The Big (not so) Easy

New Orleans is still alive and kicking. If nothing else - the restaurants are opening up and there's PLENTY to drink. I was able to keep a lid on things during the day and attend the science convention which was my excuse for being there. At night and on Sunday I got a taste of a fabulous city. Mike and I kept turning to each other and saying, "Why haven't we been here before?" What a wonderful place. It was sad to see the poorer neighborhoods that hadn't come back from the hurricane where the middle class and upper class ones had. And it was amazing to hear people tell us their personal stories of that time. It's an area of the country with great diversity and great beauty, and we'll go back.

Gotta Brag on Them

I wish I could name names and show faces, but just let me say that Saturday my students were among the best of the best! We took five projects and nine students to the district science fair on Thursday,and on Saturday three students representing two different projects won first place in their respective categories. We compete against well funded east bench schools where parents take science fair seriously. The kids at those schools have plenty of help and lots more time both in and out of school to work on their projects. So it's gratifying to see our cute kids do well in such a competition with a very uneven playing field. Congratulations to all nine young scientists. They won just by competing.