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Thank you letter to former teacher

by HSTeacher

May 17, 2017

I asked for advice on here a few years ago as to whether or not I should send a former high school teacher a note thanking her for her influence on my own development as a teacher. I ended up doing just that, and she wrote back sending me good wishes and telling me that my letter made her day. I am so happy I did that now, because today I saw in th...See More

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BA And thank you for following up. Those encouraging contacts mean a lot.

May 17, 2017

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Novel Lovely to hear this. I treasure letters from past students.

May 18, 2017

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Apple Seed for Thursday, 18 May 2017

by Barb S. hs/ret

May 18, 2017

A book must be the ax for the frozen sea inside us.

~ Franz Kafka

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One of those days!!!!

by Deb ms/IA

May 17, 2017

My principal came to me today and told me to go home due to the weather. Neighboring school was getting out early due to the weather. No questions I got my gear and headed out. Within an hour of getting home we lost power and had a mile and a half of high line poles down my road. Yikes! My neighbor could not get home because the poles were on the r...See More

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BA Deb, what a thoughtful principal to send you home early. Your family has way too much going on emotionally right now. I hope that you will be able to support each other and those in your community who need support. You are so right about how quickly things can change.

May 17, 2017

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EXERCISE ROLL CALL - Wednesday

by Elaine/ret/IN

May 17, 2017

Hot and windy here. Great day for walking (not so great for empty garbage cans, however!).

I tried to recalibrate my trusty (very rusty) pedometer with a new battery. No go. Now I've been experimenting with my phone. It was accurate to a step when I counted 500+ steps. It says I walked 13738 today (did I mention I did a LOT of recalibrati...See More

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EXERCISE ROLL CALL

by men52

May 16, 2017

I am trying my phone again so I will keep this brief in case it vanishes again. My car is in the shop all week to get all the hail damage repaired so I rode my bike to cycling class. I got 17 miles in and the ride home was uneventful and peaceful. Gorgeous spring weather this week so lots of outdoor activity planned.

Keep movin' everyone!!...See More

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Elaine/ret/IN Riding the bike to cycling class--Men, you are an over-achiever, for sure. Spring smiles on us all.

An hour of walking and 45 minutes of yoga. My pedometer has died (or a new battery?) Cue up the violins.

Elaine

May 16, 2017

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judycaret men, extra cycling, good for you! Car problems make me crazy.

Elaine, sorry about your trusty pedometer. I gave up using my beloved Fitbit and now track time walked.

I just went to the grocery store then walked 90 minutes. Very productive.

May 17, 2017

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OK, Bob, now I see . . .

by Elaine/ret/IN

May 17, 2017

some logic here. If I set my bookmark to "Sort by Topics List," then the topics come up, and, to see the responses, I can click on each topic. I miss seeing if it's a much-posted-upon topic or not. But, more topics are actually visible. So, I'm (grudgingly--ha!) agreeing with you.

Thanks.

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Bob R/CA LOL, good! It will get better, when I work on it a bit. I don't have the rest of the feed options yet, and the topic posts themselves feed upside down, and a few other fun improvements I'll have within a week or so. Your feedback is very much appreciated!

May 17, 2017

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Great video resource!!

by jane

May 17, 2017

Just found a new video encyclopedia called Check123 (www.check123.com?educator=1). All the videos are 1-3 min. long, super useful... highly recommended!

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Apple Seed for Wednesday, 17 May 2017

by Barb S. hs/ret

May 17, 2017

The head fake is when you teach somebody something by having them think they're learning something else.

~ Randy Pausch

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How to respond a death

by flacka

May 16, 2017

My son just found out that a friend of his died at the end of March of a drug overdose. Since it has been over a month, should I send a card to the parents, a note, or ?? Also, I found the obit. online and they asked for donations to a charity in his name, which I will do. Does the family usually receive notification of the donation such as who it ...See More

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Deb ms/IA Yes, send a card. When I lost my brother and then later a granddaughter to stillbirth cards anytime were appreciated. To us it meant others were still thinking about us long after the loss and those cards always bring tears and a sigh of relief that we aren't alone in our grief. It also acknowledges the fact that the grief process is a cycle and do...See More

May 16, 2017

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Judy2/CA Yes I would send a card and would also include a short personal note. You could also include the info that you contributed to CYZ organization in their son's name. When my mother died we did receive verifications of friends' donations but that may depend on the organization. Several of my mom's friends sent me a card on the 1st anniversary of my mo...See More

May 16, 2017

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Getting to topics

by Novel

May 14, 2017

Dear Bob, I cannot get to the chatboards any more. I can find latest posts etc, but where are the chatboards with the headings and access to the topics?

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judycaret I second Elaine's suggestion! Please.

May 16, 2017

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Bob R/CA I'm not understanding what's missing - you can output a listing of posts, in order, or topics in order. Can you explain exactly what you would like to see?

May 16, 2017

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