Holes In Thoughts: More BASIS answers

Monday, May 08, 2006

More BASIS answers

So, a few more thoughts on this big old mess.

This is a long post, but 'twould be best to read through it if you're interested in this mess. It's pretty obviously directed at my old students at Basis.

The mixtapes had nothing to do with getting fired, since I stopped making them (like they asked me to). Whether or not they'll continue ... we'll see.

I've found that there's no legal basis (heh) from which Basis can keep me from talking to people, at all. Basically, you can't make huge demands from someone that you just severed from your company. Maybe in some backwards pre-industrial countries you can, but not in the U.S. I just hope they don't cite this post as an excuse to not send my last check (which would also be illegal).

I am going to ask permission to come to graduation - as it is, if I were to go to Basis I'd be arrested for trespassing (and I was told this pretty specifically).

This was my first teaching experience. I wish it could have gone better, obviously, but if not for the feedback I've been getting from sympathetic students and teachers, I'm certain I would have quit teaching entirely.

Thank you for making it basically impossible for me to disappear, in the way that the Administration wanted.

I have you to thank for keeping my sense of purpose and to no small extent, you've lifted me from a very, very depressing situation. Thank you.

Most students know, by now, that my AOL AIM is bmacphisto; I also have ICQ (555-8940) and Yahoo! (impulsenine). While I am out a lot trying to find jobs and other Life things, I'm around a lot to pack the house to move, and it's always nice to hear from people; I suppose it would be mostly students via that medium since I usually exchange those antiquated eMail things with teachers...

Totally random side notes:

ICQ gives out their numbers sequentially. I think they're in the hundreds of millions. My number is at 5 million and happens to correspond with those funny 555 numbers you see in movies. This is 'cos I first started using chat clients in 1997. Isn't that scary? I'm either a super geek or way ahead of my time. Probably both.

I'm really sorry I couldn't DJ the pool party and dance. Those of you in 7th and 8th grades ought to make a suggestion list to be reviewed and given to the DJ. Believe me, this will help everybody involved. Also, make me proud (like you usually did) and DANCE. My dance involved the boys and girls in opposite corners staring at their shoes for two hours. Most of the 8th graders shouldn't have a problem with this but ... still.

Continuing the rants!

So what's next? Well, I'm going get my teaching cert as fast as I can, for one, so that I can join a proper teachers' union. Rachel and I are moving to a smaller, cheaper place so that we can cut bills and, frankly, to force us to get rid of some of the stuff we just don't need. Like my old He-Man collection.

I am also hoping to get a few emails from my students that actually finished their 5-minute project, or houses. I am sorry they were never hung, though I don't honestly blame Mrs. Sand for not doing it. I figured it would take between 3-5 hours to hang them all, if I had enough caffeine to start out.

Take it easy on her - she's in much the same spot I was in when I first arrived.

Labels: BASIS, DJ, IM, teaching

posted by Steve @ 7:22 PM

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