Front left: Eli, then Kris, then Monica.
On right from back: Mike, then Krissy, and Laurie Ann.
People are always asking what my friends are like, so here goes:
Eli is in the school leadership program, in the school developer strand. He went to Princeton and his roommate there was from Punahou! He teaches Latin and he lives in Somerville (next to Cambridge) with his wife who is an art teacher. He's my study and lunch buddy. He reminds me of Todd Chow-Hoy. Very smart, nice, and fun to talk to. Sometimes we talk about nothing, and sometimes he'll ask serious questions about alternative funding for private schools like corporations sponsoring students. He once told me about an idea where a student would go through school for free, but then after graduating from college, the student would give back 10% of his salary to the school. The idea has its merits and drawbacks, but nevertheless, I like Eli's way of thinking outside the box. Eli's favorite thing to say is "Nice."
Kris is a scientist and mathematician who went to MIT. He was a founding teacher of a charter school in Framingham and his favorite holiday is Halloween because he gets to throw pumpkins out of windows at school. Kris also has a patent. Don't ask me, because I don't understand what it is. Kris's parents just returned from a trip to Hawaii! Kris's favorite thing to say is, "Have you heard?"
Monica is my shopping buddy! She is a fellow teacher leader, and will most likely go back to her Quaker school in California. She teaches third grade. The best thing about Monica is that she tells it like it is. She is also hilarious, as Rafiq says. I could write more, but then I wouldn't be able to stop...
I see Eli, Kris, and Monica practically everyday...sometimes more than once a day!!!
Krissy and Laurie Ann aren't in our program. They just came by because I told them Mike would be in town. Krissy is in Learning and Teaching, and Laurie Ann is in Arts in Education so she and Mike talked a little about the K-1 master plan and how the arts are integrated into the curriculum. Both of them went to Punahou! Krissy graduated in '03 and Laurie Ann graduated in '99. Her brother Greg is my classmate.
