The Nuclear Option

For me, this will mark my final entry for the year. Many things have changed in my classes during the last few weeks. Molly had to leave for the remainder of the year due to medical issues, and a substitute teacher, Mr. Mustapha, has taken over. While I always felt that Molly and I had different ways of approaching the students, Mr. Mustapha seems to share much of my philosophy. He has been more willing to write referrals and tries to be as fair and consistent as possible. Nevertheless, the students still realize that they're basically on a boat without a captain, and Mr. Flowers has started delivering the lecture for half of each class. It is in this environment that I gave my final presentation, one that I had been thinking about for quite some time.

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