Very Pleased!

Dear Everyone,

I am so pleased that this class had had the initiative and interest to actively make this blog so very informative and communicative. Although I get a bit tired or impatient in class sometimes, I must share a secret with you (shhhh . . . don't tell anybody: actually I look forward to this class a lot and think everyone is doing a great job!).

Hey, we're gonna be on film this week! Looks like fun. Let's relax and enjoy as usual.



Let's keep up the big push until the end. Hidetomo had a good suggestion of scheduling for the Performance Festival being held at the main campus on December 10 and 17. Please come see what other students are doing if you can! The festival is still small and can't accommodate bigger classes but we are building and planning for future possibilities . . . thanks to Okawa-sensei. She's really doing a great job.

As for the party, it sounds like it was a blast, although not attended by everyone. I must say that I love parties so it was my regret to have to say no to this one. Two points: 1) I am very busy this year, much more so than usual, because I rush home to take care of/homeschool Ari-chan right after class each day, and 2) I have a policy (unlike some teachers . . . ahem!) that I never go out to a drinking party with students while they are actively students in my class. Don't want possible misunderstandings or mishaps to be seen as unfairly affecting final grades. ("Dr. Armstrong gave me a C in the class because I was dancing drunkenly in the street in front of the pachinko parlor in Fuchinobe!")

Regarding the peanut allergy story, wow, talk about serious bad breath!

More chat about real issues concerning ableism. Has anyone seen the movie Murderball (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000B5XP24/qid=1133430406/sr=8-1/ref=pd_bbs_1/002-1932801-9394459?n=507846&s=dvd&v=glance), about paraplegic competative sportsmen in wheelchairs? It has just come out on DVD and looks to be great!
More later. Blog on!