updates

Not a typo in the online grade check: C on the Iliad paper... it's supposed to come home today, so we can triage and debrief. I'm feeling bad about all this... I've drawn a line in the sand that Kyle may not be able to cross. I'm considering an alternative: if he can raise the Science grade to a B (he's only two percentage points away), and we receive weekly reports from English that's he heading in the right direction (as opposed to holding steady or declining), we'll let him play. I'm torn. I've lowered my expectations already (from straight A's to a 3.5 [with no C's])... I hate to lower them again. On the flip side, I hate to see him out of the pool (though his team didn't need him yesterday, they will in coming weeks). But there's got to be consequences. I just don't know.

Meanwhile, I've been geeking out big-time over the political polls and my Electoral Map Tracker (with Bradley Effect discussion). I'm pretty happy with it... I hope to keep it updated daily.