D.C. Day 3

Wow, what a day.
The bike ride was super hot and muggy. The last mile was all uphill. Long and steep. 'nuff said.

The institute was once again much more socially engaging then pedagogically informative. We covered pre-literacy strategies, but it was all rehashing my prior education. Meanwhile I learned so much more about what teachers experience in their states.
The Hawaiian teachers are being furloughed 3 days a month. Can you imagine? The Virgin Islands schools are federally funded. They report that they have tons of funding and materials.

After the conference I had a exploration adventure trying to find the Spy Museum http://spymuseum.org/ Oh my god is that place freaky! It is next to the FBI building. I was touring it with a secondary boy scout troop, jr. para military. I would guess that 1/3 of the bad spies that they covered were Jewish. They spent a lot of time and space on the Rosenberg’s http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_and_Ethel_Rosenberg and said the KGB put forth the misinformation that they might be innocent. Another interesting thing was the presentation of female spies. With the exception of Julia Childs and Garbo they were presented of sex workers http://spymuseum.org/programs/calendar_pages/2009/q3/2009_07_29_prog.php
Yikes.

After the museum I wandered the neighborhoods till I found an appetizing restaurant. I saw a huge transition in architecture. New buildings squishing old buildings and old buildings sitting on vacant blocks like that last tooth that hangs on before a full set of dentures.

I found a wonderful restaurant http://www.postodc.com/ where I ate a beautiful meal. The I sat on their patio for over an hour enjoying my meal and reading my book http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781400067114 It was so relaxing and delicious.

BI was exhausted by the time I got to bed.