Whoa, Steph, what a great billboard.

okay hive mind, one more. How do you demonstrate that you know something without just listing it. i.e. I'm filling out a job application where one of the ranking factors is knowledge of ___ procedures. Should I just list the procedures (which anyone can look up) or what?

{{{Anne}}}

{{{Cash}}} {{{vw}}}

{{{Seany}}}

{{{Suzi and mom}}}

All kinds of health ~ma to all who need it.

Teppy, I love your billboard! You look great.

I totally appreciate that! Today I had my English 3 students tell me that they shouldn't have to learn vocabulary because they will never have to use words like embellish, connotation, affluent, banter, novice, brevity, imbibe, nostalgic, stipend or reiterate.

Dude, you want to be paid? Learn "stipend".

Perfectly modern and normal vocabulary, which, frankly, by English 3 they should know already, so they just need to QUIT THEIR BITCHIN'.

I love Jen.

I finally had a come to Jesus talk with my 8th grade advisory class. We have a 30 minute academic enrichment class at the end of the day. That time is meant for getting extra help from teachers or other academic enrichment. Our school focusses on reading, so we do 15 minutes of silent reading and 15 minutes of homework time.

My class has been complaining about the reading. "We can read fine, we don't need to do it anymore." I frankly explained how silent reading helped build fluency, vocabulary, comprehension and reading stamina.

They complained that it was supposed to be free time. I sternly explained that it was decidedly not free time.

Since our little chat, they've been reading. Yeppers.

How do you demonstrate that you know something without just listing it. i.e. I'm filling out a job application where one of the ranking factors is knowledge of ___ procedures. Should I just list the procedures (which anyone can look up) or what?

If I'm understanding correctly, I think on a job application, just a list is fine. An application does not provide PROOF of knowledge, but rather a record of purported knowledge. Proof comes through interviewing/testing/writing samples/etc.

Looks like I ain't sleeping tonight. The anesthesia seems to have worn off and the pain meds aren't quite enough. Mom is having a rough night and is trying to be a brave little toaster about it.

Teppy - that is fanfuckingTASTIC!

Peevish One - I too bow to your friend's powers of awesome. "It's not gay if the quarks don't touch."

(...is it nearly Watchmen yet?)

Happy Birthday, Trudy!

Dude, you want to be paid? Learn "stipend".

Exactly! I even told them that.

Perfectly modern and normal vocabulary, which, frankly, by English 3 they should know already, so they just need to QUIT THEIR BITCHIN'.

I love Jen.

Jen and ChiKat are my hero's for the day. Care to come and take on DD and 50 Intensive English 3 students?

Happy Birthday, Trudy!

Good luck with the abstract, Hil.

The kids who don't want to learn the vocabulary words would grow up into adults who felt stupid and defensive when they didn't understand what someone said. Then they'd either say that someone was elitist (if they knew the word) or they'd bitch because their teacher didn't teach 'em nothin'. I'm glad it's being nipped in the bud in this instance.

Question for academic-type people: what should I wear to an interview? (I don't have any interviews yet, of course, but planning for spring -- I know I'm going to have to buy some new clothes, and then I'm going to have to get them altered, so I need to plan in advance.) The guidelines that my department put together say:

• Your clothes should be neat and professional looking, and probably somewhat more formal than is typical for faculty, but don't go overboard.

• For men, it is good to have a suit coat, but one doesn't have to wear it all day. One can put on a tie when meeting the dean, but don't feel like you have to wear it all day.

• Women have a greater range of options (pants, a skirt, a dress are all fine --- anything that is neat and professional is okay).

and I'm really not sure what that actually means.

Happy Birthday, Trudy!

The class is titled Intensive English and they're complaining about learning vocabulary? :boggles:

Anne, I hope you are feeling better today.

Continued support for Sean, S, vw's friend, Cashmere's friend, everyone else I'm forgetting at the moment.

Happy Birthday Super Porny Pants! and also Kara.

Gronk.