It's the opposite of blustery here. It was 92 yesterday afternoon at work. (only 88 at my house).
Damn it! You know what? I'm sick of this crap. I'm sick of being the guy who eats insects and gets the funny syphilis. As of this moment, it's over. I'm finished being everybody's butt monkey!
Xander ,'Lessons'
Natter 73: Chuck Norris only wishes he could Natter
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Kat - Nov 08, 2014 3:39:04 am PST #9998 of 30000
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Sheryl - Nov 08, 2014 3:56:28 am PST #9999 of 30000
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
Got a couple of errands to do today.(Get my hair trimmed, go to library) Otherwise, pretty quiet here.
Theodosia - Nov 08, 2014 4:25:29 am PST #10000 of 30000
'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"
It is 35F out there this morning, so I guess I have to resign myself to November and dress accordingly.
sarameg - Nov 08, 2014 4:48:28 am PST #10001 of 30000
Actually, wasn't too bad. No wind. Now have epic errands to run. Then leaves. Oh, the leaves.
Theodosia - Nov 08, 2014 7:47:20 am PST #10002 of 30000
'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"
It's up to 41! More as it develops....
Things I've learned from tutoring algebra/geometry:
1) All those times teachers told me that if I just had confidence in myself I'd do better? They were completely right, even if it didn't feel like it from where I was sitting. These kids are definitely bright enough for the work, but a lot of them seem to think they can't do it.
2) Even if it's been literally decades since I took algebra et al, I can still figure out a lot of the problems, even if a student has to remind me that wide angles are called obtuse and small angles are acute.
3) Talking your way through figuring out a problem is too a valid tutoring strategy, particularly when it helps illuminate the "show your work" process that gets counted towards a student's score.
4) So is talking about your answering strategy, because some questions aren't about an exact answer, but a "closest" answer, where what you're doing is eliminating all the wrong answers.
5) Being called "Miss" is strange. Of course the class I'm helping out in is one where the students are there voluntarily, because they failed last year's MCAS and need to retake so they can graduate (and most of them are ESL), so they're actually pretty motivated, and very polite.
Theodosia - Nov 08, 2014 7:47:24 am PST #10003 of 30000
'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"
It's up to 41! More as it develops....
Things I've learned from tutoring algebra/geometry:
1) All those times teachers told me that if I just had confidence in myself I'd do better? They were completely right, even if it didn't feel like it from where I was sitting. These kids are definitely bright enough for the work, but a lot of them seem to think they can't do it.
2) Even if it's been literally decades since I took algebra et al, I can still figure out a lot of the problems, even if a student has to remind me that wide angles are called obtuse and small angles are acute.
3) Talking your way through figuring out a problem is too a valid tutoring strategy, particularly when it helps illuminate the "show your work" process that gets counted towards a student's score.
4) So is talking about your answering strategy, because some questions aren't about an exact answer, but a "closest" answer, where what you're doing is eliminating all the wrong answers.
5) Being called "Miss" is strange. Of course the class I'm helping out in is one where the students are there voluntarily, because they failed last year's MCAS and need to retake so they can graduate (and most of them are ESL), so they're actually pretty motivated, and very polite.
sarameg - Nov 08, 2014 7:52:23 am PST #10004 of 30000
Listening to CarTalk this morning, what did me in was how sad Ray sounded.
-t - Nov 08, 2014 7:56:42 am PST #10005 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Oh, dear. I'd best not listen to that while I'm driving.
Burrell - Nov 08, 2014 8:26:02 am PST #10006 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
oh sarameg, how sad! I'm not sure I can deal with it.
meara - Nov 08, 2014 8:28:14 am PST #10007 of 30000
Teppy, were you aware there are now GLUTEN FREE candy cane JoJos?