Nothing to do with Education Law

But, boy, am I jealous


School cancels classes due to nice weather

BELLINGHAM, Wash. - Instead of enduring a day of inattention and spring fever, Bellingham Christian School declared a "sun day" and gave everyone the day off.

And, for those of us in exams...here is another exam...from the always-fun-at-finals-time addictinggames.com:

Driver's Ed

(er, for fellow players...why is it so hard to pull out of that goddamn parking space?)

This game is actually quite relevant because Kirk and I were watching "Little People Big World" (he has a slight obsession with little people...remember, they're little & we're "average sized" not "normal")...

and the little person son, Zach, failed his written driver's ed test quite a few times...(it's okay, he's still a favorite with the ladies at little person conventions...)

Anyway, K & I were talking & i was like, um, "Oregon is way behind the times...even when I took the "written" portion of the driver's ed exam (approx. in February 1998) it wasn't really "written"...it was electronic...like the hoagie machines at WaWa or GetGo or like the new Casino slot machines...or the infamous Diebold voting machines."

K seemed to think it was definitely written. I just took it as proof that he was old. (NY has to have electronic written tests by now...right?) But, really, what's up with Oregon in 2006?

All this wonderful procrastinating about driving (I say wonderful b/c I live in Pittsburgh where the driving is not so fun, not so scenic...) then brought me to the PA DMV website for how to get a license. I like how they try to make driving tests FUN!!!

favorite parts of the site:
1) the area for "Mature Drivers" which is the DMV's politically correct way of saying senior-citizens-who-really-shouldn't-be-driving drivers.
2) "Crossroads" the diverse cartoon macromedia flash area for teen drivers complete with practice test questions and stories of new drivers (i took a few...i got them all right; I must be an awesome driver!!!) (unlike my mom who is probably the worst driver...she always embarrassed me, my brother & my sister when it was her carpool day...but, last year, she told me that she's so bad b/c her parents wouldn't teach her how to drive and she had to borrow cars to practice...so she only passed the driving test b/c the DMV employee thought she was HOT!) (My mom & "the mature drivers" are the reasons why i think people should have to re-take the driving test every 10 years...)
3)the School Bus Safety Week Poster Contest "Be Aware! Cross with Care!!"

Each public, parochial, and private school may submit posters for each division to the State Poster Contest.

is that excessive entanglement? are there any impermissible effects? ... yea, i think I should get back to studying education law