I just got back from taking a night class at nearby placerita jr high school.  It was ‘Algebra Refresher For Parents’.  As you may (or may not) know, I am not a parent.  I am, however, a substitute teacher and often I am substitue teaching math classes.  ‘Substitute TEACHING.’  The phrase indicates that the substitue is a replacement for the regular teacher and is therefore replacing what the regular teacher does: which is TEACH. 

Well, standing in an 8th grade Algebra class and bluffing my way through the instruction portion by having the ’smart kid’ be teacher for a day can only last for so long and certainly does not constitute TEACHING (it’s more like a substitute manager…that’s what my title should actually be).  So, while real estate is slower and I’ve got a wee bit of time on my hands, here and there, I figured I would better myself and take a refresher course.  It was BLOWIN’ my mind!  It was so fun and makes me want to retake all of my education from approx 3rd grade to present OVER again.  A few summers ago, Ken announced that Kristin and I would be taking ’summer school’ and learning algebra principles with him at home…we laughed and ate more ice cream.  Now, fatter and not smarter, I curse myself for not taking advantage of the fount of knowledge that I let slip through my fingers and blow away to Hanford. 
Well, today is a new day and as the principal of La Mesa always says,
Q- ‘What type of day is it?’
A-’It’s  a GREEEEAT day for learning!’

(side note: the parents that showed up to the refresher course…just a grown up version of the kid classroom.  Every kid-type was represented…but as adults…jocks, nerds, cool, divas, flyin’ under the radar, class clown, etc.  Fascinating.)