August 29, 2008
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… it’s just a random Friday, or is it?
… created my very own ”the week at a glance” handout. It’s got my “listen to george” quotes on it & little boxes for daily lists of what to do before/in/during class. So helpful. So aesthetically pleasing.
… yesterday Wade found this crazy Current Slang book in Errol’s desk from way back in ’69. Yea. The glossary will be printed off and used in my English 120 class (as I may have them create entries for our very own Texting Slang Dictionary activitiy?); before I have ‘em look at it though, Allison, my trusty workstudy, will have to go in and censor some of the derogatory entries. Who really wants to see all the different terms we whiteys have given Mexicans and Blacks? Ick. Focus on the positive (and funny), I say. Did you know the term “scum bag” has changed in definition, for example?
… how is it possible that a child who listens well can come from parents with very small attention spans?
… when we joke around, how much of that is the truth? [See The Sweetest Thing for details on this theory.]
… do parents get jealous of their children’s fame or beauty or smarts?
… are random thoughts really all that random?
Happy Friday all.
