Kurt Hargis

The very big and not tinted enough windows at MSY.

I keep trying to find something to like about MSY, but I keep finding reasons not to.

Courage by the Tragically Hip on Lithium XM on a very dusty car radio.

Sometimes, the right song by a band that never gets played comes on when you need it.

Why Writing Every Day Changed My Computer Science Class Daily bellringers, sentence frames, and feedback turned my students into stronger thinkers, faster coders, and more confident test‑takers.

Writing has made my students better programmers. (And yeah, I now have a WordPress and Substack)

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7yo: When we clean up the playroom

Me: Hold up, we? It's your playroom.

7yo: Yes, but it is in your house, so you own it, which means it's OUR responsibility.

Me:

The state elects people who only enact performative legislation instead of addressing real issues. This is true even when right and left agree, like on home insurance.

This day, the anniversaries of Katrina and Ida, overload us with emotions and memories.

But there is a bigger family I don't want to leave. Not just blood family, but friends. People, who, when I'm around, my cajun accent gets thick. I could do without the heat and the storms, but I would miss the swamp sunsets.

It is getting harder to stay.

But we did, and it's an amazing facility.

I still love teaching. I love my community and my culture. I love the idea that on the way home, we might see an alligator in the canal.

My immediate family could leave and start somewhere away from the storms.

I was hired not long after in a neighboring parish. The school accepted me, a teacher already there and I fell in love, and now this is my home.

Four years ago, Ida damaged my roof and siding, while forcing the roof at my present school to collapse.

It took a while to come back.

I worked in New Orleans Public Schools 20 years ago until August 29th.

I had the means to escape the storm, but many of my students didn't.

Over the years, thanks to social media, I've been able to find many of them again. Most are doing so well that it makes my heart smile to see their posts.

I’ve never seen it put that way, and I now realize that is exactly how and why I pray.

I just lost my BiL to brain cancer. He did get the best treatment, but my dear sister-in-law had to deal with too many people who suggested the dumbest things. The worst part is that they manipulate others through guilt.

There is a special place in hell for these people.

Well, that is my favorite song on my favorite album.

Going outside of it, Into the Groove always makes me want to dance. And I never want to dance.

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Before I started today, I reflected on yesterday’s lesson. I focused on what I was thankful for, what I (not the students) wanted to accomplish today, and, most importantly, for what I wanted to give myself grace.

Today was the best day I've had in a while in the classroom.

C&C Music Factory. Free Nicholls State concert for students in 91 or 92.

Saw them at the Cherry Blossom parade a few years back.

So sorry 💔

Lists of podcasts.

Friday night at Chuck E Cheese with my little bestie.

She jumps, I learn as she says.

…not sure why Computer Science is on their schedule; they are showing up and working hard to learn it. I'm dedicating this year to meeting the kids where they are, but I will not let them stay there.

Year 26 and I still love this job. Mostly 🤣

If I could get my sleep schedule on an actual schedule, this would be one of the best starts to school yet. While I was dealing with a personal tragedy (BIL lost battle to cancer), the students were kind and forgiving - more than I was. And even for my class that is made up mostly of kids…

It should violate the 8th.

In other words it’s wealth redistribution, from the middle class to the rich class.

Since this is being done in my name to save my tax money, I want to see reports showing productivity from in-office work compared to remote work for each branch. If we are going to approach this like a business, let's approach it like a business.

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Glass Onion has to be Ed Norton’s worst role. He played the character way too smart to be based on Musk.

Picture of the Atlanta Falcons up 28-3 before the biggest meltdown in Atlanta history since General Sherman visited.

America had this lead in the Cold War.

I just watched the Abbott Elementary, where they ask the School Board for basic things.

It was eerily similar to New Orleans Public Schools before Katrina. I had two working lights and only got them fixed because I worked nights at Comp USA and sold the Assistant Super a computer.

I really want a member of the press corps to ask Trump who is the alpha when he and Musk are in the same room. Go for the only thing he cares about—his ego.

I'm waiting for the moment when people realize that their taxes are going to go up because some of these government jobs will be replaced by private sector jobs that aren't as cheap as the public sector and are of the same efficiency or worse. This is especially true if it is a large corporation.

They are great at upper levels as well. In my history classes, they allow us to analyze how history is presented (how it can be both accurate and age-appropriate), which often leads to a discussion of historiography.

Traffic to the airport (MSY) was horrible this evening.

Maybe because the airport made pick-ups an afterthought.

One of my favorite composers to read to!

Cajun Blizzard Jan 21 2025: girl with pet arctic fox in the snow in South Louisiana

Cajun Blizzard Jan 21 2025: girl catching snow in mouth in South Louisiana

Cajun Blizzard Jan 21 2025: girl amazed at the snowfall in South Louisiana

Cajun Blizzard Jan 21 2025: family enjoying snow day

It was a beautiful day #cajunblizzard #cajunblizzard2025 #snowday