Today was pre-registration day at Venice High School, and the magnet coordinator called me to tell me that I'd be in Room 122. I showed up to look at the room. There were lots of kids milling around, & I could tell that kids generally segregated themselves by race.

Just looked at the racial demographics of Venice High on the California Dept. of Education website. In 2006-7, there were over twice as many freshmen students than senior students. That's a bad sign...
Stats say,
66% Latino
10% Black
14% White
9% Asian, Pilipino, Pacific Islander
53% of the students are on free or reduced meal plans.

Wow, very different than Palo Alto High School. Look here:
6% Latino
4% Black
59% White
19% Asian, Pilipino, Pacific Islander
4% of the students are on free or reduced meal plans.

I aim to maintain the style of teaching I developed at Paly. But I will have to adjust to the new environment. Reluctantly, I might find myself lowering expectations - I hope not. We'll see. I'll have to gauge what the students are capable of before determining what expectations to set.

Robby is using the food processor tonight to make dal. He is very excited to make dal for me and he is using the big pasta cooker that Nina bought for us. Thanks, Nina! He also surprised me with a blueberry smoothie. Mmm!