June 2011
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Don't they realize that I have not lived at home...
Me: I applied for a job in MI.
Grandma: How wonderful! Where?
Me: [Suburb]
Grandma: You’d have a bit of a commute, but it wouldn’t be too bad of a drive.
Me: (confused) Well, I’d get my own place in [Suburb]
Grandma: (dismissively) Sure, eventually.
Me: …
Given that my grandparents are already housing my 25 year old brother in their basement, I’m not sure why...
“As long as mathematics is taught as if it were remembering rules and learning...”
– Rick Ackerly (via gjmueller)
Evangelicals, evolution and atheism: the 2011 Pew... →
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Watchinothernews:
gigglemonster:
FIVE YEARS TIME [PARKS & REC]
and there will be love, love, love wherever you go
ensemble | 3:40 | DOWNLOAD | dedicated to the most wonderful fandom in the universe! ♥!
WHY ARE YOU NOT WATCHING THIS SHOW, AMERICA???
Also I’m glad they didn’t forget about Brendanawicz.
<3
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Dad: So are you working?
Me: Nope.
Dad: What are you doing with your days, then?
Me: …
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Summer Reading
Pillars of the Earth was mediocre.
The plot was captivating enough that I basically read it in three sittings, but the execution left much to be desired. Follet is the authorial equivalent of a comedian who compulsively explains all of his jokes right after telling them.
I read it right on the heels of Prodigal Summer, which struck me as very impressive. In fact, of the contemporary works...
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Comic Strip Provides an Excellent, Thorough... →
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Michele Bachmann just "officially" launched her...
Excuse me, I just threw up in my mouth a little.
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saravee: Here’s a reader’s comment from this... →
chalkdust-n-apples:
saravee:
Here’s a reader’s comment from this article on the workload and pay of US teachers:
U.S. teachers work 1,913 hours a year, you say? Last time I checked, teachers are scheduled for 185 days, max. That must mean that their average hours per day is around 10.3 hours (1913/185). Are we supposed…
Yes, believe it! Those people who bash teachers should spend one year...
Oh, That Fucking Scene With The Council Of Elrond.
lazybookreviews:
With the “and my sword! And my axe!” horseshit. Why not just use the freaking Tolkien dialogue?
As Industrious Husband says, “We’ve got this timeless, deeply beloved classic work of literature, with a built-in fan-base, so obviously we’d like to turn this pivotal scene over to our hack screenwriters.”
Yep.
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Sore, Bruised, Blistered
Hurling was great! I looked like a complete idiot because I have no coordination and it was my first time playing, but it was a lot of fun. And I think I was able to pick up the basic gist of the game fairly quickly, even if I couldn’t execute it.
Team sports! I forgot how much I loved them. It’s been so long since I worked out with a group of people. I love my quiet morning...
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Off to try my hand at the classic Gaelic sport of...
“Contrary to contemporary pedagogical thinking, we find that students score...”
– On the Benefits of Lectures - Brainstorm - The Chronicle of Higher Education (via world-shaker)
So is the key keeping kids in cohorts?
(via girlwithalessonplan)
Hmmm.
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Actual Headlines vs Fox News Headlines →
Indirectly via onlynina
How to Teach Like Gandalf →
gjmueller:
By Nick Senger
1. Visit the library at Minas Tirith – Be a lifelong learner
Gandalf never stopped learning. When he thought the one ring had fallen into Bilbo’s hands, he went to Minas Tirith to study and learn more about the ring’s history. He didn’t assume he knew the answer.
We, too, must be willing to admit the limits of our knowledge, and to be open to learning our whole...
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Favorite Song Friday
Summertime Blues by Eddie...
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Lazy Self-Indulgent Book Reviews: Do You Ever Have... →
lazybookreviews:
When you’re alone in the house? And you’ve just decided to watch an entire season of ‘Big Love’ that you’ve been saving? And your bizarre nesting instincts have caused to you spend the entire day cleaning and reorganizing your kitchen?
And you think, fuck it, I’m going to make shortbread?
One…
It’s too easy.
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allisonunsupervised asked: What I meant about not asking ELLs and others some questions:
If the idea is to ask a question and then draw a name to see who answers (and maybe I'm mistaken there), that presumes that all questions are appropriate for all learners, and, obviously, they're not. ELLs sometimes need questions phrased in a different way ("Is it _____ or ______ ?") or may not have...
If the idea is to ask a question and then draw a name to see who answers (and maybe I'm mistaken there), that presumes that all questions are appropriate for all learners, and, obviously, they're not. ELLs sometimes need questions phrased in a different way ("Is it _____ or ______ ?") or may not have...
lhuddles asked: An idea to help encourage attention/participation in class is the "ask back" technique.
Say you call on Johnny (through popsicle sticks or just because he doesn't participate much in class). You ask Johnny a simple question--What color is the sky? Johnny says he doesn't know. You move on to ask Mary. Mary says she doesn't know. You keep going until you get to Riley,...
Say you call on Johnny (through popsicle sticks or just because he doesn't participate much in class). You ask Johnny a simple question--What color is the sky? Johnny says he doesn't know. You move on to ask Mary. Mary says she doesn't know. You keep going until you get to Riley,...
thatcoloradosunrise asked: I read your post on no hand raising, and speaking as a student, I think that the people who are interested in the class and participate get more out of it. The people who don't want to put any effort into their learning aren't going to retain it or care about it anyway. I suppose this probably works better in a high school or middle school classroom rather than an elementary one - but I...
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No Hand-Raising?
In one of my special education classes last spring, we read an article about common “low-access” strategies and “high-access” strategies for the classroom. One strategy discussed by the author was hand-raising.
The argument was that the traditional use of hand-raising was a low-access strategy. As students and teachers, we all know that in most classrooms there are a few...
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How to Land Your Kid in Therapy →
My first several patients were what you might call textbook. As they shared their histories, I had no trouble making connections between their grievances and their upbringings. But soon I met a patient I’ll call Lizzie. Imagine a bright, attractive 20-something woman with strong friendships, a close family, and a deep sense of emptiness. She had come in, she told me, because she was “just not...
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A Question for Tumblr Teachers (or anyone more...
Today I am really starting to get ideas in order for my future classroom. I know I can’t get too specific yet because I don’t know where or what specifically I’ll be teaching. Still, I’m working on refining the lessons in my repertoire, writing down some management ideas, synthesizing advice from various sources, etc.
Right now I have no broad organizational system. I...
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I Was Not Made for Unemployment
My days have mostly been:
Wake up, decide I should get out of bed
Pay attention to cat
Put on NPR, wash dishes, have breakfast
Decide I should shower
Look for jobs, get frustrated
Nap
Decide I should get out of bed
Read
Maybe have lunch
Maybe nap
Walk if it’s not raining or ridiculously humid
Maybe read, maybe nap
Take phone call from family member, assure them that I am still...
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Birthday Was a Great Success!
There was the several days in advance surprise party with my favorites
Actual birthday was spent reading and then trivia with the coolest of science ed people
Very pleasant, cheerful drunk from some of my favorite go-to beers
The best part is no hangover. I did this birthday right, people.
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I Don't Pick up the Phone When my Grandparents...
because they have this ridiculously adorable habit of singing “Happy Birthday” into voicemail if you miss the b-day call. Over the years I’ve learned that I can maximize the long distance birthday (pretty much all of mine since about 14 have been) experience by letting the call go to voicemail, listening to them sing, then calling back for a chat.
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The 30 Harshest Author-on-Author Insults In... →
girlwithalessonplan:
world-shaker:
nthword:
Virginia Woolf on James Joyce
“[Ulysses is] the work of a queasy undergraduate scratching his pimples.”
Some outstanding burns in here.
Mark Twain on Jane Austen (1898)
“I haven’t any right to criticize books, and I don’t do it except when I hate them. I often want to criticize Jane Austen, but her books madden me so that I can’t conceal...
Lazy Self-Indulgent Book Reviews: Okay, We Can... →
lazybookreviews:
Duuuuuude! RIGHT?
When Mary was all, “oh, Edith’s around here somewhere, trying to avoid some old bore,” I was all OH NO SHE DIIIIDNT. I mean, that’s actually what I said! Out loud!
And then, daaamn, Mrs. O’Brien, you are a eeeevil lady, I don’t care if you feel all bad about it now.
But,…
This. Yes.
