Wait, everyone gets a trophy? Where's mine? I wanna trophy!
ETA: Guess maybe I should've finished high school then, huh?
Dawn: You're not fleeing. You're... moving at a brisk pace. Buffy: Quaintly referred to in some cultures as the Big Scaredy Run Away.
'Touched'
What Happens in Natter 35 Stays in Natter 35
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Emily - May 16, 2005 8:17:26 am PDT #4458 of 10001
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
Nilly - May 16, 2005 8:19:59 am PDT #4459 of 10001
Swouncing
erika! I got to watch "Three Men and Adena" (sp?) the other day, for the very first time. I couldn't believe it when it ended, it seemed like minutes. I have to see it again, I'm sure I missed half the layers, there were so many. I *love* H:LotS.
I'm kind of too much of an Ed to date an Ed
Hmm, I can see that. My friend who liked him ended up marrying somebody completely unlike him IRL.
underfunded
teaching towards tests, not learning
teacher's salaries
msbelle, are you sure you're not talking about the Israeli school system?
§ ita § - May 16, 2005 8:20:49 am PDT #4460 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
You know, my (English) high school taught towards tests, in a big way. I blame the tests, not the basic motivation. Because, when the test involves writing off the cuff chemistry essays, I damned well had to have learnt the material to ace the test.
Pix - May 16, 2005 8:22:54 am PDT #4461 of 10001
The status is NOT quo.
This is why our state tests (in English) are geared toward skills instead of content. It allows us to teach "to the test" without sacrificing curricula. I would be teaching the same skills in general.
Betsy HP - May 16, 2005 8:24:54 am PDT #4462 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
The Supreme Court makes it legal to buy wine by mail!
lalalalala... dances around in circles in hopes of being able to buy Nashoba wine again...
Emily - May 16, 2005 8:26:20 am PDT #4463 of 10001
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
I was thinking about talking about the issue of trust and expectations -- if you expect students to act like five-year-olds and not care about their education, well...
I was reminded of it this morning when someone posted to their lj about gigantic "Do not share this CD! Music-sharing is stealing! Bad! Evil! We will catch you!" warnings, and how irritating they were.
sarameg - May 16, 2005 8:26:26 am PDT #4464 of 10001
I don't know how it happened, but I mostly missed the whole-teach-to-test phenom when I was in HS. I don't doubt it exists now, and it probably did then. I just got lucky. The funny thing is that it was especially true for the AP classes, which are designed to end in a test!
I really wonder how those teachers are coping now, and if they are just going along as usual. For the most part, they were innovative and really worked on teaching you not just the materials, but how to think critically.
Emily - May 16, 2005 8:27:38 am PDT #4465 of 10001
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
Goodness gracious, doesn't anybody proofread headlines?
Pix - May 16, 2005 8:27:45 am PDT #4466 of 10001
The status is NOT quo.
they were innovative and really worked on teaching you not just the materials, but how to think critically.
That's what I try to do.
Emily - May 16, 2005 8:30:49 am PDT #4467 of 10001
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
So, months and months ago I bought a game from MSN's games site. Paid with a credit card, got the game, boom. All set.
I'm signing into Hotmail today, and it tells me that the credit card I have on file with them is about to expire and I should update it. Um, excuse me? No. One payment, one time. This makes me nervous.