed by July 31. [City Desk]
- The Marine Corps Marathon has altered its route through the District. Runners will reach Hains Point earlier this year. [Washington Business Journal]
- A group of student filmmakers from Southeast are trying to raise money to attend the Democratic Convention in Denver next week. They're making a film about streets named after Martin Luther King Jr. around the country, and there's one just a couple blocks from the Pepsi Center, where the convention will be held. [NBC4]
- No one was hurt after a small plane skidded off a runway at BWI today. [AP via WaPo]
- Ever wondered what you should do in the event zombies take over Silver Spring? One blog has the answers. [Silver Spring, Singular]
- Let's get some bus stop shelters like these, stat. [Greater Greater Washington]
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someone should tell that kid that crocs are dangerous...
for your social life.
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So are wooden ass bikes with no pedals.
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Yup. Escalators have a nasty habit of eating Crocs, along with most of your kid's feet.
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If I was in Silver Spring and zombies attacked, I would just escape to Takoma Park and declare it a "No Zombie Zone." Problem solved.
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Sommer... you know you made my day, right? Love the post from Sligo.
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Yet another child without a leash! Quick! Get the net!
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So are wooden ass bikes with no pedals.
No way, those things are awesome. BabyRat has one and it helped immensely with her balance, she's ready to skip over the training wheels and go straight to a regular two-wheel bike.
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There are still 68 D.C. public school teachers who don't know where they'll be teaching this year. School starts on Monday, and originally all teachers were supposed to be placed by July 31
Hey, why don't we fire them?
Every once in a while I'm reminded just how *paternalistic* the whole teacher gig is. When I was "supposed to be placed" in my position, but "don't know where [I'll] be [working]" that usually means I'm redundant, and need to get my resume up-to-date.
How about we take those 68, have a "job fair" where principals come and interview them, and if the principal wants them teaching at the school, he or she can "swap out" one of the teachers already "placed" at his/her school.
When the music stops, those without a chair get to go find another job.
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@HCE/hillrat
falling down is good for kids, teaches 'em all sorts of lessons.
@ibc
good idea. maybe they could make it like the NFL draft with tryouts and picks.