Poor flea. I've been avoiding my dentist since my last visit when she told me I need a root canal and have another tooth on the verge of needing one.
Angel: I appreciate you guys looking out for Connor all summer. It's just—he's confused. He needs time. That's all. Fred: Right. Time, and some corporal punishment with a large heavy mallet. Not that I'm bitter.
'Just Rewards (2)'
Natter 54: Right here, dammit.
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.
Glamcookie - Oct 30, 2007 7:48:55 am PDT #9269 of 10001
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister
Jars - Oct 30, 2007 7:50:13 am PDT #9270 of 10001
Man, I wish we had Taco Bell here.
You people aren't helping, with all your talk of free Taco Bell.
So. Jealous.
Kat - Oct 30, 2007 7:51:10 am PDT #9271 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
ita, I'm not recommending you try this at all, but apparently capsaicin applied to the nasal passages has been shown to reduce some headaches.
Jesse - Oct 30, 2007 7:53:16 am PDT #9272 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
ita, I'm not recommending you try this at all, but apparently capsaicin applied to the nasal passages has been shown to reduce some headaches.
Is that like how you pinch yourself for distraction after you stub your toe?? Because, WTF OW.
Gudanov - Oct 30, 2007 7:54:21 am PDT #9273 of 10001
Coding and Sleeping
I'm thinking a costume-sized amount of tinfoil might cost as much as the burrito.
Yes but you're forgetting about the immunity to mind control satellites side effect. Mind control immunity and a burrito combined might be enough value to overcome the cost.
Kat - Oct 30, 2007 7:56:08 am PDT #9274 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
SERIOUSLY. That seems like a bad thing.
Also, since I'm spamming.... this article: [link] just reinforces what I've been thinking about randomly praising kids.
The problem with this “rah-rah mentality,'’ as the magazine describes it, is that it can take away the sense of satisfaction that comes from genuine achievement. “Self-esteem is based on real accomplishments,” Robert Brooks, faculty psychologist at Harvard Medical School, told the magazine.
Sure, I know you don't want to make kids feel bad by giving them difficult tasks or texts or by grading them accurately. But honestly, self-esteem is a result of having and executing skills.
Glamcookie - Oct 30, 2007 7:59:16 am PDT #9275 of 10001
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister
Totally with you, Kat.
Kat - Oct 30, 2007 8:03:19 am PDT #9276 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
I also love the fact that they have a blog called "Cognitive Daily" that is quoted in that article.
One of the things that I am supposed to learn as a coach is to not give praise, particularly generalized praise at all. or if I do praise, I'm supposed to praise effort. I mostly disagree with this, and have been working on saying things like, "I love that lesson idea because it sounds like it will be engaging to most of your students and offers kids at multiple levels a chance at success." It's just more effort to say that than, "Good idea!"
Gudanov - Oct 30, 2007 8:04:23 am PDT #9277 of 10001
Coding and Sleeping
Man, I wish we had Taco Bell here.
What you really need there is Chipotle.
brenda m - Oct 30, 2007 8:04:30 am PDT #9278 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Saw that on the news this morning.
Haven't read further, but from the broadcast, what struck me about how they came up with their results was that they didn't focus on trying to evaluate some nebulous "self-esteem" but showed that the kids in the US (as opposed to Korea) were actually rating themselves as "excellent" at things like math where they clearly weren't.