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by Molly

Jan 15, 2017

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Apple Seed for Sunday, 15 January 2017

by Barb S. hs/ret

Jan 15, 2017

<h3><font color=red>The time is always right to do what is right.

<i>~ Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.</i></h3></font>

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Help with MTEL

by Pmat

Jan 15, 2017

Hi, I am preparing for my mtel tests. Can someone please help me understand what is the best strategy to be followed for passing the tests? Are educator programs o workshops helpful? Or just by study guides and online tests enough for this prep? Calling out for help! Anyone.......!

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EXERCISE ROLL CALL - Saturday

by Babs

Jan 14, 2017

I'm in Florida! We arrived yesterday...1124 miles from home!! Today was a mixture of sun, clouds, and a little rain, but it was 78!! DH and I walked over 12,000 steps for a total of just over 6 miles. I hope to keep up the walking as much as I can here, but on my walk today I developed a blister on the ball of my foot. I hope it won't deter me too ...See More

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Babs to sj/retired On 1/14/17, sj/retired wrote: >> Enjoy the sun and warmth. >> sj/retired

Thanks sj, and welcome to the Exercise Roll Call! I would like to start biking, but every time I start, my muscles in my upper thighs (quads??) seem to get SO tired SO soon! I guess like so many things I need to start slow and build up those muscles! Keep...See More

Jan 14, 2017

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judycaret Good work, Babs and sj!

I only walked about 6,000 steps today, but I went up and
down a huge hill.

Judy

Jan 14, 2017

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High school history, civics, government

by Grandma Annie

Jan 8, 2017

Years ago, when I went to high school, history was a requirement for graduation as was a course in civics or government. In fact, I believe we had to take two history courses - American History and World history as well as government. In the last couple of years, I have heard several people mention they don't think history/government/civics are bei...See More

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Deb ms/IA Try this site for a course for personal or family study [link removed]

Jan 14, 2017

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Zero Tolerance Due the unprecedented attacks occurring on and since 911, combined with the ludicrous incompetence of our intelligence agencies, it makes sense to enact a Zero Tolerance attitude. You wax poetic about how wrong it would be to lump refugees in with the perpetrators, rather in a glib manner which dismisses the carnage this country has seen. Frankly, ...See MoreDue the unprecedented attacks occurring on and since 911, combined with the ludicrous incompetence of our intelligence agencies, it makes sense to enact a Zero Tolerance attitude. You wax poetic about how wrong it would be to lump refugees in with the perpetrators, rather in a glib manner which dismisses the carnage this country has seen. Frankly, anyone who puts the plight of refugees ahead of their own countrymen is making a choice that can only be seen as unpatriotic. Essentially you are more concerned with the lives of non- citizens than the lives of your fellow countrymen. You don't even address the fact that we are under attack and have seen the establishment of a trend toward extreme terrorist incidents. I'm not willing to make it the new normal in MY country. I can't for the life of me understand why people like you believe we should be expected to stand still and accept it. What do you know about the U.N. and it's refugee programs? Why would you push an agenda that you know will aid the terrorist element, rather than opt for a commonsense alternative? I truly do not understand people who think like you.

On 1/14/17, my take wrote: > On 1/13/17, That's why we will never be the UNITED wrote: >> states; too many are ignorant of how our government and >> at times doesn't work. We cannot be united until we have >> a truly educated populace. When the news media were >> calling Trump racist for wanting to keep those from >> terrorist countries out "until we figure this thing out," >> that was the time to tell the truth and educate the >> viewers on the Plenary Powers Doctrine but none did. It >> would be Constitution for a president to do so but the >> media mislead viewers into thinking otherwise. > > The previous post and my response are probably more > appropriate for the politics board than for here, but....: > The existence of Plenary Powers wasn't really the issue > during the election. I'll admit that I didn't know the > term, but I knew the concept and knew that it was an > executive power. The issue is HOW each candidate stated > (or implied) the power would be used. What makes the > current situation different from most other situations in > the past is: (a) some people's call to use it against > members of a particular religion rather than against a > particular country or region (that very well may be > unconstitutional); (b) given that (a) may be > unconstitutional, some people's call to get around that by > expanding it to include all countries where that religion > is dominant - effectively the same thing but barring even > more people; or (c) if terrorism is used as the basis > instead of religion, the fact that most definitions of > "terrorist countries" involve giving the label to > countries/people who have been the victims of terrorism. > Using these powers to bar immigrants based on the fact > that their regions have been victims of violence is > unique. The very reason they have become refugees is the > exact same reason we might refuse to take them. In terms > of an educated populace, the claim that "we don't know who > these people are" is also untrue. The vetting process > takes about two years and involves thorough investigations > into not just the potential refugee but also their family > members and other connections. I know some of the Middle > Eastern immigrants who have been admitted. Do you? They > went through this process. It is real. I suspect that > those who called for a halt to immigration were unaware of > the existing process. I'll be honest: I don't know the > specifics of the process myself either. But I do know that > it's fairly thorough and takes about two years. I'm not > opposed at all to making the process even more thorough if > that is what informed people find necessary. But when we > go beyond the vetting process to say we won't take anyone > (of a particular religion, or from a country where that > religion is common, or from a country that has been a > victim of terrorism or civil war), we are lumping victims > in with perpetrators. This is unique and it does border on > racism: "you look like or pray like your attacker, so we > will treat you the same as him." A president does have the > power to decide it's the right thing to do, but he also > has the power to decide it's NOT the right thing to do. > Hence the debate about it, because there is a decision to > be made and, obviously, various opinions about it.

Jan 14, 2017

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Opinions on a teacher's dating life

by J - IA

Jan 12, 2017

I'm going to solicit opinions from other teachers regarding a dating question. I'm a male high school teacher in my early 30s. I work in a university town. I've met another guy who is an undergraduate university student in his early 20s. This person is NOT a former student.

Do you see any issues with this relationship based on age, relativ...See More

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J - IA It was nice to get some different perspectives here, even though they were varied. I do appreciate the responses. That's why I posted, I thought it would be beneficial to hear from some other fellow teaching professionals, who are not co-workers, in a different venue such as t-net.

Jan 13, 2017

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In my district no one would bat an eye. nfm On 1/12/17, Another opinion wrote: > These are the types of "gossip" tales that > people like to talk about. Whether or not > it's something that would actually have an > impact on your job is more of a 'your mileage > may vary' question. No one on here would > really know anything specific about the > culture of your...See More

Jan 14, 2017

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Apple Seed for Saturday, 14 January 2016

by Barb S. hs/ret

Jan 14, 2017

<h3><font color=purple>We are all here on earth to help others.

<i>~ W. H. Auden</i></h3></font>

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Pre_Eng2

by sophors

Jan 14, 2017

Hello,all teachers, I need ideas and help how to teach in Preschool first class.It is the first day for me to teach in preschool class.

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Sites for Quality Lesson Plans

by Dave

Jan 13, 2017

Anyone know of any sites for Common Core aligned Science and Social Studies lesson plans that are free? Any sites would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!

Dave

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