tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post8095115091988371738..comments2024-03-21T05:30:03.220-04:00Comments on Science teacher: Shunted asidedoylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12901661320505882735noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-71767027454024110582009-05-07T02:24:00.000-04:002009-05-07T02:24:00.000-04:00Kia ora Michael.
Ah, the mind of a child! How won...Kia ora Michael.<br /><br />Ah, the mind of a child! How wonderful that this piece of matter has so many recesses, gifted to each of us through a matter of time. That there are myriad ways the organ can function and no two people use it the same way. That even the classified can bring to us, distilled out of their few ounces, thought and innovation never conveyed by our own.<br /><br />How precious that the tormented bring forth solemn countenance, as Vincent and Amadeus demonstrated so ably.<br /><br />It is the residue of the earth that appreciates earth itself and brings forth sweetness to those that otherwise cannot taste.<br /><br />Thank you for bringing to our senses an appreciation of how other minds see and comprehend.<br /><br />Catchya later<br />from Middle-earthBlogger In Middle-earthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08722634477041121797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-5367395946376171132009-05-04T18:29:00.000-04:002009-05-04T18:29:00.000-04:00Dear John,
I think you once suggested here that w...Dear John,<br /><br />I think you once suggested here that we have very different views of the universe (in so many words); at the time I thought maybe not so different as you might think, but figured we'd figure it out sooner or later.<br /><br />I know this much--I enjoy the way you explicitly lay out your thoughts, your words, so others can see. <br /><br /><br />Dear Christine,<br /><br />Winters can be wearisome, but spring rewards us. Spring is grace.<br /><br />Your observations hardly count as random--but you know this already. Even now the first scent of the rotting magnolia reminds us that rebirth can only happen if we acknowledge death.<br /><br />My words are far braver than I am, and I have the temporary luxury of pretending mortality is meant for others.<br /><br />In a weird way, spring reminds me more of this than any other season.Not sure why. <br /><br />Maybe the futile arcing of a tiny, deformed pepper plant towards the fluorescent lights reminds me that things are not (and never will be) inherently fair.<br /><br />I (of course) think of you often, and you do not need reminding of this. Last thing you need is another mention of your courage. <br /><br />But it's true anyway.doylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12901661320505882735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-79113004835579266742009-05-04T14:13:00.000-04:002009-05-04T14:13:00.000-04:00I'm longing for the spring of the east coast - red...I'm longing for the spring of the east coast - redbuds and thunderstorms and GREEN. Another cancer patient friend of mine has had seven shunts. She's 22. They can't get them to work right. She was a graduate student, now sometimes she slurs her words. <br /><br />There is no conclusion here, just a string of random observations.christine ottaway aka christine grundoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14422829128460531734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-80953940652131770472009-05-01T23:27:00.000-04:002009-05-01T23:27:00.000-04:00I'm becoming more and more convinced that "organiz...I'm becoming more and more convinced that "organized" and "religion" (or at least faith) is a bit of an oxymoron.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10956056168256756705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-20853656368893024782009-05-01T16:51:00.000-04:002009-05-01T16:51:00.000-04:00Dear Kathryn,
I teach the low level freshmen phys...Dear Kathryn,<br /><br />I teach the low level freshmen physical science class, and I love being freed from the constraints of teaching to a test. No one expects much, and paradoxically my kids get more.<br /><br /><br />Dear Betty,<br /><br />I had an interesting discussion in class today--we are talking about evolution, and quite a few kids were surprised to learn that there was a genetic component to intelligence. <br /><br />Imagine being a slow student convinced her slowness was all because she did not try hard enough. Sad.<br /><br /><br />Dear lucychili,<br /><br />I read your stuff, and you read mine, so I suspect we know each other better than either of us knows Adam.<br /><br />And a blog is a kind of shunt--I'll be toying with that for the next few days.<br /><br /><br />Dear captainawesome,<br /><br />You hardly need reminding--you're in tune already. Now if we can just get the national folks to see this as well.<br /><br /><br />Dear John,<br /><br />I thought of your words as I walked to school. I do not mix well with organized religion, at least not with its power structure.<br /><br />The Christ was an anarchist in the ancient sense of the word. I'm not sure formal education does us much good in many of the things that matter.<br /><br />(I'm not opposed to education--it's a wonderful tool when applied in the right conditions--but it is a tool, not an end.)doylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12901661320505882735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-38051581207601154072009-05-01T00:36:00.000-04:002009-05-01T00:36:00.000-04:00Who better to have a pissing match with than a pas...Who better to have a pissing match with than a pastor? <br /><br />I find it interesting that there are only two recorded instances of Jesus reading or writing. He left most of that up to uneducated fishermen and formerly self-righteous Pharisees. <br /><br />I've been thinking a lot lately about the whole notion of the upside down kingdom and what it looks like in a classroom setting.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10956056168256756705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-69306306894094774632009-04-30T22:28:00.000-04:002009-04-30T22:28:00.000-04:00http://crankymango.blogspot.com/2009/05/urban-susp...http://crankymango.blogspot.com/2009/05/urban-suspension.html<br /><br />Blogspot is a bit approximate with its wysiwyg so imagine the flux in space means youre viewing it through heat haze or a watery window =)lucychilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06519163424062626658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-46015601042621504762009-04-30T20:38:00.000-04:002009-04-30T20:38:00.000-04:00MmMmMm... I was just thinking today how crazy the ...MmMmMm... I was just thinking today how crazy the kids get on a nice day in spring. We spent the day in our new garden, tiding up and planting some beans. Some kids that never so much as pick up a pen in class cut lunch and studyhall to be out there in the dirt longer, while some wanted nothing to do with gardening. <br />I have to constantly remind myself that all children are not the same and that I have no real idea of what they are coming from. Thanks for the reminder.<br />-CJAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-17115924485634396842009-04-30T20:23:00.000-04:002009-04-30T20:23:00.000-04:00is a blog a kind of shunt?
i know you don't know ...is a blog a kind of shunt?<br /><br />i know you don't know me from adam<br />but some of your posts catch me<br />like a rabbit in a spotlight<br /><br />yes. i admit it i have spent a week<br />noodling with words and symbols<br />for no good reason, just for the feel<br />of the language and its spatial ghosts<br /><br />either i am somehow transparent shunting my soul into the internet's gut for digestion, or we are all sitting in the middle of the road and your spotlight has us word geeks pinned. be merciful =)lucychilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06519163424062626658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-31595276059681166132009-04-30T08:11:00.000-04:002009-04-30T08:11:00.000-04:00You see what is important in life. When I was a r...You see what is important in life. When I was a regular classroom teacher, I always had a few students who just couldn't catch on to higher level math. While many would walk around claiming that the state tests were easy, these poor kids did not pass the test. Watching the tide seems like a better choice.Bettyhttp://bettyb.teacherlingo.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-67051907632597954942009-04-29T20:49:00.000-04:002009-04-29T20:49:00.000-04:00Good observation about "Jason" that I'm sure most...Good observation about "Jason" that I'm sure most would miss. I agree that students can miss the forest when it is camouflaged by facts and formulas. <br /><br />I taught conceptual Chemistry this spring and the freedom from the constraints of numeracy skills was refreshing. Students could spend more time on the whys and wherefores rather than the how manys and what units. In the long run, they may know more about Chemistry than their counterparts who memorized constants and formulas.Kathryn Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16757414380685368592noreply@blogger.com