Kristen! Death by esophagus is not funny in real life! I'm glad you're feeling better.
Mal: Well, look at this! Appears we got here just in the nick of time. What does that make us? Zoe: Big damn heroes, sir.
'Safe'
The Minearverse 6: Fiery Thread of Death
[NAFDA] "There will be an occasional happy, so that it might be crushed under the boot of the writer." From Zorro to Angel (including Wonderfalls, The Inside and Drive), this is where Buffistas come to anoint themselves in the bloodbath. Oh, and help us get Terriers dvds!
juliana - Mar 03, 2008 7:51:39 am PST #297 of 4535
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
Kevin - Mar 07, 2008 12:40:00 pm PST #298 of 4535
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.
Apparently Dollhouse pilot starts production April 23rd - [link]
sumi - Mar 07, 2008 3:19:35 pm PST #299 of 4535
Art Crawl!!!
Ooh, excellent.
Kristen - Mar 10, 2008 2:52:42 am PDT #300 of 4535
I am pleased to report that a new spec has finally been completed without any further attacks of the esophagus.
Though I will be drinking half a bottle of Mylanta before going to sleep, just in case.
msbelle - Mar 10, 2008 7:03:05 am PDT #301 of 4535
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
In craft news: [link]
hippocampus - Mar 11, 2008 5:07:51 pm PDT #302 of 4535
not your mom's socks.
A work has to be exemplary and not just merely proficient. And a C means a kid has met the standards as given.
this. so much this.
I've taught high school, college, and grad school. The point at which I became truly "this is my not caring face," (to quote - I think - a very wise Fay) was when a 4th year college student argued a B because she'd "worked very hard." I'd been clear with standards. There were reviews given regularly and this student knew both where she stood and how she could improve.
I assumed then, and I will go on believing now, that everyone works extremely hard. I think that is one way we will continue to be a civilization that dreams of things, and creates things, rather than just consuming things. With that expectation.
Kat - Mar 11, 2008 6:13:07 pm PDT #303 of 4535
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
HA! Sox, that is so true. I actually used to say to the B students who were using the "I tried hard!" defense "And I can tell you worked so hard. You got a B! That's great. That's so much better than the people who just met the standards and got a C!"
WindSparrow - Mar 11, 2008 6:32:23 pm PDT #304 of 4535
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
Speaking from the other side of the grade war, as a student, I adored my 9th grade algebra teacher. She gave certificates of achievement to everyone in her classes who made a C or better. She gave us this big pep talk at the end of the year, explaining that if you got a C in her class, that meant you had worked hard, mastered the material in a very satisfactory way, and were capable of learning any future level of math that might be required. I can attest that I worked very hard for my B in algebra, learned scads of good study habits because of how that teacher required us to do the work, and gained enormous confidence in myself.
I have long known as a student that a hard-won C often means more than an easy A.
Kevin - Mar 12, 2008 1:16:35 am PDT #305 of 4535
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.
Aims - Mar 12, 2008 3:09:30 am PDT #306 of 4535
Shit's all sorts of different now.
I have long known as a student that a hard-won C often means more than an easy A.
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