I'm bored

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Out my front door:

http://pic17.picturetrail.com/VOL827/1526244/2917243/82183034.jpg
http://pic17.picturetrail.com/VOL827/1526244/2917243/82183063.jpg

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Saffire <[email hidden]> stated
| What is this "snow" you speak of? [ducking in California :-) ]

Wow, that certainly IS a lot of snow! Very picturesque!

Alright, that does it! I'm going to have to take a picture of the snow WE
got today. It's a lot more...

--
Spring
LC since 1/1/04
260/200/170

"Before" & "current" pics at link below:
http://f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/sprgsnow/album?.tok=phX4sVBBuvxvs4Hs&.dir=/55b8&.src=ph

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Out my front door:

http://pic17.picturetrail.com/VOL827/1526244/2917243/82183034.jpg
http://pic17.picturetrail.com/VOL827/1526244/2917243/82183063.jpg

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Saffire <[email hidden]> stated
| What is this "snow" you speak of? [ducking in California :-) ]

Wow, that certainly IS a lot of snow! Very picturesque!

Alright, that does it! I'm going to have to take a picture of the snow WE
got today. It's a lot more...

I'm a native Californian -- ANY snow is a LOT of snow to ME :-) It
snowed for a few minutes in 1972 and another few minutes in 1976 or
1977, I think. Other than that there was the BIG snow of 1962 that SF
Bay Area baby boomers probably remember. THAT one didn't melt off until
around LUNCHtime! That's when I discovered that the thin little socks I
normally wore with my maryjanes really weren't all that effective as
gloves :-)

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Saffire
205/144/125 - 5'1.5"
Atkins since 6/14/03
Progress photo: http://photos.yahoo.com/saffire333

Pat said:

: > It's sunny here; the main problem is gusting winds. Seems like spring,
: > almost. Plant nurseries are selling roses and onion sets and seed
potatoes
: > and people are planting spinach, sugar peas, collards, etc.
:
: Braggart! : )
:
: Marsha/Ohio

Um, maybe you missed the complaint about the wind? I'm just glad I don't
wear contact lenses.

Pat in TX
:

Nope, I caught it. But I would gladly trade a foot of snow
and gusty winds for sunny, springlike, and gusty winds.

Marsha/Ohio

Sprgtime said:

Hopefully I won't stay up too late tonight. I need to get up early tomorrow
to primp and get into my fancy dress that fits me again. 🙂 It's my
company's annual awards banquet, a big dress-up deal. Last year, I wore
this huge sack of a dress. Actually, that is where my "before" picture on
my link is from.

Nice progress. You do look great! Enjoy your banquet

Marsha/Ohio

Saffire said:

What is this "snow" you speak of? [ducking in California :-) ]

Heh.

Marsha/Ohio (throwing snowballs at you)

LC_man said:

Go out and build a snowman!

Would have done that when I was much younger and didn't care
if it was 5 degrees out. I'm not much into freezing my butt
off now : )

Marsha/Ohio

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Pat said:

: > It's sunny here; the main problem is gusting winds. Seems like
spring,
: > almost. Plant nurseries are selling roses and onion sets and seed
potatoes
: > and people are planting spinach, sugar peas, collards, etc.
:
: Braggart! : )
:
: Marsha/Ohio

Um, maybe you missed the complaint about the wind? I'm just glad I don't
wear contact lenses.

Pat in TX
:

Nope, I caught it. But I would gladly trade a foot of snow and gusty
winds for sunny, springlike, and gusty winds.

It was slightly cloudy here yesterday, and it only got up to 59 degrees with
a slight breeze. It was a bit chilly in the morning, at about 38 degrees or
so.

:-)

JC Der Koenig said:

It was slightly cloudy here yesterday, and it only got up to 59 degrees with
a slight breeze. It was a bit chilly in the morning, at about 38 degrees or
so.

:-)

Gee, I used to like you. Can't imagine why ;P~~~

How's the pup training going? How's the student training
going? They are similar, yes?

Marsha/Ohio

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JC Der Koenig said:

It was slightly cloudy here yesterday, and it only got up to 59 degrees
with a slight breeze. It was a bit chilly in the morning, at about 38
degrees or so.

:-)

Gee, I used to like you. Can't imagine why ;P~~~

How's the pup training going?

She's excellent.

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How's the student training going?

Good, and some of the teachers are getting better also. Not as quickly as I
had hoped for though.

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They are similar, yes?

Shhhhhhh. Folks would have a fit if they knew I put it in those terms.

JC Der Koenig said:

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How's the pup training going?

She's excellent.

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How's the student training going?

Good, and some of the teachers are getting better also. Not as quickly as I
had hoped for though.

Heh. You're training the teachers, too? No doubt some
could use it. Sometimes people go into a profession for all
the wrong reasons. Maybe they watched To Sir With Love or
Room 222 a few too many times.

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They are similar, yes?

Shhhhhhh. Folks would have a fit if they knew I put it in those terms.

It's true. You're not their best buddy. You teach first,
reward those who do what is asked, and call out the slackers.

Marsha/Ohio

Saffire said:

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"Saffire" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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In article <[email hidden]>,
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> Out my front door:
>
> http://pic17.picturetrail.com/VOL827/1526244/2917243/82183034.jpg
> http://pic17.picturetrail.com/VOL827/1526244/2917243/82183063.jpg
>
> In news:[email hidden],
> Saffire <[email hidden]> stated
> | What is this "snow" you speak of? [ducking in California :-) ]

Wow, that certainly IS a lot of snow! Very picturesque!

Alright, that does it! I'm going to have to take a picture of the snow WE
got today. It's a lot more...

I'm a native Californian -- ANY snow is a LOT of snow to ME :-) It
snowed for a few minutes in 1972 and another few minutes in 1976 or
1977, I think. Other than that there was the BIG snow of 1962 that SF
Bay Area baby boomers probably remember. THAT one didn't melt off until
around LUNCHtime! That's when I discovered that the thin little socks I
normally wore with my maryjanes really weren't all that effective as
gloves :-)

Yes, I remember that one. That place is the coldest place in the
U.S anyway so the snow seemed appropriate to me.

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JC Der Koenig said:

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How's the pup training going?

She's excellent.

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How's the student training going?

Good, and some of the teachers are getting better also. Not as quickly as
I had hoped for though.

Heh. You're training the teachers, too? No doubt some could use it.
Sometimes people go into a profession for all the wrong reasons. Maybe
they watched To Sir With Love or Room 222 a few too many times.

Too many teachers go into education because they loved school and were top
students. They don't understand that they are freaks and that most people
don't love school and are not top students. This is what can be called a
teaching gap.

JC Der Koenig said:

"Marsha" <[email hidden]> wrote in message

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Quoted message said:

>How's the student training going?

Good, and some of the teachers are getting better also. Not as quickly as
I had hoped for though.

Heh. You're training the teachers, too? No doubt some could use it.
Sometimes people go into a profession for all the wrong reasons. Maybe
they watched To Sir With Love or Room 222 a few too many times.

Too many teachers go into education because they loved school and were top
students. They don't understand that they are freaks and that most people
don't love school and are not top students. This is what can be called a
teaching gap.

Never thought of it that way, but you're right. You can't
expect the majority of kids to share in a teacher's passion
for history or whatever. I used to cry when school was
cancelled because of the weather. I liked almost everything
about school. Almost went into teaching, too. Scary.

Marsha/Ohio

In article <[email hidden]>,

JC Der Koenig said:

Too many teachers go into education because they loved school and were top
students. They don't understand that they are freaks and that most people
don't love school and are not top students. This is what can be called a
teaching gap.

I'm thinking of going into teaching. I never thought I'd like it, but
working at the after school program has given me a little taste of it. We
"teach" in the sense that when we do an arts and crafts project, we have to
teach the kids how to do it, and we also help them with their homework.
One particular first grade girl has a lot of trouble with reading, and when
another counsellor offered to help her a few weeks ago, the girl said she
wanted me instead, because according to her I explain things better.
That's the first time I ever thought "Hmm, maybe I should be a teacher."

I really do enjoy working with the kids, and I think I could be good at
teaching. The thing that scares me about a carreer in education is the
buerocracy, though. JC and Marsha, do you ever find yourself in conflict
with the school administration?

--
Michelle Levin
http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick

I have only 3 flaws. My first flaw is thinking that I only have 3 flaws.

Luna said:

JC Der Koenig said:

Too many teachers go into education because they loved school and were top
students. They don't understand that they are freaks and that most people
don't love school and are not top students. This is what can be called a
teaching gap.

I'm thinking of going into teaching. I never thought I'd like it, but
working at the after school program has given me a little taste of it. We
"teach" in the sense that when we do an arts and crafts project, we have to
teach the kids how to do it, and we also help them with their homework.
One particular first grade girl has a lot of trouble with reading, and when
another counsellor offered to help her a few weeks ago, the girl said she
wanted me instead, because according to her I explain things better.
That's the first time I ever thought "Hmm, maybe I should be a teacher."

I really do enjoy working with the kids, and I think I could be good at
teaching. The thing that scares me about a carreer in education is the
buerocracy, though. JC and Marsha, do you ever find yourself in conflict
with the school administration?

I don't teach, but bureaucracy and red tape don't sit well
with me. If you have some level of patience and diplomacy,
you could learn to deal with it.

Marsha/Ohio

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JC Der Koenig said:

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>
>>How's the student training going?
>
>Good, and some of the teachers are getting better also. Not as quickly
>as I had hoped for though.

Heh. You're training the teachers, too? No doubt some could use it.
Sometimes people go into a profession for all the wrong reasons. Maybe
they watched To Sir With Love or Room 222 a few too many times.

Too many teachers go into education because they loved school and were
top students. They don't understand that they are freaks and that most
people don't love school and are not top students. This is what can be
called a teaching gap.

Never thought of it that way, but you're right. You can't expect the
majority of kids to share in a teacher's passion for history or whatever.
I used to cry when school was cancelled because of the weather. I liked
almost everything about school. Almost went into teaching, too. Scary.

I was speaking mainly of middle school and high school. In the lower
elementary grades, the majority of children seem to enjoy school if they
have a good teacher. But as always, teachers find a way to screw that up.

Luna said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

JC Der Koenig said:

Too many teachers go into education because they loved school and
were top students. They don't understand that they are freaks and
that most people don't love school and are not top students. This is
what can be called a teaching gap.

I'm thinking of going into teaching. I never thought I'd like it, but
working at the after school program has given me a little taste of
it. We "teach" in the sense that when we do an arts and crafts
project, we have to teach the kids how to do it, and we also help
them with their homework. One particular first grade girl has a lot
of trouble with reading, and when another counsellor offered to help
her a few weeks ago, the girl said she wanted me instead, because
according to her I explain things better. That's the first time I
ever thought "Hmm, maybe I should be a teacher."

Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, god damn it, yes, yes! YOU should be a teacher,
Luna. From what I have seen of you on this ng, I think you could give a lot
to the teaching profession and got a lot from it, too. It certainly is NOT
something everybody can do -- not by a long shot -- but I think you have it.

Quoted message said:

I really do enjoy working with the kids, and I think I could be good
at teaching. The thing that scares me about a carreer in education
is the buerocracy, though. JC and Marsha, do you ever find yourself
in conflict with the school administration?

--
nimue

"If I had created reality television I would have had a much greater
influence, but then I would have had to KILL MYSELF." Joss Whedon

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In article <[email hidden]>,

JC Der Koenig said:

Too many teachers go into education because they loved school and were
top
students. They don't understand that they are freaks and that most people
don't love school and are not top students. This is what can be called a
teaching gap.

I'm thinking of going into teaching. I never thought I'd like it, but
working at the after school program has given me a little taste of it. We
"teach" in the sense that when we do an arts and crafts project, we have
to
teach the kids how to do it, and we also help them with their homework.
One particular first grade girl has a lot of trouble with reading, and
when
another counsellor offered to help her a few weeks ago, the girl said she
wanted me instead, because according to her I explain things better.
That's the first time I ever thought "Hmm, maybe I should be a teacher."

Elementary is much different than the upper levels.

Quoted message said:

I really do enjoy working with the kids, and I think I could be good at
teaching. The thing that scares me about a carreer in education is the
buerocracy, though. JC and Marsha, do you ever find yourself in conflict
with the school administration?

Learn to spell "bureaucracy" and other big words before you consider
teaching.

The adminstration I work under at this time is very supportive, mainly
because we have common goals and I have considerable success at achieving
those goals. In fact, it's been that way since I started teaching. In almost
every case of a teacher I've seen that's been at odds with the
administration, the teacher believed that he/she knew what was best for the
students, irrespective of what the State or the administration had mandated.

I believe that teachers are instruments of the State, which is under the
control of the taxpayers. It's not my place to decide what's right or wrong
in teaching the students, only to carry out the wishes of the taxpaying
public. If a person can't understand that, teaching is probably not the best
option for that person.

The other cases of teachers I've seen that have been at odds with the
administration are those that put out a minimum effort, and those that don't
get along with the students (they just don't seem to enjoy the company of
teenagers). Thankfully, these are a minority of cases.

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Luna said:

JC Der Koenig said:

Too many teachers go into education because they loved school and were
top students. They don't understand that they are freaks and that most
people don't love school and are not top students. This is what can be
called a teaching gap.

I'm thinking of going into teaching. I never thought I'd like it, but
working at the after school program has given me a little taste of it.
We "teach" in the sense that when we do an arts and crafts project, we
have to teach the kids how to do it, and we also help them with their
homework. One particular first grade girl has a lot of trouble with
reading, and when another counsellor offered to help her a few weeks ago,
the girl said she wanted me instead, because according to her I explain
things better. That's the first time I ever thought "Hmm, maybe I should
be a teacher." I really do enjoy working with the kids, and I think I
could be good at teaching. The thing that scares me about a carreer in
education is the buerocracy, though. JC and Marsha, do you ever find
yourself in conflict with the school administration?

I don't teach, but bureaucracy and red tape don't sit well with me. If
you have some level of patience and diplomacy, you could learn to deal
with it.

That's me, patience and diplomacy personified.

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Luna said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

JC Der Koenig said:

Too many teachers go into education because they loved school and
were top students. They don't understand that they are freaks and
that most people don't love school and are not top students. This is
what can be called a teaching gap.

I'm thinking of going into teaching. I never thought I'd like it, but
working at the after school program has given me a little taste of
it. We "teach" in the sense that when we do an arts and crafts
project, we have to teach the kids how to do it, and we also help
them with their homework. One particular first grade girl has a lot
of trouble with reading, and when another counsellor offered to help
her a few weeks ago, the girl said she wanted me instead, because
according to her I explain things better. That's the first time I
ever thought "Hmm, maybe I should be a teacher."

Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, god damn it, yes, yes! YOU should be a teacher,
Luna. From what I have seen of you on this ng, I think you could give a
lot
to the teaching profession and got a lot from it, too. It certainly is
NOT
something everybody can do -- not by a long shot -- but I think you have
it.

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But at what level?