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WASL Testing

One positive note about WASL testing - since I cannot talk to any of my students about the WASL or anything about reading and writing, I'm learning a lot of interesting things about my students...

One of my students is engaged to Jessica Alba. We discovered this while discussing the merits of body shapers and how everyone wears them with formal dresses - except the Las Vegas hooker dresses, which (hot tip) no one should ever wear to a prom. Even Jessica Alba wears a body shaper, or probably does. None of us actually own X-ray glasses so really only her fiance knows... and he wouldn't comment. We also had a long discussion on the proper way to hem something and whether you could just use a serger along the edges. Quite a few students sew most of their formal wear! We ended the day with a discussion of the proper way to introduce a fish into it's new home, what kind of accessories are needed and how advice from Wal-Mart staff is not be trusted. (there was a side conversation on the amount of drug testing needed to work at Wal-Mart and how to get around the test). All in all, very informative.

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