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Formative Assessments Are Easier Than You Think!

When I was teaching science one of the best lessons I learned was about formative assessment.

In my first year of teaching I taught the way I was told to teach. Deliver content to my students, assess at the end, remediate if necessary. With that cycle, I always had kids who were behind, who never seemed like they could catch up.

I was talking with a teacher friend the summer after my first year and she suggested something simple. Put a large piece of paper next to the door. Give every student a pack of sticky notes. On the way out the door they could put their thoughts about what they didn't quite get or what they were still having trouble with. They could leave their name or not. Either way it gave valuable insight to how the students were learning but also could help shape the lesson for the next day.

What a difference that made.

The following school years that board became an important place for myself and my students. It provided them a way to tell me what they needed and a place for me to reflect on my teaching and give my students what they needed.

Now, as 1:1 and Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) are taking over our schools, its becoming even easier to formatively assess what our students know and for our students to leave feedback as to what they need.

Here are a few sites and apps to help with formative assessments...

Online Sticky Notes-Just like my physical space in my classroom there are lots of virtual sticky note sites out there. Two of my favorites are Wallwisher and Lino. These provide a virtual corkboard for students to leave notes of questions or comments on their learning. They are easy to set up and free. Best part, kids don't have to have an account to leave a note and they can do it any time, anywhere. All they need is the address. (So you don't even have to be a 1:1 classroom or BYOD. The kids could do them from home.)

Backchannels-Hugely popular at conferences and other educational gathering the backchannel provides a way for participants to share in conversation while participating in learning. In the classroom they can be a way for kids to collaborate without shouting across the room. In terms of formative assessments, questions at various points through the lesson could be posted there and kids could respond. My favorite backchannel service is TodaysMeet. Again, simple to set up (all you need is a room name and to decide how long you want the room to be open). Free as well, its available any time, anywhere.

Understood It-A new-to-me service, this one is elegantly simple. The teacher creates an account (for free, 5 questions per month) and gives the students a unique address. Then during the lesson the kids can hit a button to show they understand it or they are confused. The teacher can see the results in real time. The more kids who are confused, the higher the graph. Instant feedback that the teacher can use to change the scope of the lesson.

Poll Everywhere- Another one of my favorites, simply because of the variety of uses and methods of submitting responses. Similar to the others, the teacher can create a simple feedback poll or leave the question open ended. The students can respond via text message, website or even Twitter. Again, the point here is we can capture the feedback from the students using a variety of methods, almost instantly. Another great feature of Poll Everywhere is the data analysis you get. You can export results to create more ways of analyzing data. (Like if the questions are open ended, you could export the results to put them into a Wordle to see what terms are showing up the most.)

Socrative- This one is quickly become a go-to app for formative assessments for me. The teacher creates an account and a room (for, you guessed it, free). Then the students go to the site (either through the app or through a browser), enter the room number and they see a question or a open response question to answer. I like this one a lot because of the variety of choices for questions to answer. One is even called Exit Ticket where kids can quickly summarize what they learned and tell you what they need for tomorrow.

Quick and easy, five tools you can use tomorrow in your classroom to help improve formative assessment.

These certainly aren't all. What are some of your favorite sites or apps to help with formative assessment in your classroom? Do you have a suggestion about formative assessments? Leave some feedback below.

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Ness holds doctorate degrees in Human Development, Psychology, and Anthropology and in Why Girls Fight she blends the theories and research methods from these three fields to discuss female youth violence. Ness argues that the majority of studies tend to examine either individual factors in explaining and understanding youth violence or emphasize sociological, macro-level factors. Ness’ interdisciplinary approach allows her to address how individual girls respond to and navigate the racial and class constraints as well as the limited economic opportunities within their communities.

Ness problematizes previous research on female youth violence. She addresses the racist and classist underpinnings of the term “violent girl” used in studies, noting that much of this research has relied on a framework in which girlhood is viewed through the lens of white, middle-class femininity. Within this framework girlhood is mostly associated with passivity and relational aggression (mean-girl behavior) if any aggression at all. Moreover, within this framework girls are almost always constructed as victims of violence rather than as agents of violence. Failing to address issues of race and class in relation to youth violence, Ness argues that much of the research depicts girls as delinquents or sociopaths and focuses on faults within the individual.

In acknowledging the social realities girls face in two working-class Philadelphia neighborhoods, Ness is able to sidestep this type of moralizing and pathologizing that taints much of the research on female youth violence. Ness offers a brief history on the economic decline of working-class neighborhoods in Philadelphia, noting how once major industries folded and left the city, entire households and even neighborhoods suddenly found themselves without jobs leading to rundown neighborhoods and schools without adequate funding.

Ness also conducts an ethnographic study, interviewing girls from these two respective neighborhoods on why they fight. In providing a space for the girls’ own words, Ness uncovers a complex set of reasons for female youth violence within the two neighborhoods, reasons ranging from a lack of upward mobility within their communities to issues of physical abuse at home. Furthermore, almost all the girls Ness interviews recognize that street fighting is considered a necessary survival skill within their homes and their communities.

Ness’ book is groundbreaking in addressing how mother-daughter relationships relate to female youth violence. Sidestepping the typical mother-blaming that occurs in studies on this subject, Ness examines how the girls’ mothers’ own views on street-fighting affect how they raise their daughters and she sheds light on the unreported incidents of mothers stepping into fights in order to protect their daughters and at times fighting alongside their daughters.

In neighborhoods that value the ability to handle oneself over passivity, Ness’ work clearly demonstrates that a white, middle-class framework of girlhood cannot begin to explain female youth violence and with Why Girls Fight Ness provides a more adequate model for future studies.

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QUESTION: Hello Roland,
         Here are the answers from your questions last night:

The pulsing of the blower motor goes in 1 sec intervals.. on. off, on, etc as long as the ignition switch is on. If the BCM is disconnected, then the blower runs on high when the ignition switch is on. Can not turn the unit off when it is doing either one of these things.

Right now the only gauge that I know for sure that is not working is the gas gauge. Since the car will not stay running the I cannot check the Tach, speedometer or the water temp.

You know about the trans selector lights and the wipers were not working last night either.

Somewhere along the line you asked about the fuel pump for the not starting issue, I hear the pump kick on and I smell gas if I switch on off a couple of times so it appears that gas is getting to the motor.  The car tries to start and will actually sound like it has started enough that you release the key but it does not fully catch and keep running. Could it be the throttle position switch, cam switch or one of the switches on top of the transmission?

Thanks for your help.

Let's focus on the ignition switch outputs. With the key in the "run" position there are 4 separate wires that become powered with 12v. Verify that the following fuses all show 12v: #17, #14, #10, #7. Maybe this will explain some of the issues.
Does the Check Engine light not illuminate on the cluster? That light is needed to do a fault code readout to figure out why the engine won't catch and run.

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QUESTION: OK I will check those out this afternoon when I get home. The Check Engine light does come on when the switch is turned stays on for what seems to be the normal amount of time and goes off. I do the key to pull the codes and I get nothing. Not even the 55 code that shows no codes and I have always gotten at least that when I have done it in the past.

ANSWER: I will be interested in your results. It seems as if the digital communication from either or both the pcm and bcm are compromised. But why is still unknown.

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QUESTION: Hi Roland,
         Here is what I got on the four fuses:
# 17 - 23.9 volts

# 14 - 20.8 volts

#10 - 0 volts

#7 - 18.8 volts

I pulled each fuse and checked thru the contacts instead of thru the  check points on the fuse. BCM was connected.

Hi Mar,
Interesting result, in that the voltage of the battery should be 12.4V or so, but that could be your meter in error. The lack of voltage on fuse 10 would explain why no windshield wipers, no radio, and no turn signals. Those other functions are on fuses 2 and 3 so verify that those are "cold" also. If so, then it suggests one section of the ignition switch is faulty.
But, it would not explain the failure to start, the instrument panel, the check engine light not working, etc.
I lean toward there being a module which is part of the digital communication system being faulty such as to cause the failure of the digital communication. One way to check that would be with a Chrysler code reader which means towing to a dealer, or a similar well-equipped garage. An alternative approach would be to try disconnecting, one at a time, each of the digital modules and seeing whether when done the instrument cluster works again/the car will start and run. If any one of them produces that result it suggests replacing that module.
The parts to consider: air bag control module, overhead travel info module, anti-lock brake controller, transmission controller, instrument cluster, body computer, and finally powertrain controller. So that is probably what you do next, after verifying the other fuse sockets I listed.

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Hello.  I  will be 62 the first part of next year.  I am thinking that I should apply for social security  due to a health condition (cancer).  My husband already receives social security.  What would be your suggestions and how far in advance do I need to apply? (I assume I would need to visit the local social security office to apply)  Thanks  so much for your time and help!

Sorry to hear about your illness.  If you think your condition will result in a premature life expectancy, you may want to consider filing sooner rather than later.  I assume that your full retirement age benefit is less than the amount your husband receives from his own work record and he could not receive a higher survivor benefit from your work record.  If this is not the case, filing for reduced retirement benefits does reduce his survivor benefit.

Social Security prefers that a person file online.  If you have worked five of the last 10 years and are now disabled to work, you could also file for disability benefits.  If you file for both retirement and disability benefits, the reduced retirement benefit is paid while you are waiting for the disability benefit to begin.  The disability benefit will be higher than the retirement benefit.

If you do not want to file online, I suggest that you call Social Security at 1-800-772-1213 to make an appointment to file for benefits.  You can file by telephone on the appointment day or in-person.  You will let them know what you prefer when you make your appointment.

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Thanks for responding so quickly to my previous question regarding purchasing an upgraded alto sax for my son.  I did visit our local music shop to test out several mouthpieces.  My son felt that the vandoren A35 was the best, and that was one recommended by the band teacher.  While at the shop my son was able to play a used Yamaha that the store is currently selling.  It is a Yamaha YAS-62.  It looked like it was in good shape but I don't know a thing about saxophones.  I don't know the age of the instrument but they are selling it for 1300.00.  They claim that it sells for well over 2500 new.  Although we are not really ready to get him something right now I was wondering if this is too good a deal to pass up.  Thanks for any advice.

Cath - That's not a bad deal at all - I did find one with a lower bid on e-bay ($980 but there are still a few days left and I would guess it's going to sell for more). The 62 is a nice solid horn, I'm not surprised your son liked it. If you do decide to get the horn locally, you have the of maybe getting them to thrown in a few of the inevitable 'tune ups' (pad and cork maintenance etc..) that will no doubt arise over the next few years.  Just a thought!

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Hi there. Im 21 doing my uni and also having a part time teaching job in a Nursery/Playschool/Kindergarten . I have been working for 1 n half year, this year will make it 2

Firstly i really really hope u can help me out and give me some advice on how i can go along with my problem that am facing.

So, i teach kids of age 3 yrs 7 months to almost 4-5 years and i have 20-25 kids in my class ranging in that age, i live in the middle east so almost all kids are Arabs but they do understand English and few of them can communicate very well in English, I teach English to them.

i am a really hard working person, i like to give my best result and impression to the other staff and show them that my class is the best and well mannered kids. Today, my owner of the kindergarten spoke to me saying that she wants my all kids to speak very well in English because my class is the eldest class in the whole kindergarten after they graduate they go to schools, so parents expect allot from this age kids to learn in the kindergarten.

the kids being Arabs, sometimes when they don't understand what i say in English i say it in Arabic then again in English for the kids to understand what i am saying. like i would say,  Aisha, please close the door. ( she would not understand what i said) so ill say in Arabic, Aisha please sakir baab ( which means close the door)

that's how i try my best for them to at-least understand English first, then communicate

I want to teach my kids manners and polite words. give me tips and ideas on how to do that. Its really hard for me . i tired telling them stories of please and thank-you words. or just normally when they want something from me or i give them something i ask them to say it every time.

My owner (who is a female) was kind of not happy with me today which really just made my day too bad. she was like i want ur class to say words n sentences in English. like she wants  that if u ask any kid from my class . which color is this bag (suppose its red) the kid would say: RED. she doesn't want that. she wants the kid to say the whole sentence like this : This is RED color.

and i and literally clueless on how to make kids do that. if she doesn't see any improvement in the kids she would change the class and put me in younger kids who r maybe 2 years to 3 years which i would not be happy to teach.

Please i hope u can help me
give me advice's on how to teach kids basic English. of-course you teach kids in a playing kind of method. I want to show and prove to my owner that I CAN DO IT. i want to be the appreciated by her and other staff members. I'm so tensed and just been thinking on how to be manage and organize my class kids.

I am going to be very thankful to you if u can really help me out. Tell me what should i do and what not.

Thank you and much love!
and i hope my long story didn't bother you, i m just looking for some help.

Thank you for your question Hessa. And no, your long story is not a bother.
You seem to be a difficult position with a Director who requires more of the students than they are able to perform at this age.
I am not a language or ESL teacher so I can't give you specific tips on teaching English to your students but I am sure you can find a lot of suggestions and lessons in the academic literature and even on credible websites on the internet- google teaching English as a second language, or even narrow it to teaching English as a second language to young children.
In terms of dealing with your owner you may want to have some conversations with her about what specifically she expects and listen to her tell about her thinking and ideas. You may even want to ask her to suggest to you ways you can do that and ask for her support and help. Most times people like being asked for their thinking and their help in such situations. Show her an attitude of wanting to learn from her and respecting her wisdom and expertise.
I am sure you are doing the best you can, so keep showing that you are willing to learn and do whatever is asked of you. Share with her some of what makes it difficult for you to get the young ones to do as asked. She may not be understanding what is preventing it from happening.
There are no specific strategies I can offer here, but more a way of approaching her and talking with her that hopefully will put her in a position to listen better to you and offer help and suggestions rather than simply telling you what is expected and showing when she is disappointed in you. You may also want to go to her first telling her what your experiences were for the day and where you faced challenges and ask her thoughts and ideas, rather than wait for her to come to you complaining about what you did not do.
I hope this is helpful and I wish you good luck in your teaching.
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Firstly I should mention that I have had genital HSV for over 18 years.  I have less than one OB a year.  It always comes back in the same location and I know my prodromes. Yesterday I noticed two blisters. On in the crease of groin/leg and one lower on inner thigh.  This is noway never the usual location for an OB.  Both blisters were about the size of the top of my little finger.  I have have no symptoms that I would normally associate with HSV.  In fact I had no irritation at all.  I popped both blisters and now the are pin head sized red marks.  Still no irritation at all. I am taking my anti viral valocyclovir as a precautionary measure.  Is this likely to be an OB in a new place or something else.  I should also mention that both were single blisters not clusters akin to something you would get from working too hard. Any ideas?

Did they itch, burn, and sting like hell when you popped them? Do they give you pain? Remember that HSV blisters grow from nerve ganglion, so they are directly attached to nerve endings which is why they hurt. A pimple just hurts temporarily and then goes away and they heal completely differently. Do these "blisters" ooze and crust over the same way your actual herpes blisters do? Just questions to keep in mind.

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VN volleyballers enjoy first wins

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Vietnamese beach volleyballers experienced their first wins at the third Asian Beach Games in Haiyang, China, on Wednesday.

On the women's side, Huynh Do Hong Loan and Nguyen Thi Thu Ha defeated Mongolian counterparts 21-10, 21-3 in Group W while Nguyen Thi Tiep and Phan Thi Cam Hong beat another Mongolian pair 21-10, 21-12 as part of Group X.

In Group P of the men's event, Nguyen Thanh Vinh and Nguyen Trong Quoc beat Turkmenistan's Hojoev and Kichiev. Later Vinh and Quoc achieved a second win after their Tajikistan rivals withdrew from the competition.

Viet Nam sent 91 athletes to compete at the third Asian event, scheduled from June 16-22, with a target to finish among the top ten of the overall medal tally. — VNS

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Ariston Hotel

Via F. Ferrer, 7, 57025 Piombino
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Service & facilities

Hotel facilities

  • Number of rooms with air conditioning 25
  • Renovation work planned 2014-01-07 to 2014-03-07
  • Elevator
  • Public Internet terminal
  • Secure parking for bicycles/motorbikes

Room facilities

  • WLAN with Internet access in rooms
  • Desk
  • Telephone by the bed
  • Telephone on the desk
  • Windows for opening

In-house services

  • English-speaking staff available during the day
  • English-speaking staff available at night
  • Washing machine for guests
  • Laundry service
  • Pets not allowed

Style of hotel and ambience

In this family-run hotel, a pleasant holiday awaits you in a friendly ambience. Your nights will be spent in cosily furnished rooms. Don’t miss visiting the popular roof terrace, where you can enjoy cooling off in the pool or simply admire the fabulous view over the Tyrrhenian Sea. Look forward to picturesque sunsets over the water.

Special features of the hotel

All en suite, rooms at the Hotel Ariston come with simple décor and carpeted floors. Each includes a TV and either air conditioning or a cooling fan.

Hotel data

Number of floors 4, Total number of rooms 25, Number of single rooms 5, Number of double rooms 13, of which have 2 separate beds 7, of which have a double bed 6, of which are suitable as three-bed rooms 4, of which are suitable as four-bed rooms 2, Hotel, City hotel, Sport/leisure hotel, Holiday hotel, family-run hotel, child-friendly hotel, Hostel/Youth hostel, Cycling/biker hotel, Hiking hotel, Gay and lesbian-friendly hotel

Service times

Reception open:

12:00 AM to 12:00 AM

Reception manned at weekends:

12:00 AM to 12:00 AM

Earliest check-in:

1:00 PM

Latest check-out:

11:59 PM

Accepted payment methods

  • Visa
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Location and distance

Via F. Ferrer, 7, 57025 Piombino -

Location of the hotel

Hotel Ariston stands in the Old Town of Piombino in the province of Livorno. Discover the charm of the narrow, winding side streets with many well-preserved historic buildings dating back to the Middle Ages. From the harbour (2 km), you can reach the nearby island of Elba within an hour by boat.

Surroundings of the hotel
  • 85.2 km
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  • Stadium/sports hall: 0.0 km
  • Indoor tennis: 1.0 km
  • Beach: 0.5 km
  • Hiking trails: 1.0 km
  • Bike rental: 0.0 km

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Hotel Pearl City Kurosaki

3-7-7, Kurosaki, Yhata-nishi-ku, 806-0021 Fukuoka-shi
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Hotel facilities

  • Reception (lobby)
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  • Public Internet terminal
  • No-smoking room 41
  • Vending machine for beverages

Room facilities

  • WLAN with Internet access in rooms
  • Hairdryer
  • Bathroom with bathtub
  • Bathroom with shower
  • Bathrobes

In-house services

  • Washing machine for guests
  • Laundry service

Style of hotel and ambience

Please enjoy staying at our hotel.

Hotel data

Total number of rooms 82, Number of single rooms 73, Number of double rooms 9, Hotel, Business hotel

Service times

Reception open:

12:00 AM to 12:00 AM

Reception manned at weekends:

12:00 AM to 12:00 AM

Earliest check-in:

2:00 PM

Latest check-out:

10:00 AM

Accepted payment methods

  • Diners Club
  • Visa
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3-7-7, Kurosaki, Yhata-nishi-ku, 806-0021 Fukuoka-shi -

Location of the hotel

2min walk from JR Kurosaki station.

Surroundings of the hotel
  • 42.58 km
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Anybody Killa - Muddyy Muddy (2008)

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Anybody Killa - Muddyy Muddy lyrics

I be ticking like a time bomb ready to explode
And when I do ain't no telling how far I'ma go
I got a hair trigger attitude, watch what you say
Beside I ain't shot a stupid motherfucker all day
I've been waiting for the right time and this is it
Let me introduce myself, mudface bitch
Just another spirit jumping into the soul
Of a well known killa that be out of control

Chorus (x2)
What are you gonna do
(another face on the totem pole)
When I get there
(another face on the totem pole)
Muddy Muddy

This is my time to shine, I'ma show you what I'm made of
Strong like a dinosaur but silly as some trippy drugs
Smacking ya'll in the face with a laugh
Funny bone of the totem pole, do the math

Resurrected from the past on,
Learn the history of these warriors because we may not last long
The silhouettes you see are just thoughts of me
Ready to open your mind and feed it energy

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My microphone is like an eagle feather very extinct
Too hot to hold so don't even think about it
Can't nobody do it like me cause I'm just a ghost
And I don't need to breathe faster than the blink of an eye
Top notch speed, you can't see me
I guess that's why I'm so underground
Cause a native like me don't be fucking around


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Colorful Guizhou on display

By Lin Qi (Chinadaily.com.cn)    14:06, May 04, 2014
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The exhibition Colorful Guizhou consists of more than 100 paintings and sculptures that trace the development of art in Guizhou province over the past six decades. The show includes dozens of pieces by artists such as Wu Guanzhoung, Pang Xunqin and Shen Yaoyi which are from the collections of top State museums, as well as works from established painters who have developed innovative ways to portray ethnic groups, a motif of Guizhou-related art. The exhibition is currently at the National Art Museum of China and runs through May 4.

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Monday, August 27, 2012

Jumbo Paper Clip Bookmarks

Ever since I saw pics floating around on Pinterest from the blog Altered to Perfection of these clip bookmarks, I knew I wanted to make them!

What you need:
  • Ribbon
  • Jumbo paper clips
  • Scissors
That's it! I got my clips at Michael's.

My Jumbo clips in green, purple, pink, and blue.

Picked out some coordinating ribbon.

The purple and green clips have three ribbons. They'll be gifts for two of my teacher gal pals I'll see tomorrow.

The blue and pink clips have only two ribbons on them, but I love them like that!
They turned out soooo cute!

Thursday, August 16, 2012

From Pin to Reality

Hi! It's Megan from I Teach. What's Your Super Power?

We all love Pinterest. A lot. I think I have a gazillion pins and probably half of them are education related. Today, I thought I'd share some "Real Life Pins": ideas that made it from Pinterest into my classroom!

I love this! I put LEARN instead of CREATE.

I love Kristin's CRAFT (for reading) and VOICES (for writing) headers. I actually had to remake them myself to fit on my board. But what an awesome idea!

I have a focus board this year! Nothing's on it yet, but I'll get there . . . .

I loved these shared journals. I used the idea and made my own set of covers that you can download here.

Saturday, August 11, 2012

Hello Lovelies! My name is Jessica and I'm from...
 I'm so excited to be here!!

When Tanja told me about this blog I just knew I had to be apart of it. I'm obsessed with pinterest... well who isn't right? If you're a pinterest junkie, which I'm guessing you are if you're here, I'd like to invite you to
Follow Me on Pinterest

Now that you know who I am...
Let's get to it!
I'm sure you already know about the Back to School Pin Party and I hope you've been following along! I've pinned so many ideas already, how about you???

Well I have 1,001 that I could share, but I'll spare you and share my top 5!

5.) Become Pen Pals!!
What a better way to start the year than being prepared with a years worth of fun for your students and another class somewhere around the world??

4.) Back to School Forms for FREE!
Who doesn't need beginning of the year forms... and FREE?! Thanks Katie Jones!

3.) Digital Stories!
AMAAAAAAZING! I never realized there were books on YouTube!! Downloaded them to our iPads for another form of reading in my room!

2.) DIY Chalkboard Paint!!
You know at the beginning of the year there are many things in your room that are just plain skuzzy! Well why not paint them... even better why don't you chalkboard paint them!? and it's sooooo easy!

1.) Remind 101
Have you heard about this!? It's so amazing! I promise you!!

Well that's all for now <3
Thanks for stopping by :)

Friday, August 10, 2012

Back to School Essentials

Hi! It's Mrs. D from Reading with Mrs. D here, and I'm going to share a few pins I want to have prepped for my future classroom. (Hmm.. I really need to change my button to correspond with the rest of the blog...)

1. A book Hospital.
I used to designate a corner of my desk, but the books I hadn't gotten to yet always inevitably got covered by papers.
Source: via Mrs. D on Pinterest

2.  A Chart stand.
I LOVED the stand in my first class, but haven't had one since. I looked at the price in the scholastic catalogue and figured it would take too many years of voucher collecting and not using them for free books, which wasn't ideal. What better than a DIY version? I'll need two, one for my pocket chart, and one for chart paper.

3. A reading Nook.
Any kind will do. A tent like the picture, a castle or a cardboard box! Just someplace special as a choice for independent reading.

4. A way to let students know it's not time to come to my desk.
Does this have a name?
How often have you had students who wander over to your desk when you're in a conference with another student or teacher? This may help!

5. A birthday display.
I LOVE the idea of putting students faces with their birthdays!

6. A Love Notebook.
My wall by my desk is always ridiculously full of love from my kiddos, notes on top of notes, buried until June 30th.

Thanks for checking out my pins!
See what else I have:

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BTS Party and Subs

Welcome to the party! I've enjoyed the pins so far and can't wait to see the rest still coming!

As you all know, I'm a substitute teacher. There's nothing that I love better than a prepared teacher for a substitute! A sub tub or binder with info, lesson plans, and spare activities are so helpful.

Courtesy: Erin from Creating and Teaching via Pinterest

Courtesy: Mrs. Walker's Frog-tastic Website via Pinterest

Courtesy: What The Teacher Wants via Pinterest

Ok now for some fun!

The most famous substitute teacher:

"My name is Mrs. Peggy Hill."
She's won substitute teacher of the year, three times in a row!

Courtesy: The Cornerstone For Teachers via Pinterest.

I just love *sarcasm* when they try this. But I figure them out!

Courtesy :

And if you haven't yet, go grab my freebie "While You Were Out" form.

Click HERE grab it at my TpT store!

Thursday, August 9, 2012

Oh NO! I Need to Plan!

Hey it's Amber from

Can you believe that it's already time to go back to school?

I'm not going to lie. I've been awfully focused on creating a super cute and fun classroom!
But, what about those first few days of school?
Here are some pins I've found that can give us some help and inspiration! Click on each picture to go to the original pin.
First day of school.
Great way to start a discussion, open up and share!
Building a Classroom Community by creating an "Our Family" Board. Students bring in family pictures
Love this! Students bring in pictures of their family and share with the class.  Then they are added to the bulletin board.
Recipe for success- first day of school activity. So actually made me tear up when reading the recipe for success! Doing this for sure!
A Recipe for Success!

first day of school! I really love this!
A way to keep them busy while you have a gazillion forms to fill out. A Great getting to know you activity!

class constitution
Love this contract.

Whooo Am I? Great for open house or the first weeks of school
So cute!

wreath for classroom door
I know this was probably for younger grades, but I bet my third graders would still like it!

Ginger Snaps: Glow Stick Gifts
Ok, I know this isn't an acitivity. But, it's SOOO cute!

Have you found some great pins to help out your plans?

Good luck this year! I hope it's Pintastic!

Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Back to School, Back to Prove to Dad I'm Not a Fool!

Hey yall! Natalie here :)

Who doesn't love Billy Madison, right? Hehe!

Alright, are you guys ready to party???

So I'm here today to share some of my favorite Back to School pins for you. I mean, this was the best homework assignment EVER!

In no particular order, here are some of my favorite pins to get us busy teachers out of our shorts and flipflops and back into waking up at 5am...

Step into 2nd Grade with Mrs. Lemons: More Cameo Fun :)
Amy Lemons via Cara Carroll
Okay, so this is not a new idea by any means. But I just LOVE the cute little words she added using her Cameo! I most definitely have added this little gizmo to my wishlist :)

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Ginger Watkins via Hadar Maor

These are a MUST for the primary grades that are still learning to tell time. And these cute little ones are zebra striped! Adorable!

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Holly via Me

So we all probably say some version of this rhyme with our littles. Personally, I always used the "...and you don't pitch a fit!" Living in the south, 'get' and 'fit' rhyme just perfectly :)

However, I love Holly's version so much more! And these are free, my friends!

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Simply Creative Insanity via Destiny Ashe

I saw these last year and am dying to make them! Perfect back to school treat for the littles to give during Meet the Teacher night!

Lasty, and I say that begrudgingly because I could go on forever, we all need a perfect first day of school outfit, right?

This would be amazing...

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Polyvore via Amy Ballard

I especially love the red shoes!!!

Love all my pins? Be sure to follow my boards!

And gooooood luck on your first day back, friends!


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Saturday, November 04, 2006

Patrick and Calvin

Hello Dean,
You were looking pretty good on CNN today. Sure you don't wan't to do this again next year....

I smoked for 8 years straight at 2 packs a day. I read his book, i quit the next day. I have not had a smoke for about year. The book was so motivating. The most inspirational part of the experience was running with him in Long Branch and telling him that he is the reason I no longer smoke, He said that inspiration is a two way street and slapped my hand in a congratulatory manner. I could not have asked for a better experience with the man that i look up to the most.

Eric B.

Thanks for the lifetime memory today Dean! I was an honor and privledge running with you and the entire group. I met several people today that had great stories to tell and I heard a lot of people share them with you.

What you're doing is special on so many levels. I hope you enjoyed your brief visit to NJ. Best of luck and continued success.

Chris F

It was a great honor to run with you today, only if for the last 3 miles. I was broswing through your book this afternoon and it was like 'Wow, I just shaked hands with this guy today!'
Good luck and have fun in NY - I'll be cheering from the sidewalks!

Jen Rocha

Dean, this has been an absolutely incredible time. I hope that prayers and well wishes from afar have helped you achieve this goal. Tomorrow (Nov 5)is my birthday, and I just wanted to wish you the same. This dream you had was conceived many months ago and now has been carried full term over our wonderful country's roads and trails, and tomorrow in NYC, you celebrate its birth...a new love for running and people that has touched thousands of lives, not just that of you and your family.

My four year old sees your picture on the computer and in RW magazine and wants to know when Mommy's "friend," Mommy, and Grandpa can go running with him at Wolf Run Trail! Today he put a race bib number on for the first time. See what a little spark your achievements have made!

Hoping you will indeed return to Missouri so that we can show you that running is going on strong here!

Laura Maclay

Ya'sou Dean! I've been reading the blog every day since you were here in Albuquerque for number 22. This has been truly incredible for your readers, too. Thanks for taking the time to keep us all informed.

Congratulations on an awesome adventure--New York is just around the corner, and you have already made so much happen!

I ran #47 (DE) with you, and thought that would be cool because I just turned 47 the day before Chicago--which I ran with my wife (so that's very very cool!)

Somewhere along the way, I picked up your book--because if you've been running as long as I have, going all the way back to junior h.s. or something, with a first marathon way back when...well, hey! How could you not pick up a book with such a great title as "Ultramarathon Man"?!

And then I read it, and thought, "that is one crazy dude!" And I found the website--and the whole concept of the E50...well what is there to say, except wild, wild wild!

So how could I not take the opportunity to be a part of the adventure? And I'm living just outside Philadelphia, so Wilmington looked like a nice chance to run a course that I've never run before.

Well the support was great, all of the comraderie was terrific and you were one very nice, gracious--and really inspirational guy! Being at the finish and cheering for some of the others who finished further back was never as good before, as it was then! So many people out there running their first marathons--and so many great and unique stories!

So I thought I would run half of Philadelphia the next day with you--I love the course, and the Art Museum halfway point would make it easy to meet the group as they came through--and lo! I dropped my kids off at daycare and my wife at work, ran to the U of Penn bookstore to buy a couple of shirts for your kids (what a class trip they're on!!), and headed out to meet E50 #48--for my first run ever on the day after completing a marathon--and wow! I find the group just starting out, so go for the whole darn 26.2 thing!!

Dean, for me the Delaware finish was sweet, and Philly was even sweeter--because every single step was a new adventure on local turf that never ever looked as good to me as it did on Friday. And I was even more psyched, because my buddy, David, was able to ride along and cheer for everyone, and that was awesome, because his "journey of a thousand steps" (more like a bike ride around the world!!) almost didn't look like it was going to happen because of a car that ran a red light one month ago...

Looking at you at the end of that run, Dean, surrounded by fans and well-wishers--and knowing that you were off to New Jersey, then to NYC--you go!!--well, it was just just very awesome and awe-inspiring--I've covered a lot of ground in 47 years, and that just does not happen everyday, but it sure clicked on Friday.

It's very rare that we "mere mortals" get to be so close to outstanding performers or to be present at outstanding performances, let alone to be a part of them in any way. Dean, you may put one foot in front of the other to run, just like the rest of us, but after running #47 and #48 with you--just two--I have had my own very small taste of what it is like...and the physical requirements, not to mention logistics--bravo and kudos!! to all of your fine support, some of whom I met over the two days--make what you are doing very very BIG! Well, now I understand what you are doing as something bigger and better than I even did while just reading about it. The cause is great, and your family is with you every day--there's just so much about what you're doing that is meaningful in so many ways to so many people. I love the comments that are pouring in to the website.

All the best, Dean, and thank you, for sharing this adventure and the spirit with me and so many others. Just keep running--and writing!--and sending out those great vibes!...But maybe next time, you may just want to keep the family vacation thing from getting so out of hand!!! ;-)

Run strong, Dean!

Cathy Maguire

Holy Moly, this is almost it for endurance 50 (of course no reason why you could'nt repeat this in Australia Dean...more than happy to help out)..I can be your personal chef, and run a few marathons...food for thought!!!)
Anyhow wanting to wish you all the very best, your achievments are staggering, you defiately help keep the fire inside well and truely ablaze, I thank you for that. Stay strong for he big one. All the best from down under.

Austin Reed

Dean Karnazes you truly are an inspiration, and I believe that your journey through America has made people realize that they need to be more physically active in their lives and if it takes someone to run 50-50-50 so be it...because i believe that you have saved lives because maybe just maybe that couch potato that hasnt been physically active in years hears your story or witnesses one of the 50 marathons and is on the verge of some serious health problems and decides he wants to change his life, and it would be all because of YOU. I believe that as the years go by after this event you will hear more and more of these stories and i know you are a humble dude but man you are saving lives ...and thats REAL! I remember first hearing of you through a friend that was reading your book and i was intrigued so i looked you up on the net and was amazed to see that you were training for the 50-50-50. I had just started running earlier that year and was training for my first marathon the chicago marathon and i just couldnt imagine the miles that you were running to train and were about to run for 50 days. I thought to myself this is straight up madness and is that really physically possible? I seriously believe that since that moment in late may of this year i have told everyone of your amazing feat and anytime i can sqeeze it into a coversation i do because it just seems right to let people know about what your doing because most people are clueless. I really wish i could have ran beside you in one of these marathons and chat for a bit but i tried to figure out a way to break lose and i just couldn't because of school and coaching. But i ran with you in chicago, and even though i wasnt beside you i was with you in my mind cause we were running on the same streets and you helped me get to the finish line cause i knew you were going to be at the North Face from 12-2, and I wasn't going to let us be in the same city and not get to meet you. So after finishing in a not to shabby 3:32:15(not bad for my first and still not faster than your 3:27 which was your 36th in a row, MADNESS, JUST MADNESS!!!) i had to get back to my room and put on some more clothes cause it was flippin COLD out and i was shivering like crazy. But I managed to walk from the finish line back to my room and retrieved your book i bought the night before @ the local Borders and i was off, but dressed very warm i might add. I caught a cab to the John Hancock building and before i knew it i was there. Walking in to the North Face, i checked out all the cool stuff that was set up on the table, got a cool water bottle, enjoyed some of the bars, bought a t-shirt, and downed a couple of Cytomax's and then heard the news that they lost you @ the finish line and had trouble tracking you down (Thinking in my mind, hmmm howd you lose Dean??). So i walked around the North Face and managed to walk upstairs to try on a pair of the shoes that you wear and helped design. Pretty cool shoe i might add...there on the wish list for x-mas! But walking back downstairs awaiting your arrival i meet some of the behind the scenes people of the 50-50-50. I recognize Mr.Jimmy Hopper from Koop's videos and go introduce myself. We talked for a good 15 minutes and hes a very, very cool guy. I ask him all kinds of questions and ending up finding out his love of extreme sports like base jumping and kayaking. I was amazed to say the least...but not long after our coversation they annouce that you are en route and would be there shortly. I start talking to another one of the behind the scenes people. I can't remember her name but she is from Billings, Montana. She was pretty cool to and she was telling me about your son having his ninth birthday and how she and some others were going to run the final nine miles with him in Green Bay. She was really excited about that and after reading the blog of that run is sounds like your son had an amazing 9th birthday. But not long after my conversation with her you walk through the door and it was like i was a kid in candy store cause my eyes got all big and you started talking and i was hanging on every word. So i wait my turn in line and while i was in line i was thinking about what i was going to say to you...i couldn't be too long cause jimmy asked everyone to keep it short and sweet...so still pondering...im next...i hand my camrea to a dude behind me and asked him to take our picture. So im up, i introduce myself, (i was the really tall guy by the way)lay down my bib from the race and your book and all i can muster is that you are a true testament of what the human body can do?!?!? (very true though) Anyways, so i round the table and ask to have my pic with you and Jimmy cause he was standing there as well, SMILE...and it was over. I said my goodbyes and i was off...smiling still and looking at my bib and book that you had just signed. On the plane back to Nashville i couldn't put your book down and within three days i had read it front to back...i even gave up study time for a test to finish it,lol but i aced the test, promise. Since then i have kept up with the blog and every morning that i wake i say to myself "well dean's ran another one" but this morning is different. The past couple days i have been planning to run from my home in Manchester to my house in Murfreesboro...its a 35 mile run and its all ive been thinking about. Its literally consumed me. So next sunday i plan on completing this challenge. You have inspired me to go beyond 26.2 and i have a 50 miler in my sights and who knows maybe the Western States 100 in 3 years or so. I just keep running through my mind the words and stories throughout your book and i tried going to sleep tonight but there was none of that...the moon is full tonight and i keep thinking about how you run by moonlight and how you even ran one of your races by moonlight when your light was messing up and i just kept thinking how cool that was. But as you can tell im too exited for you today, I mean its your 50th marathon in a row!!!!!! After reading your book i had no doubt that you were going to complete your task because its just like your wife said "Take Baby Steps" youve took it one marathon at a time and there is something extra special about you and that is that you run with your HEART and that just can't be mearsured. And if the day couldnt be better Lance is running the same marthon as well. Wow what a day!! Here it is 4 something in the morning and im rambling on your site,lol. But ill leave you with some words of encouragement for today and i have no idea if you read this or will read this before the race but if you do John Wooden once said that, "Confidence comes from being prepared." Senor DEAN this is the race you have prepared for, this 50th race, this is what its all about right here. Just remember the countless miles that you have logged in training and the 49 marthons previous and the two ultra's during the course of the 49, the bumps and bruises, the sore muscles, and all the memories and the lives that you've touched and go out there and RUN with all your HEART and get it DONE. Shoot go out there and show Lance whats up and smoke him...now im speaking crazy but that would be pretty cool if you beat Lance on your 50th marthon, i guess anything is possible. Anyways i guess i better try and get some zzz's cause its close to 5 in the morn and it wont be long till your at the start line. GOOD LUCK MAN!!!! I just want you to know that you have inspired me more than you can imagine and i want to say thank you!! And although i started running before i even knew about you i have lost 70 pounds since last november and i see no end in sight for me to stop running. i am looking forward to logging in some crazy miles and loving every minute of it. Dean enjoy some rest after this...cause im sure you will need it...but shoot who knows if you are going to stop?? i mean i am really expecting to hear that you have tacked on a few more marathons just to see how far you can go. Do what you do man, just do what you do!! Anyways thanks again for being an inspiration and one of my heroes! Sorry i wrote a short novel but remember i couldnt sleep, lol. Good luck again in the 50th and when's the next book coming out??? later man-austin reed

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wow! thanks for the memories Dean! It was a beautiful day and the energy was high! Your family and Northface running companions were so supportive, it's no wonder you are able to be where you are today! Congrats on opening eyes and motivating us all to challenge ourselves physically. What a rush! hugs to you and feel good and enjoy NY. . . I'll be watching and cheering for you. carole, down in cape may county!!!

Joe Foley

Awesome accomplishments. One silly question: What size shoe are you wearing now? Is it the same size as what you started with 50 days ago?

Post that answer, I think a bunch of people would be interested to see if there's been a change. I'm betting a full size difference.

Rock on...

You made it! 3:00:36. What a strong way to finish. You are truly amazing.

Paul Deykerhoff

Well Dean it was great working with you on ULTRAMARATHON MAN but an even greater surge of inspiration running with you. Surrounded by my family, yourself and two hundred fifty runners in the great state of N.J. was a day I won't soon forget.

Strong finish in NY too. You saved your best time for last! Congratulations on all you've accomplished.

Paul D.

John Hammergren

Dean...just wanted to say it was an honor to run with you for my first ever marathon! I hold the memories in my heart forever and this will not only be a cherished marathon because it was my first, but because of the many athletes I met and chatted with during the run. It was a thrill to speak with the many members of the North Face endurance team. Their humbleness with regards to their own personal accomplishments was truly special. If these great runners that ran together, elites and beginners alike, would have decided to keep going I think we could have run a second marathon right there!

Thanks for the memories Dean and keep putting one foot in front of the other. I know I will.

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Tehran's Jewish community has urged US President Barack Obama to seize an "unrepeatable" opportunity to mend fences with Iran now that a reputed moderate holds the Islamic republic's presidency.

The call was made in an open letter from the head of Tehran's Jewish community, Homayoun Sameyah Najaf Abady, a copy of which was sent to AFP.

"If the US and the international community do not make the best of this golden and perhaps unrepeatable opportunity, then it will be in the benefit of those who are against the normalisation of ties between Iran and the US," Sameyah wrote.

"It would also make it easy for pessimists to doubt the good intentions of the US," he added.

His letter comes after Iran's new President Hassan Rouhani's trip to New York for the UN General Assembly last month, when he made a number of diplomatic gestures towards the West.

The visit was capped by an historic phone conversation with Obama, the first such contact since the 1979 Islamic revolution.

Sameyah also played down controversial comments by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on basic freedoms in Iran.

"We, the Iranian Jews, as an Iranian religious minority, participated in the elections and elected our popular president freely," he said.

He added that the small Jewish community has freedom of choice in "wearing jeans and listening to music," referring to Netanyahu's remarks.

Rouhani took office in August, riding on a campaign of moderation and with pledges to rebuild Iran's standing in the international community and to expand civil freedoms.

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Henan opera is commonly called "henan bangzi". The name, Henan opera, began to be used after the foundation of New China. Henan opera is popular among Henan, Hebei, Shandong, Shanxi, Hubei, Ningxia, Xinjing etc, which is one of the most influential operas in China.

Henan opera came up at the end of Ming Dynasty, the beginning of Qing Dynasty. At the beginning, it was mainly song arias without make-up, which was loved by the ordinary people. As a result, it developed rapidly. The origin of Henan opera was hard to trace, and the sayings about its origin were different.

After its foundation, Henan opera was divided into different brands. There are mainly four here: Xiangfu tune (around Kaifeng area), Yudong tune (around Shangqiu area), Yuxi tune (around Luoyang), and Shahe tune (around Luohe). The main divisions are Yudong tune and Yuxi tune. Yudong tune was always used to express comic style, and Yuxi tune was always used to express tragic style.

Henan opera is always companied by banhu, erhu, sanxian, pipa, dizi, sheng, and suona etc.

Henan opera's styles are: firstly, it is very passionate and good at acting big shows. Secondly, it is very natural, common and close to ordinary people's life. Last but not the least, the conflicts are sharp, and the stories are complete.

Before 1927, there were no actresses in Henan bangzi. After the actresses appeared, it formed 5 performing sects, including Chang Xiangyu, Chen Suzhen, Ma Jinfeng, Yan Lipin and Cui Lantian. Chang's is passionate and ardent; Chen's is light and fresh; Ma's is vigorous and bright; Cui's is deep and reserved; Yan's is smooth and delicate.

The traditional repertoires of Henan opera have more than 1000, among which mostly come from historical stories, and others depict marriage, love and morality. After the foundation of New China, it appeared a lot of modern operas that depict reality, which made the Henan opera promoted

Nowadays, Henan opera is still loved by common people, but there are lots of severe problems in its development. The numbers of audiences are reducing, and the survival of the troupes is harsh. The performing group's literature and art quality are far away from the needs of modern society, and they lack the control of theory in the development of Henan opera. Besides, the succession and reform are blind.

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Leave it JFC to conclude–and in the absence of miraculous intervention from Cincinnati, we’ve got to consider this a series finale–with a wrap-up, what-happened-to-them epilogue that left the show more puzzling, not less. “Earth puts Dickstein on retainer”? “Dr. Smith comes back 20 years younger from Cincinnati”? “Mother of God, Cass-Kai”? Mother of God, what do you mean?

But it’s too simplistic to say that the problem with JFC was that it was confusing and that we needed more answers. You can do without a lot of answers if you’re invested in the characters. To me the problem–and there was a lot the show did astonishingly well–was that there were too many moments and scenes that would have been transcendent and beautiful if the series had created an emotional bond with the characters rather than just assuming it.

Case in point, Bill’s closing monologue to his dead wife: that was moving and lovely, and I didn’t need to know who Zippy was or what had become of him to be affected by it. I just needed the script’s clear evocation of his loss and his demons and Ed O’Neill’s believable evocation of them. On the other hand, take Cissy’s response to Mitch ascending to the ceiling. (Take just about anything Cissy has done all season, for that matter.) “Get back down here.” Funny, yes. And it makes sense on an intellectual level, even–that her default reaction to anything Mitch does is practical and irritated. But along with that, you still need to feel that you are looking at a human being who has just witnessed another human being floating to the goddamn ceiling. That, we don’t get here, whether it’s the fault of DeMornay or the script or both. It’s the sort of scene that I bet will make perfect sense once I read David Milch’s explanation of his thinking on the Inside the Episode guide at HBO. But if you need to explain it, something didn’t work.

For all that, this episode actually made me hope against hope for another season. Whether John is from heaven or outer space or neither, what he is first off is a linguistic puzzle, and in the scene with Linc, it was good to see someone addressing him head-on that way, trying to make sense of his language. Once you understand the syntax of his repetitions (“If my words are yours…”), you can understand John (“…you can hear my father”). So Linc was able to figure out some of John’s nuances: the “end” was near, because John is the end (whatever that turns out to be). Mitch need to get back in “the game,” but Linc needs to get in the game–never having been in in the first place.

Are those answers? Not really. Not hardly. But it was satisfying for me in a way that the series hadn’t been, except for John’s sermon. Because someone was engaging directly with the questions. And had there been some more of this earlier, and less meandering (albeit poetic meeandering), JFC might have a more serious chance at a second season. (I’d say Lost is the same way–it can get away with avoiding answers to the extent it interests you in the questions.) Granted, most of the people in and around the Yost family are not exactly literary scholars like David Milch, and they’re not the types likely to jump in and start deconstructing someone’s language immediately, but I don’t think it would have been too much hand-holding to give the audience some kind of surrogate like this sooner.

The finale also had John flexing his muscles in a way that we hadn’t seen much of earlier — reading minds, taking a role in the parade, etc. The scene with the used car dealer (who first seemed to resist the sale, then started spouting John-isms and made the deal) was puzzling, but in an interesting way. Is he one of John’s cohort? His superior? His “father”? (Notice the familiar way he addressed John, as “Country,” and sternly told him “I took you offline.”) Or is he just another human, whom John is mentally influencing somehow?

JFC has always hinted that John somehow clouds the thoughts of those around them–he sends Kai into a trance, Sean says he doesn’t remember much of “Cincinnati.” Like Angels in America (or, in a less ambitious way, Saving Grace), JFC suggests that the proximity of the divine is intoxicating. The problem is, this has made it hard to tell when characters are under the influence of John, and when they’re simply behaving implausibly.

Maybe there’s no point in Monday-morning quarterbacking now, but in those scenes that worked, there were glimpses of what an amazing series JFC could have been. If critics like me have groused a lot about the show, it’s probably from that sense of having been this close to greatness.

For all that, I’d rather watch this show fail than watch most others succeed. There are a lot of qualities that make a great TV show, but one is what I’d call, for lack of a better word, hauntingness–the quality that makes a show’s lines and scenes come to mind unbidden for days after you watch. JFC had this in spades. Those glorious point-of-view shots of John and Sean surfing back from Cincinnati will stick with me for a long time. The word “Cincinnati” itself has been transformed for me: who knew back when watching WKRP that it could sound like a biblical city in the clouds?

David Milch and company may not have succeeded, but they were trying to do something far more difficult than anything TV usually attempts–where outside of the soap opera Passions has TV ever done out-and-out magic realism?–and something perhaps impossible. Milch was trying to make a series about the ineffable, about what it would be like for a group of humans to encounter a being trying to explain something that was beyond our experience. In doing so, JFC often failed at the simple artistic job of using the figurative to communicate what can’t be expressed literally. In spite of all that, I loved watching them try, and felt lucky that it’s possible for someone like Milch to get 10 hours of TV to take a shot at it.

Watching the events unfold on his computer, Duane summed it up for me: “Technically, there’s no way we can be seeing what we’re seeing.” And yet we did. And somehow I’m glad we had the chance.


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So, that means there's no way for it to avoid complete and utter devastation. And that's why the Church was more than confident that they would destroy the rebels in a single blow and send a warning message to those who oppose them. However, they could never understand that Charis had something far more important and powerful than ships and soldiers. It had a true king, a prince and a navy that was ready to give everything it's got in the final battle.

Furthermore, Charis had someone who knew the real truth about Safehold and what it stood for, someone who knew that The Church was nothing but a horrible lie. And finally, it had the last survivor of a long-gone planet - Earth. So, now, after 8 straight years of non-stop war, it's actually The Church that's about to be crushed, not Charis. At the same time, The Church has enormous resources at its disposal.

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ERIC Number: ED025632
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Publication Date: 1968-May
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National Institute for Public Information Officers in Vocational and Technical Education, (1st, May 15, 1968). Final Report.
Cade, Dozier C.; Davis, Harold E.
Major purposes of an institute held July 10-27, 1967 at the Georgia State College were to: (1) develop basic principles of communication similar to those used by the private sector of the economy, (2) develop an understanding of how vocational educators can more effectively work with public news media, (3) develop packages and kits for use by participants, and (4) provide inspiration and motivation for informing the public about vocational education. The 42 participants from 28 states and Puerto Rico held positions in: (1) public information, (2) research, (3) vocational education coordination, (4) curriculum or program services, (5) consulting, (6) administration, and (7) specialists and state supervisors. Approximately 50 percent of the institute time was devoted to group workshops, 40 percent to lectures on communication skills and use of public media, and 10 percent to lectures on inspiration and motivation. This institute summary contains results of the attitude questionnaire, the knowledge questionnaire, the job description questionnaire, and a tabular evaluation of the institute. The appendixes contain a roster of the participants, key speeches and papers of the institute, reports of group workshops, four student papers, and some of the subject material discussed in the workshop. (DM)
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Some Recent Advances and Research in Vocational Evaluation.
Pennsylvania Rehabilitation Center, Johnstown.
The proceedings include five papers from a seminar designed to train rehabilitation personnel in the procedures, theories, and aims of work evaluation. Morton H. Bregman discusses the use of vocational evaluation in the counseling process; Henry Cobb describes methods of predicting vocational adjustment in the mentally retarded; and John Campbell considers work evaluation in a community evaluation center. Also included are Richard Hill's description of a sheltered workshop in Vermont which performs progressive contract services and William Steiner's review of methods of determining the levels of vocational capability and job potential. Question and answer sections follow the last four papers. A list is appended of test descriptions to be used as an aid to interpreting results on the General Aptitude Test Battery administered by the Pennsylvania Evaluation Department, which Steiner supervises. (JK)
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Instructional objectives and performance requirements are outlined in this course guide for Welding I, a performance-based course offered at the Community College of Allegheny County to introduce students to shielded arc welding procedures involving stringer beads, butt welds, and lap welds. After introductory material outlining course objectives, texts, and the materials needed by students in class, the guide lists course standards of achievement in eight evaluation areas: weld sizes, starting a weld, uniform flux lines, tie-ins, ending a weld, undercutting, excessive spatter, and cleaning procedures during and after welding. An outline of topics, activities, and tests to be covered during each of the 16 weeks in the semester is then presented, followed by illustrations of satisfactory welding task plates against which student performance can be measured. Finally, the guide presents objectives and instructions for each of the 17 performance tasks and three written tests which form the basis of student evaluation. Grading standards and the forms to be used in keeping student records are appended. (JP)
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A study of the nature and sources of films imported into Egypt is examined in this report. The first section of the report explores the social effects of imported films. The second section provides an overview of the effect and distribution of foreign films in Egypt. The third section analyzes the specific foreign films projected in cinemas or transmitted by television in Egypt over a three-month period. The fourth section describes the flow of foreign programs to the Egyptian Television Organization, the importation bases, and censorship rules. The fifth section details the conclusions of the study. (HTH)
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Two points--that arrangement is as important as invention in the study of rhetoric and that coherence, vital to arrangement, can be more fully understood through discourse analysis--are argued in this paper. Following a brief review of the literature that stresses the importance of arrangement and the contributions of linguistic research to rhetoric, a call is made for studies that examine the relationship among the three arts of rhetoric--invention, arrangement, and style--with coherence viewed as integral to an understanding of arrangement. A teaching technique for an informal use of discourse analysis in the classroom to introduce composition or literature students to principles of arrangement and to help them with problems of coherence is appended. (AEA)
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Note: Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Conference on College Composition and Communication (32nd, Dallas, TX, March 26-28, 1981).


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ERIC Number: ED229814
Record Type: RIE
Publication Date: 1983-Mar
Pages: 22
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Researching the Film Audience: Purposes, Procedures, and Problems.
Austin, Bruce A.
Film audience research complements institutional research, verifying scholarship on the meanings films have to viewers and providing broad-based explanations of film images. Most important, such research focuses on the decision and motivation processes people use before they set foot in the movie theater, thereby helping to construct a context within which other kinds of film research may be initiated, interpreted, and integrated. Audience research can also be used for policy issues at the formulation, implementation, and evaluation stages. Since all research methodologies have their limitations, film audience research requires a variety of approaches, both qualitative and quantitative. Nevertheless, for any film audience study, there is a need for replication and careful analysis of data. Finally, film research cannot overlook the importance of studying the entire population, particularly the nonmoviegoer and the infrequent moviegoer. (JL)
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Speeches/Meeting Papers; Information Analyses
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Audience Research
Note: Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the International Conference on Culture and Communications (Philadelphia, PA, March 1983).


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ERIC Number: ED239857
Record Type: RIE
Publication Date: 1982
Pages: 404
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ISBN: ISBN-0-88385-124-5
Studies in Mathematics, Volume 22. Studies in Computer Science.
Pollack, Seymour V., Ed.
The nine articles in this collection were selected because they represent concerns central to computer science, emphasize topics of particular interest to mathematicians, and underscore the wide range of areas deeply and continually affected by computer science. The contents consist of: "Introduction" (S. V. Pollack), "The Development of Computer Science" (S. V. Pollack), "Programming Languages and Systems" (W. E. Ball), "Specifying Formal Languages" (R. V. Book), "Formal Analysis of Computer Programs" (T. W. Pratt), "Computational Complexity" (F. P. Preparata), "Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence" (J. R. Slagle), "The Impact of Computers on Numerical Analysis" (E. R. Buley and R. H. Pennington), "Computer Simulation" (M. Franklin), and "Computational Tools for Statistical Data Analysis" (C. F. Starmer). (MNS)
Mathematical Association of America, 1529 18th St., N.W., Washington, DC 20036 ($29.00).
Publication Type: Collected Works - General; Opinion Papers; Reference Materials - General
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Mathematical Association of America, Washington, DC.
Identifiers: Mathematical Association of America; Numerical Analysis