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On May 15, 2009 2:32 PM in Celebs in D.C. for Night at the Museum 2 Premiere, they said:

Am I the only one who immediately thinks "Zoolander" at press shots of Stiller? (Note to self: wear bejeweled necklines only if I want to highlight my neck wrinkles.)...

So, your erudite opinions of how educational decisions are made comes from...The Simpsons. I choose to formulate mine from a decade+ of teaching in both urban and suburban districts. Okay, I concede...

Yes, school administrators are idiots...for going into a no-win profession where every dumbass policy gets pinned on them. School admin don't sit around a conference room making up these dumbass rule...

On March 28, 2009 4:42 PM in DCPS Pumps Up Potential Dress Code, they said:

Reality check: high school boys and girls' uniform shirts are ~$20. Pants for boys or girls are ~$25. Skirts are ~$36. So the cost is no more, and in many cases much less, than what a parent would...

On March 28, 2009 12:24 PM in DCPS Pumps Up Potential Dress Code, they said:

Having taught in both situations, uniforms do indeed cut down on behavioral problems. If a kid thinks that's a violation of his/her rights, I say, "If that's the worst thing you got goin' wrong in yo...

On January 8, 2009 11:18 AM in Schools Round Up: 1,2,3, All Eyes on Rhee, they said:

No, I'm referring to the Rainman look on his face....

On January 8, 2009 9:53 AM in Schools Round Up: 1,2,3, All Eyes on Rhee, they said:

The guy in the background is Victor Reinoso, Fenty's Deputy Mayor of Education and Plagiarism. My guess is he's not checking her out but just checking out in general, if you know what I mean (and I t...

On December 30, 2008 6:04 PM in Photo of the Day: December 30, 2008, they said:

Photo of the Day should always keep its photo tag. Clicking through to see it is ridiculous. I'd rather see that than the Samsung "sponsored post"...and by "sponsored post," I mean "lipstick on a pi...

On December 30, 2008 6:02 PM in Photo of the Day: December 30, 2008, they said:

Photo of the Day should always keep its photo tag. Clicking through to see it is ridiculous....

On December 29, 2008 1:19 PM in Morning Roundup: Fresh Looks Edition, they said:

Ditto, abc123. Although it's not the centering that bothers me; it's the narrowness. I have a Macbook with Firefox, which leaves almost 2" of wasted space on both sides....

On December 29, 2008 11:18 AM in Should Howard County Schools Reduce Spring Break?, they said:

...public schools risk becoming test-taking factories, pumping out class after class of kids that can answer multiple choice questions all day... Not to be Captain Obvious, but that train left the st...

On December 20, 2008 12:01 PM in The Saturday Morning Post, they said:

Too bad Harriet Walters won't be paying dollar-for-dollar restitution. It'd make a nice dent in the shortfall....

On December 19, 2008 7:56 PM in Well, That Was Fast..., they said:

OT, but can we please retire the word "shutter" as a synonym for the verb "close." It makes me shudder....

On December 19, 2008 11:57 AM in Fenty Family Releases First Photo of Baby Aerin, they said:

Hillman, rumor has it the hotness ain't kept that close anymore. Unless you consider the Four Seasons "close."...

On December 19, 2008 10:36 AM in Fenty Family Releases First Photo of Baby Aerin, they said:

Come on, y'all...I dare you to all get out your 3rd grade pictures and tell me who *doesn't* look like awkwardness personified. Enough about Fenty. Now, those boys of his......

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