The Week

Well, I said goodbye to the seniors today as it was their last day before final exams.

One of my former students who is finishing his degree in Biology and is working at a medical lab part time came in to give a presentation to the Biology group. He showed a Powerpoint he made of his activities in the lab, The students started agar plates for specific bacteria and looked at algae used in a research study. They really appreciated this glimpse into the real world of science.

I am relaxing at the end of a busy week teaching. One of the cats just found a way to slip the elastic bands that close the cat food cabinet and is tossing cans onto the floor. I guess it is feeding time!

Senior Prank Day

I arrived at school Thursday to find the entire school decorated with toilet paper. It was quite festive! How do I feel about this? Well... I have very mixed feelings. I have to admire the efforts of 50 seniors to turn our school into a winter wonderland. I also greatly appreciate the fact that they did not use any animals in their prank. I hate to see terrified, confused animals mistreated this way. I do feel extremely sorry for the custodians here for having to help clean up the mess. Fortunately a lot of the seniors chipped in to clean up a portion of the toilet paper. We still have some paper in the trees and on the roof. Is karma at work here? Hmmm... Something to ponder in my more reflective moments. For now I am just enjoying the long weekend and decompressing from all of the stresses of teaching. I will leave the karma analysis for another time.