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Short Shorts

June 4th, 2007 · 5 Comments

Our girls have a routine and checklist that they work through every night before bed. One of the things on the list is to get out the clothes that they are going to wear in the morning. It’s a good routine. The girls ask what the weather is going to be like […]

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Mission Imblogable: 5 tips for parents of young bloggers

May 10th, 2007 · 35 Comments

As an educator, I’m a big fan of writing–journaling in particular. I really can’t say enough about it. Journal writing does wonders for both personal and academic growth. From creative and critical thinking, to problem solving, to communication skills, journaling is indeed the bomb. And I’m not the only one that […]

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Is creativity as important as literacy? Better yet: Do schools care?

May 5th, 2007 · 2 Comments

This winter I was introduced to TED talks a collection of speeches by today’s most intelligent people. The range of topics are fascinating so I strongly encourage anyone to check it out.
Anyway, one of the first speeches I heard/saw (because you can, if you choose, just download the sound without the video as a podcast) […]

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Peter Answers and Igod: Artificial Intelligence Logs In to the Spirit World

April 15th, 2007 · 34 Comments

Chat bots: Artificial Intelligence Links Us to The Big Guy (and other interesting personalities)
First it was Peteranswers.com, then it was Ask Jud, now my students are hooked on igod. I’m all for 21st century skills, shrinking the world with electronic dialog, better opportunities for learning and all that—but this is getting ridiculous.
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Proofread for Spelling? Fuggetaboutit.

April 11th, 2007 · 8 Comments

I ran across this a few years ago, but it recently resurfaced in my email from a colleague, who had it forwarded from someone else. So apparently it’s still getting passed around.
I’m working on a couple more meaty posts. But this is pretty interesting in its own right:
i cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty […]

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Teacher Tools: This is Why I Deserve (or Don’t Deserve for that matter). . .

March 22nd, 2007 · 14 Comments

Once, when I was doing my student teaching, I created a test for a “Business Communications” unit. Back then it was all about me, so I titled it “The Greatest Business Communication Test Ever” or something just as ridiculous.
Anyway, for some reason, I thought it was pretty damn good. A great measure of […]

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Couple of Quick Notes

March 22nd, 2007 · 3 Comments

I haven’t found many notes this year for some reason. But when I do, they’re almost always amusing.
Found these two today:
Fine I will give you your leo bacfk on Monday. But first what did I say if I was talking about you. And someone. . . I’m not saying who but they […]

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You see silly male adolescence. I see masters of double entendre.

March 20th, 2007 · 13 Comments

From Webster’s College Dictionary:
double entendre n. a word or expression used so that it can be understood in two ways, esp. when one meaning is risqué.
Book projects/reports are due next week. For most, this is not news. Of course, these four had no idea this was coming. Well, maybe […]

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Funny Test Answers

March 13th, 2007 · 28 Comments

Funny Test Answers: The Collection

Today I present my collection of Funny Test Answers. They’re real, they’re fresh, and they’re hilarious. So lighten up and enjoy ‘em.
As a middle school teacher, many of these come from my own classroom, but I’m not above collecting funny test answers from other teachers. So I’ve decided to make […]

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“Tracking something,” said Winnie-the-Pooh very mysteriously.

March 11th, 2007 · 15 Comments

Pooh was walking round and round in a circle, thinking of something else, and when Piglet called to him, he just went on walking.
“Hallo!” said Piglet, “what are you doing?”
“Hunting,” said Pooh.
“Hunting what?”
“Tracking something,” said Winnie-the-Pooh very mysteriously.
“Tracking what?” said Piglet, coming closer.
“That’s just what I ask myself. I ask myself, What?”
“What do you […]

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