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SHREWSBURY — Kathleen S. Murphy frowned at the nearly bare walls of her empty classroom one recent afternoon, as she prepared for the last day of her first year as a teacher. The job has made her tired; she says she’s ready for a break. Even so ...

Wow, I love my job’ - Worcester Telegram & Gazette

From Windows 7 to free teacher resources, and a collaboration between Microsoft's Innovative Teachers Network and the Smithsonian Institution, Microsoft helps educators effectively engage students. WASHINGTON , June 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- This ...

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We care. Really and truly, we care. Our prime minister and all the state premiers swear they do. Tomorrow, a delegation of Australian officials, educationists and police land in New Delhi to insist: we care. Yes, we care about the experience Indian ...

The racket no one dares name - Sydney Morning Herald

WEATHERFORD - In its annual “extern” program, the Weatherford College Tech Prep Consortium provides teachers professional development by placing them in businesses, pairing them with an employee or associate for hands-on learning experiences ...

Teachers bring real-world business application to students through the ... - Weatherford Democrat

A high school yearbook is supposed to capture all of the fun events and memories for each class. But for some, many memories go unpublished. Why? Because most yearbook companies require an entire semester to design and print school yearbooks, which ...

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George Clooney has lined up a new home for his production company. Clooney and producing partner Grant Heslov's Smoke House Pictures is in final negotiations on a two-year development and production deal with Sony Pictures, studio Co-Chairwoman Amy ...

Clooney smokes out new production home at Sony - Fresno Bee

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If you think technical skill is all you need for a career in IT, think again. Expectations for IT employees are changing. IT recruitment firm Robert Half Technology has seen interest in soft skills grow considerably over the last couple years ...

Soft skills are sexy - IDG NEWS

Friends of the Orpheum Theatre are looking for men and women over age 18 interested in volunteer opportunities at the historic Orpheum Theatre in downtown Phoenix. Volunteers are needed for positions as ushers, docents and retail cart sales. The next ...

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PLYMOUTH – The Plymouth Area Chamber of Commerce is selling Tall Ship boat tour wristbands for Sail Plymouth, July 3-6 on Plymouth’s waterfront. Wristbands may also be purchased throughout the Sail Plymouth weekend at the Water Street Visitors ...

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Resolved Question: Too much stress to handle [and im only a teenager] (warning: very long)?

Hi, I never used to be stressed, i used to love life but now i just hate it. Nothing is working out for me; i have a piano exam coming up and i dont have time to practise so i get stressed when playing the piece to my teacher. And this boy i want to get to know, wont even look at me! And my mum is CONSTANTLY telling me off and she keeps sighing and saying things like 'my life is so hard' and i feel like saying 'im stressed too!'>-( Also, i have a few best friends but i was really really best friends with one girl (lets call her Millie) but now one of the other best friends (lets call her Lydia) is spending loads of time with her. Of course them spending time together is ok, not a problem its just now they dont do anything separate. Whenever i talk to Millie, its like Lydia just has to be part of that conversation. She always says things like 'what were you saying?' whenever i was just talking to Millie. I kept telling myself that they dont mean to, but i just feel left out. They also just agree with each other like if one disagreed with an idea, the other would. It really stresses me out! The when one of them wants to go somewhere (e.g-the refectory) the other offers to go with her and they dont bother to ask if i want to come. Also, my group of friends today just left me in my classroom - i was putting some things away and they said 'lets go outside' and i was nearly done but when i turned round they had gone. They just left me Also, i feel like people treat me like an idiot, in Maths for example i dont understand something at a point then the girl im next to (and friends with) sighs at me in sympathy saying 'its not that hard, you do this....this...' and explains it slowly and im just like 'look im not dumb!' AND as if things couldnt get any more stressful, this girl (lets call her Harriet) who is also one of my best friends, whenever the two that are now always together would go somewhere, i would talk to her. But whenever i try to show her something, she doesnt listen to me! Like at a computer i tried to show her something but she kept her eyes on her own screen! It really bothered me Pleasee help me, i cant take it anymore :'( Also, my pet guinea pig dieda few years ago and i really miss her because i always played with her. Then my grandparents dog, who i was very close to, died too. I just feel like my life isnt mine anymore more

Open Question: Why will quicktime plugins for firefox and IE not install when using a Ghost image? I created a base image to?

Why will quicktime plugins for firefox and IE not install when using a Ghost image? I created a base image to push out to multiple computers in a number of classrooms. Quicktime is installed as a plugin and installed as a program on the image. Yet when I re-image the classrooms, quicktime does not install. I have to manually go to comp. to comp. to install . It's a big hassle. Any Ideas?? more

Resolved Question: Blamed for something i didn't do, usually mild-mannered teacher freaks out and yells at me?

Today was a very strange day. Many people got notes from their parents to leave in the afternoon after each exam. Today, there were only 10 people in the classroom. Our teacher left the room for about 5 minutes, and we kinda fooled around -- well i basically just talked and sat there but there was one person who went to the computer and loaded up a wallace and grommit DVD. Right at that moment the teacher walks in and sees him on the computer. He immediately tells him to get off the computer, to which he refuses at first. I am surprised at how kindly he talks to him. Finally he gets off the computer. Then, he orders all of us to find his smartboard controller which has gone missing. We all go and look for it, but it is very difficult in the mess. The guy who was on the computer says that perhaps the teacher should clean up his workspace (there were swords, a novelty skull, and piles and piles of paper that obscured the workspace). I decided to tell the teacher about this. I firmly said "No Offense, but in your classroom it is pretty difficult to find things" Then the most unexpected thing happened. Our normally very kind gentle teacher, has never yelled at anyone before, and wouldn't hurt a fly, was seething with anger, and he yelled at me in an almost cynical voice: "You! Never touch my computer ever again!" I just nodded my head. "You got it?!?!?" I nodded my head again. "Now SIT DOWN!!!!!!!!" He looked as if he was about to strangle me, rip my head off. Everybody in the class was so shocked they didn't even say a word and sat down. On my way out of class one classmate was telling me he had never seen anything like it. The most angry he had ever seen the teacher get is at most a 3 when someone made a racial slur. This was almost a 10. The whole class (well what was left of it) commended me for being noble and not busting the other kid. They even told the teacher and he looked quite surprised. I have no idea what just happened this afternoon but it was almost devilish!!! And i WAS NOT hallucinating it was real and everybody in the class saw what happened. Does anyone have a clue why my kind considerate teacher would suddenly be acting like this??? im not even kidding not even one bit of exaggeration if you were there you would have seen how shocking it was oh yeah and i am a fairly good student he has never had to yell at me before not even raise his voice to me before even my classmates noted that this was the first time he has yelled at me oh yeah and i am a fairly good student he has never had to yell at me before not even raise his voice to me before even my classmates noted that this was the first time he has yelled at me more

Resolved Question: are notobook computers too distracting in the classroom?

am a degree student,, pls share ur ideas about this topics are notobook computers too distracting in the classroom more

Open Question: I need opinions! Rate this please?

I'm writing a really sad book. Here are the first 3 pages.. hope you enjoy it. please rate it and i think it will make you feel something or a connection to it when you read it, thanks. Rate it out of 10 and letme know how it goes. c h a p t e r o n e There I stood waiting, sinking into my own proportion of confusion. Staring into his eyes, wondering when I would be good enough. I’m only 11 years old, there’s plenty of time to grow up and fall in love, I thought to myself. But I wanted him, and I wanted him now. His beautiful blonde hair made his pale white skin stand out more than ever, his smile lighting up the whole playground. Erytis Gaunder. It was such a beautiful, unique name for a boy. I couldn’t believe I was going to play handball with him. This was my chance to show him that I was not just a worthless 5-grader. “OUT! Who’s next? Hurry up we don’t have all day Melody.” The dark skinned boy yelled out from the other corner of the handball court. I stood up from the edge of the fence and walked towards the court. The tall Asian boy in front of me served the ball to the dark skinned boy, laughing furiously. I looked at him for a moment. “New player.” I said, trying not to blush. “You’re meant to serve the ball to me.” “More like an old player. Look at half of your face, it’s disgusting and old.” Erytis chuckled from the other corner. My heart beat was racing so fast I thought I was going to collapse. The adrenaline rushed through my veins, burning every organ in my body like lava boiling inside a volcano-waiting to erupt. My eyes swelled in tears and there I was, running towards the office before I remembered that I left my bag next to the fence. I didn’t care about the bag now anyway. I counted each second, waiting for the clock to strike at 3:00pm. Why me? I thought. I walked to my classroom, my eyes fixed on the pink watch on my left wrist that Dad bought me last Christmas. I didn’t even think of telling a teacher about what Erytis said. Teachers never helped in these kinds of situations. They would just look at you mysteriously and give you a lecture on how you’re too young to like a boy and that you’re just a little baby and you don’t know what real love is. As soon as the bell rang, I bolted off towards the gates running as fast as I could, my eyes overflowing with tears. My heart thumped so fast I had to calm it down. I reached my house and sat down in the front yard to rest before facing my parents at home, who had no idea what was going on. I wiped my tears and turned towards my unit. “Welcome home Sandra! How was school?” “It was good Mum, what’s for lunch?” I tried not to look at her face. Before I could let her answer, I walked into my room and remembered I had left my bag next to the fence. Mum was going to kill me. I turned my computer on and found the song I was looking for. I listened to it as I sang along and cried so much my eyes were burning with tears. The words echoed in my head. “More like an old player. Look at half of your face, it’s disgusting and old.” Of course that was it, the left side of my face. The one thing I wanted to get rid of that I couldn’t. It was old and wrinkly and covered in a large burn scar. The scar spread from just below my left chin, to top-left of my forehead. It spread down through my neck and onto the side of my left breast. It ended just above my belly button. It was disgusting, he was right. No boys will ever like me with this ugly thing that made me look different from all the other girls at school. Tears were flowing over my cheeks again. I knew I shouldn’t cry, because if you cry it means you’re weak. I didn’t want to be weak. I wasn’t weak. In fact right now I hated myself for letting myself be weak. For letting someone I liked so much let me down and make fun of me. I sat on my bed and looked up at the ceiling. I knew He was the only person that would listen. I locked my hands together and started to pray. “Dear God, I know I haven’t been a good girl lately. I might have made a lot of mistakes. Please take the pain away, God. Please let it stop hurting. I promise I will be good, and do well to people who do badly to me. Erytis is forgiven. Please God, take my scars. Help them heal. Help me not cry about them anymore. Help me realise they’re special. Help me be good in my grades, God. Help me forget the hurting of the hot, boiling fire on the skin of my face. Help me, God. I pray for everyone in the world to be happy. I want every person in this world to feel happiness. Thank You, God.” I wiped my tears again and blew a kiss towards the ceiling. This was my way of showing how thankful I was to have God as a friend. ~ “Erytis?” Kayla glanced at Hope. “Sorry Melody but he won’t ever like you. He might be ONE of the prettiest boys more

Voting Question: What was a major impact of the development of computers in the 1950s?

They provided improved accuracy in billing and payments. They were too expensive for most consumers. They were mainly used by the government and the military. They increased the speed of communication much as the telegraph did in the nineteenth century. 23. Which was not an impact that television had on society in the1950s? (Points: 3) It promoted the development of a common culture. It communicated the notion that affluence was widespread. It provided families with inexpensive news and entertainment. It became an educational tool in classrooms. 24. What did the addition of "under God" to the Pledge of Allegiance and adopting "in God we trust" as the national motto indicate about life in the 1950s? (Points: 3) that people were grateful for victory in World War II that the televangelists were more influential than Congressthat that there was a religious resurgence that separation of church and state was not important 25. What was one reason for the pressure to conform in the 1950s? (Points: 3) Postwar recovery seemed to hinge on people doing what was expected. Women had become part of the work environment and needed role definition. McCarthyism promoted the idea that being different was cause for suspicion. Newspapers and books publicized trends and advocated following them. 26. What contributed significantly to John F. Kennedy's election to the presidency? (Points: 3) televised debates religious intervention a weak opponent his experience as vice president 27. John F. Kennedy said, "Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country." How did these words affect young voters? (Points: 3) They inspired young people to participate in working for their country. They quickly approved higher taxes. They caused young people to begin questioning what the United States meant to them. They resented the request and avoided public service. 28. Why did civil rights become even more important to African Americans following World War II? (Points: 3) Jim Crow laws still prevented blacks from full participation in American life. Separate but equal schools worked well in some places, but not in others. Blacks were receiving equal pay for their work so they wanted equality in other areas, too. They saw sophisticated, affluent black families on TV and wanted that life for themselves. 29. Which event played an important part in the civil rights movement? (Points: 3) riots in Watts, Detroit, and Newark Rosa Parks leading a march on Birmingham Freedom rides to Washington, D.C. a march from Little Rock to Montgomery 30. Which civil rights advocate became a Supreme Court justice? (Points: 3) Clarence Thomas Medgar Evers James Meredith Thurgood Marshall 31. What was the title of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s famous document explaining his philosophy? (Points: 3) The Table of Brotherhood Letter from Birmingham Jail Poor People's Campaign Selma Voting Rights Address 32. How did the civil rights movement change in the late '60s? (Points: 3) Many black leaders began to take a more militant approach to civil rights. Congress passed additional laws to remove loopholes. As more laws were passed, their provisions were more easily implemented. White leaders joined black leaders in persuading whites to join the movement 33. What were the key provisions of the Civil Rights Act of 1964? (Points: 3) providing fair housing creating equal pay eliminating segregation in public accommodations eliminating voter discrimination 36. What actions did Lyndon Johnson take to provide for the needs of the poor and elderly? (Points: 3) created a new federal welfare initiative provided remedial education programs established Medicare and Medicaid changed the age at which people are eligible for social security more

Resolved Question: Help! I need to understand this!?

I have an idea that he likes me but im not completely sure so im gonna raddle off some of the times i always thought he liked me One of the times he made sure and went out of the way to cross a busy high school hallway so i would noticed him and "accidently" bump into him Another time he would always flirt when in the computer lab like turning off my computer as im in the middle of a game or making me laugh so i would screw up One of those times he toke my mouse and i had to take it back but when i toke his hand to get it it didnt look like he wanted to let go of my hand to give back the mouse He also has tried to stop me from passing on my way out of the classroom for lunch or for my next class Finally he always hugs me.... he always hugs a lot of people but hes only recently started hugging me If you think he likes me please tell me a way to ask him out because i cant seem to think of anything on the spot to ask him out i have to know exactly what im going to say more

Voting Question: If you could make your own dream classroom...how would it look like?

If you could make your own classroom anyway you want, how would u want it? Example: Laptops for everyone, a smart board, computer chairs, bigger desks, etc. I need some ideas thanks more

Voting Question: Does he really like me or not?

I have an idea that he likes me but im not completely sure so im gonna raddle off some of the times i always thought he liked me One of the times he made sure and went out of the way to cross a busy high school hallway so i would noticed him and "accidently" bump into him Another time he would always flirt when in the computer lab like turning off my computer as im in the middle of a game or making me laugh so i would screw up One of those times he toke my mouse and i had to take it back but when i toke his hand to get it it didnt look like he wanted to let go of my hand to give back the mouse He also has tried to stop me from passing on my way out of the classroom for lunch or for my next class If you think he likes me please tell me a way to ask him out because i cant seem to think of anything on the spot to ask him out i have to know exactly what im going to say more

Resolved Question: I need a program that can put videos on my website as well as make an independent site for topics.?

I have a website where students of English can get, for free, printable lesson plans for self-study, or teachers can use them in the classroom. Each lesson has a 'Feature Video' to further explain the printable lesson, and also a 'TV Channel' full of videos related to the topic of the lesson. The software I used to make the channels is no longer working (tried on three computers and nothing), so I need to replace it. I was using NVDO (Pro) and the Lite version before that, for one year, with absolutely no problems. Just suddenly stopped working. My XP machines say "some parts of the file could not be uploaded" while my Vista machine says I have a missing .dll file. (I uploaded the missing .dll file but it still says it's missing). Any ideas or recommendations for alternative software? Here's the website: http://www.englishnowtv.com more

Voting Question: What to do about this guy I like in this complicated situation we're in at college with only 2 more classes?

So there's a guy in my college class. I'm not sure if he's gay, but I'm sure he was sending me signals; looking at me out of the corner of his eye a lot, sitting around me, we had this thing where we'd wait around the same time to leave the classroom together after everyone left, etc. My problem is once he leaves the classroom, I never get a chance to talk to him privately. So after awhile I find his school e-mail, send him a letter reading, "No idea if you will get this. can we meet privately about something. It's impossible to get ahold of you. If we could arrive a little late for class in front of the school library before class.' Well, he ends up being absent and the next time he shows up, he's late and sounds sorta pissy throughout that class period and left early. 2 weeks later from when I sent that letter, he finally sends me one that reads 'I'm sorry if you felt as if I was ignoring you but I just saw this letter this morning. I have no clue what we would need to talk about in private. I'm sorry if you got the wrong message about something.' So I write back 'Well honestly, I thought we were sending each other signals and I was going to ask you out in private because you seem like a nice person. My apologies though. I'll leave you completely alone now!" Anyways, he's absent the next day and when he shows up again, he seems really happy and enthusiastic in class. Anyway, that was 2 or 3 weeks ago and he never returned that letter and has also sat on the other side of the room away from me. However, I will still catch him looking at me from across the room and as soon as I catch it I turn away because I don't want to deal with the mixed signals anymore. I tried being really distant and turn my back to him lately whenever I see him looking at me and just talk to the people around me. I've also seen him hanging outside of the library directly after our class lately. We only have 2 more class periods left. In our last class, because a lot of seats were taken I think, he ended up sitting diagonally in front of me and I again saw him looking at me out of the corner of his eyes a lot. Our teacher asked if there was a student willing to collect everyone's assignment and he offered, so we all had to get up and give it to him. I didn't want to but I gave it to him quickly and he said "Thank you!" I said "Your welcome!" After that class period I went into the library's computer lab and he came in as well. He waited around a little in an area before he left in this way it seemed that he wanted me to see him. I dunno! I feel like he wants me to go up to him and ask him out but I also feel like he tried to play it off like he wasn't giving me signals in that e-mail more

Resolved Question: I changed my French grade yesterday, do you think I will get caught?

I found out a few days ago that I am getting a 50% in French but I have an 80 in everything else! So at the end of the class, our teacher was like she is going to send our marks off to the printer after lunch and she just finished finalizing them. She left the software (MarkBook) open. I just came up with this crazy idea all of a sudden to change my mark! I sorta talked my self into it. I am in grade 9 btw. She was like ok, everyone, lets go to lunch. Everyone was leaving and we have this small bookcase at the back of the class. I slipped behind it and the teacher turned the lights off. I waited like 2 minutes. Then I started walking towards the light switch but I kept bumping into things! It was so dark! I managed to turn the light on and I went to my teachers computer. SHE IS SO STUPID SHE LEFT IT ON WITH OUR MARKS RIGHT THERE. I clicked on my name and it had the comments and stuff. I changed the comments and I clicked on my mark and I changed it to 80% and I clicked on ok and save. Then I like heard the sound of the key opening the door and I freaked! The lights were on, and the switch was right next to the door which was being opened. I quickly closed the window that had my marks on it. Then I ran but my purse knocked over the teachers cup of coffee! It hit the floor and shattered. I ran behind the bookcase and slid it back. The teacher came in and she looked all confused and she saw the coffee and all she did was call for a janitor and she sat there and ate McDonalds and she printed off a bunch of report cards and then after lunch she gave them to us. She didn't NOTICE THE CLASSROOM LIGHTS WERE ON AND I USED THE COMPUTER. But still do u think ill get caught? more

Resolved Question: Bulding a Classroom with computers....... HELP!?

ok i need to build a classroom and set up computers ..... i need help finding places where i can buy 30 computers so price matters.... also what else would i need to build this classroom network ideas, hubs, anything you can help me with would be great... thanx more

Resolved Question: generally what is a computer?

I'm talking about what puts a device under the category of "computers" I have a presentation on how to build a pc, and I want to clarify what a computer is. I was thinking of explaining it this way. Your microwave oven, fridge, tv, etc.. are all examples of computers. All computers have an input and output. These inputs are commands that get computed through a microprocessor and are then produced as output. The output is like the results that you want. Take your microwave oven for example, the input is you telling it to cook at 400 degrees and then that command goes through the processor and the oven says ok you want me to heat at this temperature. The heat that gets produced is the output, the results that you want. I'm kind of trying to give my audience an idea of what a computer is, because the demographics of my classroom ranges for almost all ages. And i'm a student myself (not that it really matters). more

Resolved Question: OMG i fuckin hate that bitch?

OK heres the story.. My house principal at school is such a BITCH because she gave me ISS for 3 weeks because i logged my friend onto a computer cuz his password was not working. Well the kid ended up looking up pornography under my ID and username and got caught by the librarian through the schools monitoring system(i gave the bastard a black eye). So she gives me 3 weeks of ISS. I have already been failing pretty much all my classes cuz i was bein a stupid and skipping and just not doing good things so now that ive been in ISS (In School Suspension basically you just sit in a room and do nothing all day really great idea for kids who are failing already) for 3 weeks and shes wondering why in gods great green earth i didnt do my work?? (WHAT?!?!?! so u sit me in a classroom separated from the rest of the school without having any fuckin idea about whats going on in class and supposedly im just supposed to make my work appear on my desk know how to do it without a text book and have it finished and ready to turn in?????) Well anyway shes one of those people where your supposed to just bow down and honor them because there in authority over you like there god or some shit so now she just chewed my ass off about my grades and i have to get this stupid thing signed?!?! help what the fuck do i do!! my parents are involved........my life IS hell...and now all i do at home is sit and do nothin all day cuz im grounded from pretty much everything..and none of my friends live near me anyway more

Resolved Question: What mental illness would explain these symptoms?

*Extreme Arrogance *Controlling Behavior *Disrespect for Authority *Abusive (physically and mentally) *Suicide Threats *Laughing at his own evil actions or ideas in a voice like satan *Talking extremely fast, foaming at corners of mouth, eyes rolling back *Someone how hits their parents *Someone who lets their mother control every aspect of their life, even in their late 20's (including bank accounts, clothes, cars) *Promiscuous sexual relationships, as many as possible *Lying constantly Then some of the things this person has done is: *Answering her phone when a friend called, then telling the friend that "She's always with me, 24/7. If you want to see her you also have to see me." *Going psychotic if she so much as goes to the mall with a friend for 30 mins. *Getting out of car and standing in front of the car asking to be run over by her *Hitting his father in the face and breaking his glasses, because father tried to stop him from beating her (father is not abusive) *Escorted out of an arena by security but then attempted to reenter *Keying cars *Walking into her college classroom while class was in session and sitting down as if its normal *Asking tons of questions like "Are you a sl*t because you once kissed a guy?" "Do you admit that you are a who*e?" "Admit that you were in love before, I won't get mad" then punching her when she admits it (and then laughs devilishly, very eerie and saying haha I tricked you into admitting it) *Keeping belongings in a particular order, very strangely, keeping things in exact line ups with eachother *Going over letters about 5 times each when writing, very abnormally. *Making lists as someone would do in elementary school with a box to ccheck yes or no, then giving it to her as a sort of survey. But the questions are things like "are you a slut?" or other bizarre questions. *Getting very upset when rejected even though he is in many relationships with women *Making up names for himself like "Every Girls Dream" initials on a necklace he wears- EGD *Keeping an excel computer file of every girl hes slept with including her name, age, birthday, hair color, height and how many times he slept with her After reviewing these symptoms, what would your diagnosis be? And DON'T worry, its not me. PLEASE help, I really would appreciate it SOOOOOOO much. This guy is 24 years old. NOT MY BOYFRIEND, GOD NO! I have a wonderful boyfriend who treats me like a queen, thank god! mono, don't worry I'm not trying to save this evil monster. I'm trying to save a friend who is in the situation right now though. Thanks to you all, and yeah I feel like this guy is literally posessed, like an exorcist type of situation. If I didn't know better I would diagnose him as needing an exorcism. more

Resolved Question: What class should I take?

Okay. I really don't know which class to take. It's so overwhelming. This is for my schedule for 10th grade and up. I have advanced debate, advanced debate II, and advanced debate III. My mom really wants me to be in debate, but I only want to take advanced debate because I took it last year and it takes up time on the weekends. These classes are during the fall semester. I also want to do Writing for Publications I (fall sem.) and Writing For (spring sem.) which is: This course trains students to master the various styles of writing necessary for working in a journalistic career (newspapers, magazines, the Internet, public relations, etc.). Course content of the first semester focuses on basic reporting (story development, interviewing, information gathering) and newswriting, poll taking, feature writing, and journalism ethics and law. After that, I could get into journalism, which is basically the school newspaper. I'd have to do that for a year. The next year, I could be in Editorial Leadership and be an editor of the newspaper. Another thing I could take would be Beginning and Advanced photography. I think it would be a nice break from all the homework classes. These are semester classes. Lastly, is graphic design for publications. It's: The members of this class are the IBID and Art and Literature (school yearbook and fine arts magazine) staff and, with the assistance of the advisor, are fully responsible for these publications. The course introduces students to the working process of translating ideas into a visual format. Students assume design, layout, writing, editing, and photographic duties. The publications classroom is equipped with PC computers and scanners. Students have the opportunity to use desktop publishing, graphic design and word-processing programs to produce all aspects of these publications. So, basically, it's the school yearbook and art magazine. After taking a year of that class, I can be in Publications leadership which is basically the "editor" of the yearbook and art magazine. Each year I have two semesters. I have two free periods every semester. If necessary, I could skip language in my senior year because by then, I would have been working on another language. Also, keep in mind that I want to be a magazine editor-in chief or CEO or something like that when I grow up. Thanks! more

Resolved Question: Is merit pay for teachers fair?

As if finding a good teaching job wasn't hard enough, dealing with !@# hole students, staying up late to grade papers/create assignments/create new lessons, having to incur more debt for continuing education. Now Obama wants merit pay. So why should I cooperate with other teachers if we are competing? So when I get the next great idea I simply won't share it with colleagues so I can get that bonus. And what about inner city teachers who can bairly get a working computer, have classrooms with up to 33 students, and deal with having to ration all supplies compete when they are barely staying afloat? Its pretty obvious that Obama has no experience with teaching, yet he is gona dictate to us how it should be done. Agree or disagree? How many people will put in the whole summers off thing. This is usually a sign that they have never taught and are basing their judgement on sterotypes made by people who have also never taught. more

Resolved Question: How Am I Communicating Incorrectly? How can I communicate better?

I need to know if there is a better way to communicate with my daughter, because she always comes to me for help and gets upset when I try to help her. She is a teen, graduated from high school at 16 and attending my college as a freshman. I praise her often in front of all I know & have killed myself to be attentive to all her activities and her sibs activities. Please be aware, I have been raising my kids (I have 4) alone for 13 years and trying to keep us together in our only home and finish my electrical engineering degree with no help from family or friends. So every second of time is very valuable to me. I need to know if there is a better way to approach her requests for help so that my time is not wasted by the drama caused by misunderstandings and miscommunication? Also this was deleted earlier, so I am trying to fit within community standards as I really do need opinions from any willing to give.. I think I was too wordy? Not sure, but thanks for your patience. If you could maybe could i have a ride home. I can ride the bus though - ICE1 Chelsea 10:50am 02/26/09 sure come pick me up in the engineering lab ** <3 Lynn 10:52am 02/26/09 I don't know where that is. I only know the computer place - ICE1 Chelsea 02/26/09 TBA311(PCLab) learn it know it love it <3 Lynn 11:01am 02/26/09 okay. Nevermind. I have no idea what building that is. Im not going to wall all over Im just going to take the bus. Thank you but Nevermind - ICE1 Chelsea 11:08am 02/26/09 TBA is the engineering bldg. U have a math class here. It is the 2 bldgs bridged together. TBA with the plane & TBE with classrooms n offices. Good busin <3 Lynn 11:15am 02/26/09 Whatever Thanks - ICE1 Chelsea 11:17am 02/26/09 Sorry ur having trouble. I will make u any dinner u like tomorrow. Just let me know. Spaghetti tonight<3 Lynn 11:31am 02/26/09 No Thanks - ICE1 Chelsea 02/26/09 U can be so difficult even when ur asking me for help. It is perplexing. But u r my child n i will always keep trying even when u treat me poorly <3 Lynn 11:39am 02/26/09 You dont even know. I was lost and you say "why" when i aske for a bit more direction. Like gee than Nevermind. Lol. So forget it. You treat me like i shi - ICE1 Chelsea 11:42am 02/26/09 ould know what every building is after a semester. I thought maybe the buiness building. ICE1 Chelsea 11:43am 02/26/09 Honey. U asked. I gave it to u multiple ways. Even like u got 4 class. Then u get pissed at me. I apologize n offer u a gift of friendship. U say no. <3 Lynn 11:48am 02/26/09 WHO IS TREATING WHO LIKE ****? <3 Lynn 11:48am 02/26/09 Ugh. You didn't apologize. You said "good riding". And then offer me food. After you insult my intelligence. Aka "you have a class in there. You should kn - ICE1 Chelsea 11:51am 02/26/09 ow. "my pride says no since you shot me down. Thanks anyways. - ICE1 Chelsea 11:54am 02/26/09 Like u tell me all the time... Whatever. Have a nice day. Sorry to have bothered u with my help. Again sorry ur having a bad day. I just tried 2 help. <3 Lynn 12:00pm 02/26/09 Okay. Im sorry. Maybe you didnt mean to offend me. So I apologize for getting mad - ICE1 Chelsea 12:07am 02/26/09 Honey I love you always. N thanks 4 always loving me back <3 Lynn 12:32p 02/26/09 more

Resolved Question: writing a novel, requires a bit of reading...?

i have been attempting to write a novel and i want people's opinion on my first 3 chapters. anyone can offer their input and please, im trying to get this published so be as mean as you like (No insults please) and critique the story like you would if it were published and you were a real critic. here are the chapters. PLEASE DO NOT STOP READING THIS! You have absolutely no idea what is at stake with this so if you want to live to see another day you should listen to what I have to say. I guess I should start where all of this began but that was a while back. My name is Eddie Bunch but most people just call me Eddie so I guess you can too. It’s tough to remember everything that’s happened because there has been so much, but I’ll try. CHAPTER 1: THE BEGINNING Everything started on my birthday. 5:30 in the morning on March 13th 2008, my life turned upside down. It started as the greatest birthday ever, I mean how many 15 year olds get a car for their birthday. I ended up getting a bunch of stuff that I wanted and it was a great day but the day at school was weird. I went to first hour which was actually kinda normal, granted it was still a weird class but you know nothing out of the ordinary. Then came second hour. My walk down the stairs is where things got odd. I was walking down the stairs and I accidentally tripped and started to tumble down the stairs. I shut my eyes (Hey you would too if you were in my position) and when I opened them I was all the way down the stairs with no injuries at all and my friend was staring at me. "How’d you do that" he asked me with a shocked look on his face. "No idea" I said with a bewildered look on my own face. Little did I know that was just the beginning. During second hour my classroom is huge and at every desk is a computer. It is sort of dark and always a little cold but I like it in there. Usually it’s quiet and we all get to listen to our own music. I sat down and started to work. I looked down for like two seconds and then smelled something burning. I looked up and my computer was on fire! I quickly got up and ran to the fire extinguisher (which is like right next to my desk) and sprayed it all over the computer. Immediately my teacher jumped up and yelled "WHAT THE HECK ARE YOU DOING!" I shrunk back, afraid of the punishment that I knew was going to come but I told my story anyway. "The computer was set on fire, please don’t ask me how because I have no idea" I started to explain as fast as I could. Before I was even done my teacher, at tall man, with hair on the side of his head but not the top, had stopped me from going on. "No son", he said in a quieter voice "that computer was never on fire and there is no way it could be unless you started it" "You think that I started that fire?!" I asked him a bit high pitched and with another shocked look on my face. "I believe that you need to walk down to the principal’s office right this second" he said while writing out a pass for me to go out into the hallways. "Wow" I thought to myself as I walked solemnly through the tiled hallways towards the office, "I’m really in for it this time" I finally reached the office door and I grabbed the handle and quickly pulled the door open wanting to get this over with. The office looked neat and trim, just the sort of thing you would expect from an office. It had the doctor’s office smell of god knows what all around and I was told by the secretary to sit down. CHAPTER 2: FIRE! I sank down into the chair and felt the odd material I was sitting on. When the principle finally came, I gripped the wood on the chair and looked up at him with an innocent, yet scared look. The principle was a big man and he looked like he could beat a wrestler to a pulp. "In my office" he said with a bit of boredom in his voice that took away from his "tough guy" demeanor. "Yes sir" I said getting up out of the chair and shuffling into the office. Apprehension was plain on my face as he closed the door and sat down in his chair. "Now Eddie…" he said in that same voice "you know that what you did was completely against school rules, maybe even the law" "Yes I know and I’m really sorry but I honestly thought that the computer was on fire and I was just trying to help" I told him in as calm a voice as I could muster while facing expulsion. "Eddie I’m afraid I am going to have to Expel you from Chippewa Valley High School" The first thought that went through my head was "Oh My Goodness, I’m going to die". The second thought was interrupted by the sound of the fire alarm going off. After doing it for years, I was running on instinct and got up out of my chair to walk out of the door. "Follow Me" the principle said and began to walk out of the door. We walked all the way out to the class that I was supposed to be in and the principle stood right there and watched as the school began to burn down and the fire trucks pull up. When finally the fire was put o just so you people know, this is a rough draft. this isn't the actual final draft because i was trying to gain some insight as to what I am doing wrong because I am a 15 year old writer and i really did get a car for my 15th birthday. names however are changed, keep the criticism coming, every bit helps (even the negative) and also know that when i wrote those chapters i was 14 years old so... that should be taken into account more

Resolved Question: How is my story so far?

I'm just a little kid! Please don't be mean! I have no idea about formatting and stuff. I know it's all wrong, but how is this story so far? Grant risked a look out his bedroom window. He’s not there. Was he lying? Or has he just not showed up yet? He looked again and again the frightening instant message that popped up onto his laptop screen. Seanster: I am outside your window. I see you. How does he know my room has a window? What do I do! I can’t tell mom and dad, they’ll take my computer away. It’s the only way I can talk to Ed, since he moved to Florida. Grant saw the time and ran to the kitchen to get an apple before he missed the bus. He was excited to start his second week in Mrs. Miller’s fifth grade classroom. “Hey Grant! Come sit over here with us!” Yelled Jan from across the lunch room. “No thanks,” Grant said, “I feel kind of sick.” Grant sat and nibbled at his peanut butter and jelly sandwich. How could he eat? His mind was racing with questions about Sean. Why is being mean to me? Is it all because I didn’t give him my number? I don’t know him… He thought back to last week, when he met Sean on a reptile site. His mom got him a toad so he joined the website to learn more about them. He was nice to me… I didn’t know I should’ve given him my email... He was afraid to read his missed alerts when he got home. Whew! Just from Ed. The minute Grant signed onto him email; he got an instant message from Sean. How was school? I didn’t see you today… I looked… What a fruit. Why is he trying to scare me? Leave me alone! I’m going to block you! That’s going to take care of him! Grant was wrong. Block me and I’ll hurt you… I will call you! He doesn’t even know my number! Grant hit the block button. Now that that’s taken care of, I can message Ed! As Grant was typing a “What’s up” message to his friend, the phone rang in his room. Grant’s heart jumped into his throat. It’s just Grandma calling! He picked up the phone. “Hello?” he said. “Grant? Is that you? Your voice is so high, like a ten-year olds!” said the voice on the other end. Grant let out a gasp and said nothing. “Don’t hang up, you don’t want to make me mad.” Gant was terrified. How did he get my number? What do I do? “I have to go!” Grant stated. Before the caller could say another word, Grant hung up. “MOM!!!!” Came a petrified scream from the upstairs bedroom. more

Resolved Question: Evolution, Politically Appointed World View or Science?

What is your opinion? Is Neo-Darwinism really Science or is it a worldview matched by powerful naturalists, humanists and atheistic leaders inundating our educational institutions with natural selection and Eugenic propaganda? Shouldn't contemporary scientific ideology or Neo-Darwinian faith be protected from the masses? The more the "Origin" of Species theory comes to light with contemporary views the more shoddy the so-called evidence looks. Dissent in the Scientific community from the Darwinian faith grows with a bevy of institutional conflict on the rise. My thought is that as long as Neo-Darwinian philosophies stay in the stuffy university classroom we could get all these crazy creationists and the other 95% of the worldview that doesn't believe in our nonsensical presuppositions off our backs...Right? Neo-Darwinian evolution with emphasis on the Darwinian part and not evolution as it pertains to basic changes in environment and mutations doesn't lend itself to science as much as it lends itself to faith with a theistic group of Darwinian uncompromising worshipers and over-educated bloviators "Darwinism was an interesting idea in the 19th century, when handwaving explanations gave a plausible, if not properly scientific, framework into which we could fit biological facts. However, what we have learned since the days of Darwin throws doubt on natural selection's ability to create complex biological systems - and we still have little more than handwaving as an argument in its favour." Professor Colin Reeves, Dept of Mathematical Sciences Coventry University "Darwinian evolution — whatever its other virtues — does not provide a fruitful heuristic in experimental biology." Dr. Philip S. Skell, Member National Academy of Sciences, Emeritus Evan Pugh Professor at Pennsylvania State University "As a biochemist and software developer who works in genetic and metabolic screening, I am continually amazed by the incredible complexity of life. For example, each of us has a vast ‘computer program’ of six billion DNA bases in every cell that guided our development from a fertilized egg, specifies how to make more than 200 tissue types, and ties all this together in numerous highly functional organ systems. Few people outside of genetics or biochemistry realize that evolutionists still can provide no substantive details at all about the origin of life, and particularly the origin of genetic information in the first self-replicating organism. What genes did it require – or did it even have genes? How much DNA and RNA did it have – or did it even have nucleic acids? How did huge information-rich molecules arise before natural selection? Exactly how did the genetic code linking nucleic acids to amino acid sequence originate? Clearly the origin of life – the foundation of evolution - is still virtually all speculation, and little if no fact." Chris Williams, Ph.D., Biochemistry Ohio State University www.discovery.org With friends like this in the Darwinian institutions disguising themselves as objective scientists, one has to wonder what the future has in store for naturalism and it uncompromising view of Intelligent Design WellTraveledProg; Evolutionists S.O.P. is to always attempt to discredit credible sources such as the PhD. you so eloquently bashed. Who cares whether or not he works at a University? The fact is he is a PhD. Perhaps you are unaware of what that means in any field of Science. Emfederin, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neo-Darwinism Perhaps you never really studied Darwinism otherwise you would be aware that this term was coined ohhhhh about 120 years ago. I guess we can conclude that you really know as much about evolution as you do God. more

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I have a girl in my class called Holly. She is 14. I have taught her for the past year and she is getting worse. She swears all the time and if you ever try to make conversation with her you are met with aggression. She takes everything literally and can't take a joke. She will have a go at one of her peers for '"looking at her funny". She throws rulers, calculators and anything else she can find at people, walls, computers and out the window. When i am teaching on the interactive white board she will cut the power and once when i went out the classroom she locked the door behind me. She never sits in her seat and will screw her work up if she makes the simplest mistake or becomes bored. If you try to talk to her or tell her off and she doesn't want to listen she will put her fingers in her ears or scream non stop. When she isn't angry she is manically hyperactive and literally bouncing off the walls. She talks on and on and will sing when im trying to teach. She can't sit still and scribbles in a fit of energy. I've heard from other staff she is equally difficult so it is obviously a general problem. I know she has behavioural problems and certain disorders. I mean thats obvious to anyone and she is statemented. She was supported by an assistant but due to staff shortages she hasn't had one recently which annoys me because I believe you can't get much more difficult than Holly. Then again when they were supporting her they had as little control over her as I do. I don't want ideas over what conditions she may or may not have i just want to know how to help her and how i can help the others in my classroom. Thank you in advance. [[ I have spoken with her Mother and if it makes a difference her mother told me she is absolutely fine at home. as her home life stands she lives with her mother and stepfather and sees her dad once a month. ]] more

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Hi there everyone! Calling all teachers!! :D Im currently teaching 3,4, and 5 year old groups. Im getting computers for each classroom, and I'd like to have some ideas on some educational fun computer software that kids will enjoy and benefit from. I'd like to hear your ideas, on the software programs that you use at your school, or any reliable program that you may have heard of. Cheers :) more

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teacher ed exam questions that i just cannot figure out from my text..? Research on the effectiveness of computers in education shows that : a) although a popular idea, the jury is still out on the effectiveness of computers in the schools b)having more computers in a classroom decreases discipline problems c)computers deepen student understanding of concepts and improve critical thinking skills d) americans underestimate the power of technology. The sequence of planned learning experiences described in course guides and syllabi is called: a) extracurriculum or cocurriculum b) formal curriculum or explicit curriculum c)hidden curriculum or implicit curriculum d)integrated curriculum i got 4 different answers? could u show me or tell me why i dont know what to go with? thanks more

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Research on the effectiveness of computers in education shows that : a) although a popular idea, the jury is still out on the effectiveness of computers in the schools b)having more computers in a classroom decreases discipline problems c)computers deepen student understanding of concepts and improve critical thinking skills d) americans underestimate the power of technology. The sequence of planned learning experiences described in course guides and syllabi is called: a) extracurriculum or cocurriculum b) formal curriculum or explicit curriculum c)hidden curriculum or implicit curriculum d)integrated curriculum more

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Today while I had to step out, some of my students in my 5th Period Senior English Class decided to watch a R-rated comedy movie on a laptop computer (I don't know the title of the movie but the humor was dumb and the laptop was brought from home) about 30 minutes later, I walked back in to my classroom and found half of the class watching the movie and I yelled at them and I had told them to wait until Wednesday for their punishment on watching the inappropriate movie in school. Do you know of any good punishment ideas I should do to my 5th Period Senior English class for some of them watching the R-rated movie? The movie they watched really offended one of my students in the classroom. I do like the idea of a report to give them as punishment I had to making copies of a Test Review over "Taming Of The Shrew" to hand out to the class during the 30 minutes. Edit of the one I posted 2 minutes ago: I had to make copies of a Test Review over "Taming Of The Shrew" to hand out to the class after I got back.. more

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Please help me, huge crush on a girl and a messed up life? Sorry this is very long but please read this i need your help, you might actually find this interesting this is kind of the story of my life and all my hardships. Thank you for your time and help! Okay so here's the whole story. I started going to this school since 5th grade, and immediately i got a crush on a girl in the class. While other guys in the class thought she looked okay-ish i thought she looked just gorgeous, she was very nice, well mannered and one of the top students of the class, she would often go out with people to the movies,clubbing etc. While i am a "geek" i am shy, i like computers,tech,tcg's,anime and stuff like that, but she is basically into anything she likes that kind of stuff also. I was getting pretty good grades in school just like her, later in less than a year, others started making fun of me because i am kind of timid and very shy, i know for fact they would even lie about me to some people on purpose, i don't know what their problem was it seemed like they just wanted to make me feel miserable, i suppose because i lived in a different place and only went to their school since 5th grade and they didn't know me so i guess i was kind of an outcast. Pretty much no one liked the same stuff i did and all that. Eventually after about a year i believe she noticed that i might have a thing for her so she just went up to me and said hi and gave her hand to shake (i later found out it's kind of a trick by a girl - if you don't want to let go of her hand for a little bit it's a pretty good sign you like her) then 2 of my classmates (the only ones that i had something in common with and i could talk to them and all) just sat in the desk in front of her and she was sitting all by herself and they said "hey sit here (showing the seat next to her) were gonna talk" and stuff like that... i didn't go because i was just so shy and didn't want them to find out about the crush i had on her. Then another day during gym when i was sitting on a bench she and her best friend (also a girl) sat next to me and started asking me questions like "have you kissed a girl before?" and i answered no and her best friend said "oh, your not into that kind of stuff yet, huh?" and that's pretty much where the "conversation" ended... i just kept answering "no" and "yes" to their questions because of my shyness... So one day in literature class our teacher said every student should make a "seating plan" of how everyone should sit in the classroom from that day on and someones list where i was sitting by the same desk as she is got picked, so i was sitting with her. So during the next lesson i was just blushing and i felt weird. I just couldn't believe i was sitting right next to her, so the guys in the class figured i had a crush on her(same guys who would make fun of me) and laughingly said "hey are you dissapointed about who your sitting with?"and i was too shy to talk and she just said "nah' he's not dissapointed" and smiled at me and put her arm around my neck, i quickly pulled it down and i was blushing like hell ^_^. Eventually when we went on to 9th grade everyone started thinking about jobs and what are their ideas for what they wanted to do with their lives and all, and by this time i was like a mess, people would criticize me for the way i am ( a geek i guess), make fun of me a lot, nickname me, and i even started skipping school on purpose so i started getting bad grades and i felt like i was in a huge mess, then one day she made fun of me a little bit in class and i was kind of angry and sad and i guess she saw that, and after class she said "i was just kidding, i'm sorry if i hurt you". Yet in another few months a girl that lives a couple of blocks away from me just walked up to me and started making fun of me in front of my friends for no reason... the same way the girl i liked did in class... i tried to ignore her but she kept going and then just started throwing insults in my face and i told her to shut up and she kept going even more, so i couldn't control myself and i kicked her... then her mother came over to my house and i was in big trouble :/. Apparently as i found out later she was friends with the girl i had a crush on... she never made fun of me again after that day, but the girl that i liked apparently started asking question through the girl that lived a couple of blocks away (because in my neighborhood around people that i know very well and am friends with i feel a lot more confident) so the girl asked me "do you like that girl in your class?" and i said "i don't know... she's okay" (once again, shyness and i just didn't want her to know... i have no idea why i guess because i was afraid everyone found out and as i said i was so shy). In a few more weeks there was an opening for school president and the girl i liked ran for president, so the girl that lived in my neighborhood asked who i was voting for and i said " i don't kn i don't know... seems like the people that are running only care about the fact that the presidency will help to get into some university easier" because i had heard another classmate who was in the class and running say that about himself personally. And then she said "The girls in your class were at a halloween party in school with scary witch masks and everything" and i in an attempt to make a joke said "they weren't wearing masks" So the next day in school i heard the girl i liked saying stuff like "only dorks go to that place" (about the place i wanted to enroll in after i finish school) so i guess she got offended. (She would never say that offensive stuff to my face just when i was near, to her friends). Then one day in the middle of class she said "If i don't get elected for president i'm still going to do whatever i can that's best for the school and when i said i was running for president the principal said i should be running for a beuty contest" And things just kept getting And things just kept getting worse... One day in class the teacher was talking with the students about what kind of jobs will they pick and who they want to be, future goals and stuff like that. And when the teacher started talking about me the girl i like said "He doesn't get good grades and he skips school, he wont be able to get a good job and support his family". I would usually avoid stuff like class parties and all. Later on 10th grade came. One day the girl i like asked me "Do you care at all about this class?" and when i thought about everything i was put through i replied "no" and she said "just as i thought". At one point i was even physically abused by a teacher because i didn't do my homework and skipped school. The after a few months of the school year i just decided i couldn't take anymore so ASAP i just quit the school in one day. All the students and teachers were surprised and asked me where will i go... i just kept quiet and didn't answer. So i changed schools in the So i changed schools in the middle of the semester and in the new school the principal told my new class that i was a nice kid and they should treat me well and all that. So the class did treat me well but i was still very different from everyone shy and not talkative and all that. And yet again i started skipping school for what i got into a lot of trouble and my parents scolded me several times. But she was just in the back of my mind with every day... so the year kind of passed and i skipped many school days and in the end of the year i still had a last chance to fix up my grades a little bit, but i decided i wanted to repeat the 10th grade semester... So the next school year in my new class, almost half the people of the class were like me ^^ we have quite a bit to talk about and all that, my grades are starting to improve and everything seems to be cool. But i still can't forget her, i keep thinking about her every day. And just a few weeks ago i went to the city to go shopping and i saw her. She turned at me and she was about to say something but stopped. Then i turned around and quickly walked away. Later in a few days i went to the city again where i met her little brother and he asked me "Why did you change schools? Are the teacher over there better or something?" and i answered "I don't know" and then my bus came so i went away. Just a few days ago i noticed found her profile in a social webpage where she had filled out an application for an art school. Apparently she wants to take up acting. So yeah i still keep thinking about her every day, even though everything is wonderful in my new class but i just can't forget her. Maybe i could if i found myself a girlfriend? I have been approached by girls before but i refused dates because i was shy and i liked that girl. Maybe it would be easier for me to study if i forget her, because she is always in my mind and just thinking about her consumes a lot of my time. And yet when i think about "what if i would have started in the school i am in right now in the first place? ... so many friends, everyone's so nice, i can actually study... but i still say if i had, my life would have been so empty because i would have never met her. By the way i am quite stubborn, so i like taking pride in being myself and who i am. I have recently started to really get into music and i am probably gonna go to music school because i want to sing so i can express myself, i think i could come up with some good songs, considering my past AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR READING AND YOUR ANSWERS I REALLY NEED HELP!!! WHAT SHOULD I DO? btw my decision to repeat the semester was possible because of my very supportive parents and i just wanted to improve my grades so i could have a good education... more

Resolved Question: Have a huge crush on a girl. Life - a mess? (long story hope u like to read :D )?

Please help me, huge crush on a girl and a messed up life? Sorry this is very long but please read this i need your help, you might actually find this interesting this is kind of the story of my life and all my hardships. Thank you for your time and help! Okay so here's the whole story. I started going to this school since 5th grade, and immediately i got a crush on a girl in the class. While other guys in the class thought she looked okay-ish i thought she looked just gorgeous, she was very nice, well mannered and one of the top students of the class, she would often go out with people to the movies,clubbing etc. While i am a "geek" i am shy, i like computers,tech,tcg's,anime and stuff like that, but she is basically into anything she likes that kind of stuff also. I was getting pretty good grades in school just like her, later in less than a year, others started making fun of me because i am kind of timid and very shy, i know for fact they would even lie about me to some people on purpose, i don't know what their problem was it seemed like they just wanted to make me feel miserable, i suppose because i lived in a different place and only went to their school since 5th grade and they didn't know me so i guess i was kind of an outcast. Pretty much no one liked the same stuff i did and all that. Eventually after about a year i believe she noticed that i might have a thing for her so she just went up to me and said hi and gave her hand to shake (i later found out it's kind of a trick by a girl - if you don't want to let go of her hand for a little bit it's a pretty good sign you like her) then 2 of my classmates (the only ones that i had something in common with and i could talk to them and all) just sat in the desk in front of her and she was sitting all by herself and they said "hey sit here (showing the seat next to her) were gonna talk" and stuff like that... i didn't go because i was just so shy and didn't want them to find out about the crush i had on her. Then another day during gym when i was sitting on a bench she and her best friend (also a girl) sat next to me and started asking me questions like "have you kissed a girl before?" and i answered no and her best friend said "oh, your not into that kind of stuff yet, huh?" and that's pretty much where the "conversation" ended... i just kept answering "no" and "yes" to their questions because of my shyness... So one day in literature class our teacher said every student should make a "seating plan" of how everyone should sit in the classroom from that day on and someones list where i was sitting by the same desk as she is got picked, so i was sitting with her. So during the next lesson i was just blushing and i felt weird. I just couldn't believe i was sitting right next to her, so the guys in the class figured i had a crush on her(same guys who would make fun of me) and laughingly said "hey are you dissapointed about who your sitting with?"and i was too shy to talk and she just said "nah' he's not dissapointed" and smiled at me and put her arm around my neck, i quickly pulled it down and i was blushing like hell ^_^. Eventually when we went on to 9th grade everyone started thinking about jobs and what are their ideas for what they wanted to do with their lives and all, and by this time i was like a mess, people would criticize me for the way i am ( a geek i guess), make fun of me a lot, nickname me, and i even started skipping school on purpose so i started getting bad grades and i felt like i was in a huge mess, then one day she made fun of me a little bit in class and i was kind of angry and sad and i guess she saw that, and after class she said "i was just kidding, i'm sorry if i hurt you". Yet in another few months a girl that lives a couple of blocks away from me just walked up to me and started making fun of me in front of my friends for no reason... the same way the girl i liked did in class... i tried to ignore her but she kept going and then just started throwing insults in my face and i told her to shut up and she kept going even more, so i couldn't control myself and i kicked her... then her mother came over to my house and i was in big trouble :/. Apparently as i found out later she was friends with the girl i had a crush on... she never made fun of me again after that day, but the girl that i liked apparently started asking question through the girl that lived a couple of blocks away (because in my neighborhood around people that i know very well and am friends with i feel a lot more confident) so the girl asked me "do you like that girl in your class?" and i said "i don't know... she's okay" (once again, shyness and i just didn't want her to know... i have no idea why i guess because i was afraid everyone found out and as i said i was so shy). In a few more weeks there was an opening for school president and the girl i liked ran for president, so the girl that lived in my neighborhood asked who i was voting for and i said i don't know... seems like the people that are running only care about the fact that the presidency will help to get into some university easier" because i had heard another classmate who was in the class and running say that about himself personally. And then she said "The girls in your class were at a halloween party in school with scary witch masks and everything" and i in an attempt to make a joke said "they weren't wearing masks" So the next day in school i heard the girl i liked saying stuff like "only dorks go to that place" (about the place i wanted to enroll in after i finish school) so i guess she got offended. (She would never say that offensive stuff to my face just when i was near, to her friends). Then one day in the middle of class she said "If i don't get elected for president i'm still going to do whatever i can that's best for the school and when i said i was running for president the principal said i should be running for a beuty contest" And things just kept getting And things just kept getting worse... One day in class the teacher was talking with the students about what kind of jobs will they pick and who they want to be, future goals and stuff like that. And when the teacher started talking about me the girl i like said "He doesn't get good grades and he skips school, he wont be able to get a good job and support his family". I would usually avoid stuff like class parties and all. Later on 10th grade came. One day the girl i like asked me "Do you care at all about this class?" and when i thought about everything i was put through i replied "no" and she said "just as i thought". At one point i was even physically abused by a teacher because i didn't do my homework and skipped school. The after a few months of the school year i just decided i couldn't take anymore so ASAP i just quit the school in one day. All the students and teachers were surprised and asked me where will i go... i just kept quiet and didn't answer. So i changed schools in the So i changed schools in the middle of the semester and in the new school the principal told my new class that i was a nice kid and they should treat me well and all that. So the class did treat me well but i was still very different from everyone shy and not talkative and all that. And yet again i started skipping school for what i got into a lot of trouble and my parents scolded me several times. But she was just in the back of my mind with every day... so the year kind of passed and i skipped many school days and in the end of the year i still had a last chance to fix up my grades a little bit, but i decided i wanted to repeat the 10th grade semester... So the next school year in my new class, almost half the people of the class were like me ^^ we have quite a bit to talk about and all that, my grades are starting to improve and everything seems to be cool. But i still can't forget her, i keep thinking about her every day. And just a few weeks ago i went to the city to go shopping and i saw her. She turned at me and she was about to say something but stopped. Then i turned around and quickly walked away. Later in a few days i went to the city again where i met her little brother and he asked me "Why did you change schools? Are the teacher over there better or something?" and i answered "I don't know" and then my bus came so i went away. Just a few days ago i noticed found her profile in a social webpage where she had filled out an application for an art school. Apparently she wants to take up acting. So yeah i still keep thinking about her every day, even though everything is wonderful in my new class but i just can't forget her. Maybe i could if i found myself a girlfriend? I have been approached by girls before but i refused dates because i was shy and i liked that girl. Maybe it would be easier for me to study if i forget her, because she is always in my mind and just thinking about her consumes a lot of my time. And yet when i think about "what if i would have started in the school i am in right now in the first place? ... so many friends, everyone's so nice, i can actually study... but i still say if i had, my life would have been so empty because i would have never met her. By the way i am quite stubborn, so i like taking pride in being myself and who i am. AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR READING AND YOUR ANSWERS I REALLY NEED HELP!!! WHAT SHOULD I DO? sry i made a few tiny mistakes ;) more

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Please help me, huge crush on a girl and a messed up life? Sorry this is very long but please read this i need your help, you might actually find this interesting this is kind of the story of my life and all my hardships. Thank you for your time and help! Okay so here's the whole story. I started going to this school since 5th grade, and immediately i got a crush on a girl in the class. While other guys in the class thought she looked okay-ish i thought she looked just gorgeous, she was very nice, well mannered and one of the top students of the class, she would often go out with people to the movies,clubbing etc. While i am a "geek" i am shy, i like computers,tech,tcg's,anime and stuff like that, but she is basically into anything she likes that kind of stuff also. I was getting pretty good grades in school just like her, later in less than a year, others started making fun of me because i am kind of timid and very shy, i know for fact they would even lie about me to some people on purpose, i don't know what their problem was it seemed like they just wanted to make me feel miserable, i suppose because i lived in a different place and only went to their school since 5th grade and they didn't know me so i guess i was kind of an outcast. Pretty much no one liked the same stuff i did and all that. Eventually after about a year i believe she noticed that i might have a thing for her so she just went up to me and said hi and gave her hand to shake (i later found out it's kind of a trick by a girl - if you don't want to let go of her hand for a little bit it's a pretty good sign you like her) then 2 of my classmates (the only ones that i had something in common with and i could talk to them and all) just sat in the desk in front of her and she was sitting all by herself and they said "hey sit here (showing the seat next to her) were gonna talk" and stuff like that... i didn't go because i was just so shy and didn't want them to find out about the crush i had on her. Then another day during gym when i was sitting on a bench she and her best friend (also a girl) sat next to me and started asking me questions like "have you kissed a girl before?" and i answered no and her best friend said "oh, your not into that kind of stuff yet, huh?" and that's pretty much where the "conversation" ended... i just kept answering "no" and "yes" to their questions because of my shyness... So one day in literature class our teacher said every student should make a "seating plan" of how everyone should sit in the classroom from that day on and someones list where i was sitting by the same desk as she is got picked, so i was sitting with her. So during the next lesson i was just blushing and i felt weird. I just couldn't believe i was sitting right next to her, so the guys in the class figured i had a crush on her(same guys who would make fun of me) and laughingly said "hey are you dissapointed about who your sitting with?"and i was too shy to talk and she just said "nah' he's not dissapointed" and smiled at me and put her arm around my neck, i quickly pulled it down and i was blushing like hell ^_^. Eventually when we went on to 9th grade everyone started thinking about jobs and what are their ideas for what they wanted to do with their lives and all, and by this time i was like a mess, people would criticize me for the way i am ( a geek i guess), make fun of me a lot, nickname me, and i even started skipping school on purpose so i started getting bad grades and i felt like i was in a huge mess, then one day she made fun of me a little bit in class and i was kind of angry and sad and i guess she saw that, and after class she said "i was just kidding, i'm sorry if i hurt you". Yet in another few months a girl that lives a couple of blocks away from me just walked up to me and started making fun of me in front of my friends for no reason... the same way the girl i liked did in class... i tried to ignore her but she kept going and then just started throwing insults in my face and i told her to shut up and she kept going even more, so i couldn't control myself and i kicked her... then her mother came over to my house and i was in big trouble :/. Apparently as i found out later she was friends with the girl i had a crush on... she never made fun of me again after that day, but the girl that i liked apparently started asking question through the girl that lived a couple of blocks away (because in my neighborhood around people that i know very well and am friends with i feel a lot more confident) so the girl asked me "do you like that girl in your class?" and i said "i don't know... she's okay" (once again, shyness and i just didn't want her to know... i have no idea why i guess because i was afraid everyone found out and as i said i was so shy). In a few more weeks there was an opening for school president and the girl i liked ran for president, so the girl that lived in my neighborhood asked who i was voting for and i said " i don't kn i don't know... seems like the people that are running only care about the fact that the presidency will help to get into some university easier" because i had heard another classmate who was in the class and running say that about himself personally. And then she said "The girls in your class were at a halloween party in school with scary witch masks and everything" and i in an attempt to make a joke said "they weren't wearing masks" So the next day in school i heard the girl i liked saying stuff like "only dorks go to that place" (about the place i wanted to enroll in after i finish school) so i guess she got offended. (She would never say that offensive stuff to my face just when i was near, to her friends). Then one day in the middle of class she said "If i don't get elected for president i'm still going to do whatever i can that's best for the school and when i said i was running for president the principal said i should be running for a beuty contest" And things just kept getting And things just kept getting worse... One day in class the teacher was talking with the students about what kind of jobs will they pick and who they want to be, future goals and stuff like that. And when the teacher started talking about me the girl i like said "He doesn't get good grades and he skips school, he wont be able to get a good job and support his family". I would usually avoid stuff like class parties and all. Later on 10th grade came. One day the girl i like asked me "Do you care at all about this class?" and when i thought about everything i was put through i replied "no" and she said "just as i thought". At one point i was even physically abused by a teacher because i didn't do my homework and skipped school. The after a few months of the school year i just decided i couldn't take anymore so ASAP i just quit the school in one day. All the students and teachers were surprised and asked me where will i go... i just kept quiet and didn't answer. So i changed schools in the So i changed schools in the middle of the semester and in the new school the principal told my new class that i was a nice kid and they should treat me well and all that. So the class did treat me well but i was still very different from everyone shy and not talkative and all that. And yet again i started skipping school for what i got into a lot of trouble and my parents scolded me several times. But she was just in the back of my mind with every day... so the year kind of passed and i skipped many school days and in the end of the year i still had a last chance to fix up my grades a little bit, but i decided i wanted to repeat the 10th grade semester... So the next school year in my new class, almost half the people of the class were like me ^^ we have quite a bit to talk about and all that, my grades are starting to improve and everything seems to be cool. But i still can't forget her, i keep thinking about her every day. And just a few weeks ago i went to the city to go shopping and i saw her. She turned at me and she was about to say something but stopped. Then i turned around and quickly walked away. Later in a few days i went to the city again where i met her little brother and he asked me "Why did you change schools? Are the teacher over there better or something?" and i answered "I don't know" and then my bus came so i went away. Just a few days ago i noticed found her profile in a social webpage where she had filled out an application for an art school. Apparently she wants to take up acting. So yeah i still keep thinking about her every day, even though everything is wonderful in my new class but i just can't forget her. Maybe i could if i found myself a girlfriend? I have been approached by girls before but i refused dates because i was shy and i liked that girl. Maybe it would be easier for me to study if i forget her, because she is always in my mind and just thinking about her consumes a lot of my time. And yet when i think about "what if i would have started in the school i am in right now in the first place? ... so many friends, everyone's so nice, i can actually study... but i still say if i had, my life would have been so empty because i would have never met her. By the way i am quite stubborn, so i like taking pride in being myself and who i am. I have recently started to really get into music and i am probably gonna go to music school because i want to sing so i can express myself, i think i could come up with some good songs, considering my past Sorry for the mistakes i did, my primary language isn't English and i just noticed i skipped a letter in a couple of words accidently and made a few tiny mistakes ;) AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR READING AND YOUR ANSWERS I REALLY NEED HELP!!! WHAT SHOULD I DO? more

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Some educators argue that every child in every school should have access to computers. Others believe that the value of computers in the classroom is overrated and that computers may actually interfere with the learning process. In your opinion, how important are computers in the classroom? Use specific reasons and examples to explain your answer. ^^ That's the topic. I know that I'm for computers, but I'm not sure how to persuade people into thinking the same way I'm thinking. Give me some ideas please? more

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I just completed my first year of college, and summer vacation was right around the corner. I had no idea what activities to get involved in, but I didn’t want to spend my vacation going to the mall and lounging around the house as I have done the last few years. This summer was going to be different. I decided to enroll in a real estate licensing course which was taught at the Long and Foster Institute. I know it’s unusual for a college student to want to go to school during summer vacation, but becoming a real estate agent has been a goal of mine for quite some time. My parents introduced me to the business of real estate sales a few years prior and even allowed me to assist them in their business. Watching my parents' success in real estate sales motivated me to pursue a career in the industry and led me to believe that I too can be as successful as they are. I was already registered at the Long and Foster Institute and was ready to get started. I already anticipated that the class was going to be very difficult, so I requested my books in advanced to get a head start. Finally, the first day of class was here, but I had no idea what to expect. The thought of being the youngest student in a room full of forty year olds entered my mind. When I walked into the classroom, I discovered that assuming was never right. My imagination got the best of me because my classmates were nothing like I envisioned. In fact, my classmates were very diverse people, from different walks of life. Now that the nervous thoughts were at the back of my mind, it was time to down to business. My professor; Mrs. Billups was very strict. She was a successful realtor in the area and took everything about real estate very seriously. Class was held everyday from nine to five, and she made sure that we used every minute of that time. I had been attending class everyday for a month, but before I knew it, it was time to take the final exam. There were two final exams that I had to pass. The first was on Maryland real estate laws, and the second on national real estate laws. Before the test, the class was allowed to eat and review. I didn’t bring my books to class with me that day because I didn’t want to look at anything that would confuse me. While eating my lunch, I overhead study groups quizzing each other but I didn’t want to get involved in the discussion. Lunch was over and it was time to test. During the duration of the exams I had a little anxiety, but I remained calm under the pressure and finished with about five minutes to spare. Once everyone finished testing, Mrs. Billups randomly called everyone to see their results. I had no idea what to expect, but when I walked into the office, and saw the smile on her face I knew that I passed. I remember running out of her office so fast that I forgot my certificate and had to come back for it. At that moment, I was so proud of myself, and couldn’t wait to tell my parents the great news because I knew they were going to be as excited as I was. I was finally done at the Long and Foster Institute, but there were two more exams that I needed to pass. These exams were administered by PSI, and determined if I was going to get licensed. With the class out of the way, I had more time to focus on passing the next exams. They were a lot difficult and required a lot of work to prepare for. After weeks of studying, I was registered to test at the testing center. I walked into the testing center and got ready to get started. My strategy was to answer the easy questions first and save the difficult ones for last. This was the strategy that I used on the previous exam that I passed. I was done, but sat at the computer for a couple minutes, took a breath and clicked submit. I walked out of the room to get my results, only to discover that I failed. For the rest of the day I walked around as if all my dreams of becoming a real estate agent have been shattered. I did fail the exam that time, but my journey of becoming a successful real estate agent was far from over. I knew that I had to give it my all the second time around. From that moment on, I swore to study harder than before and not stop until my real estate license was in my hand. In order to study better, I needed to clear my schedule. I sat out the next semester of school and cut my hours back at work. The day of the exam, I walked into the testing center with more confidence and was very eager to start. I completed the exam in less than two hours, and rushed to get my results. At first, I though something was wrong because the computer that had my results crashed. Eventually, the computer came back on and my results printed out. I couldn’t wait to see if I passed, and sure enough I did. At the end of the day, I can truly say that this was my favorite summer vacation to this day. I didn’t engage in the typical activities that my peers did, but I still had a lot of fun. It was gratifying to accomplish a goal that many people thought w more

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Hi there, if you have ideas and wanna help me to edit this essay, please do it. Another aspect that the ideal high school should have is the technology. The students need a good school technology like advanced computer programs, high speed internet, and new computers and have at least 5 computers in each classroom. The computers are extremely important because students need them all time to make their homework, research information about a specific subject and any other information from the internet that can help them to support their ideas. The last things is about the classes schedule but it’s not important because most people wake up early and don’t have any inconvenience to get to the school at 7 am in the morning. Just lazy people complain about it because they don’t like the school at all so they would like to start at 9 am and get out at 3 pm. The school schedule isn’t an issue. Thank very much. Thanks and hope all of you have an awesome week!! more

Resolved Question: teachers! I'm looking for advice on creating interactive resources for classrooms and students!?

Basically, I am a designer come programmer and am looking to make a business out of creating interactive learning resources. Primarily I would be making maths resources, possibly aimed at key stage one students. So simple stuff like addition, subtraction, multiplication and division and aiming to present it in a fun and friendly way which takes learning out of textbooks and onto computer screens. The ideas basically involve neat little animations which will involve simple games to excite kids rather than a textbook full of sums like I used to have at school! The thing is, as I am a designer and not a teacher or in any way affiliated with a school I don't know the following things. a) is this product type already around b) is there a demand for this product c) how this product would be used in a school d) how much schools could or would pay for such things (i.e. would there be funding if there was an interest and would people be willing to pay for such things) e) what would the teachers like to see from such a product f) would it be classroom led or student led Also any other things that can be taken into consideration would be helpful. I'm planning on getting initial versions done once I've found this information out and finding a school to trial to see how they work! Any info MASSIVELY appreciated! :) thanks for your time! more

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OK I'm an awful writer. I'm in eighth grade and I have this FABULOUS teacher. I was planning on giving her a letter at the end of the year telling her how much she means to me. I'm starting it now so I can make it absolutely perfect for when I have to give it to her. I'm putting part of the letter below, and if you could make corrections (like taking out sentences that sound bad, spelling, grammar) or just adding ideas, that would be awesome! Thank you =) Dear Ms (her name), I really hope your summer is starting off well! I also hope that you felt that this year was a great one, and that you enjoyed our class of 2013. I really want you to know how much your teaching impacted me this year. I also want to express to you my deepest appreciation for being such an incredible and dedicated teacher. I just didn't want to pass up an opportunity to tell a very important person, just how special they are. I remember when we first met, I was in sixth grade. (my friend's name) had to go into your room to get something for a project and being the very nice friend I am, I tagged along. The first thing I noticed about your room was the piano you had against the wall and I was just so excited! When I asked if I could play a song, you responded with a, “Sorry, but I’d rather you didn’t”, as you had an awful headache. (she had breast cancer at the time and got headaches often, my friend skipped two grades in english so that's how I met her then) Two years passed, and I’m still obsessed with piano, and you only once got an awful headache in our class, which I must say you did a very good job at acting like you felt just fine. I really enjoyed playing piano for you each week and I loved listening to your musical experiences while we sat next to each other working in the computer lab at the beginning of the year. I was creating a pamphlet about different types of pianos, you were buying boots online. Oh, the memories! I’m pretty sure I would have forgotten that first event if you hadn’t become LMS’s eighth grade reading and C.A. teacher. You helped make my eighth grade year extra special. Considering the fact that English is my least favorite subject, you should be very pleased that those two periods I had with you were always the highlight of my day. You cared so much for each of your students and you got to know us so well. I know every teacher tries to learn about their students, but they usually go about this by having us fill out worksheets at the beginning of the year asking us what our favorite football teams were, or what we like to do in our spare time. You went deeper than that though; you learned about us through our conversations and how we responded to our classmates. You could always create the perfect project that would really make each of us think. You knew what concepts each individual would have trouble understanding, and the ones we would enjoy learning about. I absolutely adored how you never failed to walk through the doors of your classroom at the beginning of each hour and be in your very best mood. It’s impossible for me to imagine you truly upset. The most important thing you’ve taught me this year is the importance of smiling. To be happy you don’t have to be an incredibly optimistic person, just putting on a smile and making the people around you happy is enough to turn a bad day to a good one. That is what really amazes me about you: how happy you are. You’re the happiest person I’ve ever known, and you make everyone around you happy, too. I'm so glad you were my teacher. It's obvious how much you love your job. In fact, you don't make it seem like you're even working.You are by far the most influential teacher I've ever had. I have enjoyed my middle school experience immensely. Thank you for your time, wisdom and dedication. Even though I will miss you, all of the other teachers and my classmates over the summer, I am looking forward to going to high school. I hope our paths cross again in the future. Thank you for being you. Send me a letter this summer and let me know how you're doing! (I put my adress) Sincerely, (my name) I'm not even close to being finished with this, considering that the school year is only half over, and I already know of things I still need to add on. more

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Resolved Question: Have our schools failed to teach the basics of the history & social/political dynamics of world religions?

I've taught both undergrad and graduate courses in religious studies, history, linguistics, and computer science. Comparisons are inevitable. I find it interesting that with computer science, I don't have to spend much time "undoing/unlearning" lots of wrong information/presuppositions that a student brings to the classroom. With history, dealing with mistaken views of history (e.g. the myth that most people and the Church believed that the world was flat until Columbus) is more of a factor. With linguistics, students have a LOT of confusion about how languages differ from one another and many of them believe that translation is a nearly mathematical process of simply finding the "equivalent word" in the target language of the translation -- but their biggest problem is their narrow worldview and the assumption that every people/culture has classified, prioritized, and described the world like they do. But the mistaken ideas and wrong thinking I encounter in my religious studies classes dwarf the aforementioned. {** The following EXAMPLES are OPTIONAL in terms of answering the main question. **} But it is in the introductory religious studies courses where ALL of the aforementioned myths -- and many others -- accompany the student into the classroom and present the professor with the task of UNDOING the damage of "foundational knowledge" that is filled with myths and prejudices. (Erroneous foundations make for erroneous thinking.) For example, when teaching about Christianity, so many students come to the Christianity 101 class thinking that: * "Catholics worship the saints" * "Most scholars believe that the Jesus of the Bible never existed." * "Most of the important documents/text from the ancient world have survived until modern times." [They are shocked to learn of the tiny percentage.] * "The Catholic Church was always at war with science and destroyed all of the ancient libraries it could." & "Ancient literature and science survived despite the efforts of the various Popes." * "The Children's Crusade sent thousands of children to their death in a quest to wrest the Holy Land from Islam." * "The Bible is so ignorant of zoology such that it speaks of unicorns, dragons, cud-chewing-rabbits, and grasshoppers with only four legs." * "Christianity simply cherry-picks which Old Testament laws it feels like observing today." [This is coupled with an ignorance of Judaism and how it differs with Christianity.] I could list dozens more. But should it matter? Does the CULTURAL ISOLATION and INTRACTABLE THINKING and IGNORANCE OF RELIGIONS & WORLD HISTORY that is so common in U.S. culture not only COMPLICATE our dealings with the rest of the world but also ENDANGER US BECAUSE OF OUR IGNORANCE AS A SOCIETY? -------------------------------------------------------- DMG wrote: "Why do you only throw this out at America?" Because I am an American and my entire teaching career (with the exception of three years teaching part-time at Oxford while doing doctoral work) has involved teaching at U.S. universities. So I simply can't fairly assess how well other countries address these topics in their educational systems. more

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I like to think ahead, so I was wondering what type of prank I can play on my favorite high school English teacher on April 1st. He and I are pretty good friends, so I don't want to embarress him or make him angry. Here are the objects in our classroom to give you some ideas: a computer, a smartboard, bookshelves, black board, and a teacher's desk. Last year I taped the lazer at the bottom of his computer mouse with a post-it note. He loved it! Any clever/funny pranks you could suggest would be highly appreciated! By the way, I don't have that much time to prepare anything big since there is a class in there before me and I usually get there a few seconds before my teacher does. Thanks for any suggestions! more

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I wonder if anyone has an idea of how to operate two computers with one mouse. I teach courses and use Powerpoint for my lectures. I want to have a brief (short version) set of Powerpoint slides on one computer that is projected to the students in the classroom and another more detailed set of slides on my laptop in front of me. Both computers will have the same number of slides per lecture and I want to advance each with one mouse. Can this be done or do I need a separate mouse for each computer? more

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I have a girl in my class called Jodie. She is 15. I have taught her for the past year and she is getting worse. She swears all the time and if you ever try to make conversation with her you are met with aggression. She takes everything literally and can't take a joke. She will have a go at one of her peers for '"looking at her funny". She throws rulers, calculators and anything else she can find at people, walls, computers and out the window. When i am teaching on the interactive white board she will cut the power and once when i went out the classroom she locked the door behind me. She never sits in her seat and will screw her work up if she makes the simplest mistake or becomes bored. If you try to talk to her or tell her off and she doesn't want to listen she will put her fingers in her ears or scream non stop. When she isn't angry she is manically hyperactive and literally bouncing off the walls. She talks on and on and will sing when im trying to teach. She can't sit still and scribbles in a fit of energy. I've heard from other staff she is equally difficult so it is obviously a general problem. I know she has behaviour, emotionial and social difficulties. I mean thats obvious to anyone. She was supported by an assistant but due to staff shortages she hasn't had one recently which annoys me because I believe you can't get much more difficult than Jodie. Then again when they were supporting her they had as little control over her as I do. I don't want ideas over what conditions she may or may not have i just want to know how to help her and how i can help the others in my classroom. Thank you in advance. more

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Resolved Question: activities for a super bright 5 year old?

I work in an after school club and we have a little girl who is 5 years old but has abilities (reading, writing, drawing, logic etc) way ahead of her peers, more like a 7 year old! I am looking for activities etc we can do with her which are fun but challenging (not to classroom level or she'll get bored!) particularly logical activities where she has to really think about what she has to do first. We do not have access to a computer in the club but am able to print things at home to take in for her. Any ideas gratefully received! more

Resolved Question: What can I teach to kindergarten kids?

Every Saturday afternoon, I go to a school to teach kindergarten kids english for free in a random kind of place. There is a computer in the classroom with a projector, some books which suits them and basically, nothing else except chairs to sit on. I would like to have some ideas on how to teach them, for eg. go on youtube and let them watch something or play a game which is fun and educational. Please give me so help, THANKS! more

Voting Question: URGENT QUESTION: Uploading Excel worksheets to an online classroom drop box?

Hi, I'm taking a class that uses an online classroom system (called "Angel") in which we have to drop off our homework assignments. My assignments thus far have consisted of Excel workbooks with several sheets. However, when I upload the file in Angel and drop it in the drop box, my teacher can only see ONE sheet (no tabs). I have no idea how to get it so he can see all of the worksheets in each assignment? Until then, my grades are suffering badly because my homework is "incomplete." Forgive me if I've used incorrect terminology; I'm a computer dummy who's freaking out right now!... if it helps, I'm using Microsoft Office for Mac 2008. Thank you thank you thank you in advance!!! more

Resolved Question: Since i was a child i made up my mind that life is meanless for me?

What your about to read is going to depress you. Im sorry but ...Im 32 now and havent accomplished a damn thing. I live with my parents. I havent worked in 4 years. I borrow money from them. I have a BA degree in teaching. I cant handle the job after 1 week in the classroom. I just want to play my piano all day. I want to give music lessons but have no place to do it. Its the only thing that gets me going in life.I have no idea what i want to be or even work. I have no friends but one and this girl wants to marry me but i cant. She loves me dearly , shes my best friend. I been pressing on for years , day by day to get through the day, its a effort. I dread waking up and dread going to bed. ITs an acoomplishment to wake up in the morning for me. Since i was a kid I always knew i didnt deserve life and never earned it. Im a waste of space. I been mean all my life to my parents asking for shit. Im the only child. They spoil me. They are aware of this problem with my depression. The dont think its a big deal. I never went to a shrink. They would not let me.They were in denial. I cant either. I have no insurance. And cant afford 100 a half hour. I was not meant to be alive. All i do all day is stay on this damn computer. Obviously. No matter what i do i will still be sad i think. Im just one of those people. IT cant be corrected. Thinking of never being born is the only thing that makes me happy. Thanks more

Resolved Question: what do you think of my ideas?

i have to do a social studies fair in 7th grade and here are my ideas. does the food students eat affect thier grades? have students grades dropped because of the over use of cell phones and computers? can you really achieve mind over matter? How do people perpetuate stereotypes in everyday life? What is there in their day-to-day attutides, beliefs, and actions that keep certain stereotypes going? would lowering the drinking age be dangerous? and suggestions would be helpful too! would lowering the drinking and lisense age be dangerous? should teachers be allowed to carry guns in a classroom? more

Resolved Question: Break NJ House Renatl Lease?

I started renting a house on July 15 in NJ of this year. We moved up from FL with our 4 Kids and spent a bunch of money moving. 3 Weeks ago my wife went to register our two older (7&10) kids in the local school, and did not have a good welcome. The administrator told her you are a "renter" of "so and so's house" and made a couple more comments. My wife requested to see the principle to see where out son would be placed and after another week was able to sit down with her. Long story short the principle also kept making comments about Florida being backwards and how they are more advance in NJ, funny thing is I can go online and see what my kids eats for lunch, get homework off of the web, and email the teacher. At this school they just got computers in the classrooms. Now it is a week away from school and no information on where and what time the bus pick's up and also no class list for where he goes. My wife called the school and got told you will get it when you get it, and got transferred to the bus department and basically got told the same ting but this time the lady hung up the phone. The icing on the cake is we also found out that the school contracts out the latch key program (before and after school care) to the local daycare, and guess what they are full. Also there is only 1 day care in the entire town, and the bus will not drop off your kid outside of the town! We need two incomes to pay our bills and now this puts a strain on if my wife can work a full time job. We did not start out kids at the school because they never gave us a schedule and were totally rude to us. So now we are scrambling to get our kids in school before we get in trouble. We tried looking at private school, however the cost and drive time would kill us. We found another house to rent in the next town which we can lease right away, however we would have to break our current lease. I spoke to the property manger’s realtor and see felt that they would work with us, but after talking to the property manager she was not as receptive to our problem and pretty much so was the owner needs his rent. So she agreed to show the owner our letter explaining out situation but we have a place to rent and need to sign a lease today. The realtor is confident she can rent the house in 2 mos but if not I am not sure if a judge would understand. Any ideas?? more

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