Ah, well that's a much nicer picture. And as you say, pizza and free wi-fi are always good.
yipes, it's bedtime.
'Dear Diary, Today I was pompous and my sister was crazy.' 'Today, we were kidnapped by hill folk never to be seen again. It was the best day ever.'
Jayne ,'Safe'
Natter 66: Get Your Kicks.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, pandas, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Burrell - Oct 15, 2010 9:24:32 pm PDT #29987 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Lee - Oct 15, 2010 10:08:18 pm PDT #29988 of 30001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Before I forget to say it, Javachik totally rocks!
She left work in the middle of her busy afternoon to drive me to the doctor for my post-chemo shot today.
Kat - Oct 16, 2010 3:00:38 am PDT #29989 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Burrell, absolutely! I have to get to Platine in Culver City on some Saturday soon. Sooner than soon, actually.
Kat - Oct 16, 2010 3:02:56 am PDT #29990 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Given that we only have 11 more messages, (10 after this) if I broke Natter now, how long until we get a new thread?
sarameg - Oct 16, 2010 3:25:14 am PDT #29991 of 30001
You'll probably kill it before I'm back from market. Kinda chilly this morning. And of course, all my fleeces but the ugliest are catfur encased...
Ginger - Oct 16, 2010 3:42:24 am PDT #29992 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
But I can't figure out how to get them up and running on multiple choice.
I had a psychology professor who created tests for his classes that were designed to make students better at multiple choice tests. Studies show that the first impulse is more likely to be right than second guessing. His tests had an ungodly number of questions, some of which were rewording of previous questions, and the grading was based the number of questions you answered. Therefore, the more questions you answered, the less each error counted. The faster you tore through the test in the allotted time, marking your first choice and moving on, the better your grade.
I hope ita is sleeping.
Kat - Oct 16, 2010 3:42:38 am PDT #29993 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Mmm... market. We haven't been to the farmer's market in over a month. Bad mommies.
I have to get to LACMA to see the fashion exhibit. There is a nice blog piece on the difficulty in fitting the mannequins: [link] Neat!
Kat - Oct 16, 2010 3:49:56 am PDT #29994 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Ginger, that's cool. I'm not a second guesser at all when it comes to testing. In Joy Luck Club one of the characters talks about how she plays chess -- she just sees the write move as if wind is moving across the board. I used to feel like that with tests.
Kat - Oct 16, 2010 3:50:45 am PDT #29995 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
OH! I meant to add, one issue with my students is that they are major second guessers and they also rarely consciously make choices. So multiple choice is a lot of dithering for them. And their vocabs are atrocious.
Theodosia - Oct 16, 2010 4:10:57 am PDT #29996 of 30001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Barb -- I'm morbidly interested in what's going on with She Who Must Not Be Named. Have you discussed details anywhere that I can see? I promise to hate her even more with the force of a thousand burning nuns. People like that to me are much like a car wreck is to rubbernecking motorists. Bonus points if I can righteously side with a friend....