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I am going to a retirement dinner for my old 3rd grade
teacher and they want me to say something special since I
was in her very first class! I would like to give a nice
poem or speech but I can not think of anything. Does
anyone have something I can say to her!! Michelle
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I am looking for a humorous account of what teachers do
daily (teacher, psychologist, nurse, friend, mother etc)
and for little reward. Does any one know what i am talking
about? If so can you forward it to me or where I can find
it. Thanks in advance.
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I'm petite. I rarely weigh over 110 pounds, and trust
me...I do eat! I tell you this to set you up for this
story...
one of my students asked me if i would sign her list to
donate blood at the upcoming blood drive. it will be held
in our gym. i just shook my head, no. she pressed the
issue. why?...See More/blockquote>
I'm petite. I rarely weigh over 110 pounds, and trust
me...I do eat! I tell you this to set you up for this
story...
one of my students asked me if i would sign her list to
donate blood at the upcoming blood drive. it will be held
in our gym. i just shook my head, no. she pressed the
issue. why? is it because you don't weigh enough? (you
have to weigh at least 115 pounds). i nodded, hoping the
conversation would drop. it didn't. well, how much do
you weigh? she kept asking. I wouldn't tell her. i
guess the kids thought i was embarrassed about my
weight...but i just felt like that was personal
information they didn't need to know.
finally, one of my big burly football players ceased the
conversation with this comment: "It's okay, Mrs. G. I
don't weigh 115 pounds, either."
Needless to say, we all laughed about that for quite
awhile.
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I think it will make interesting post Christmas reading to
compare student gifts. Whilel we all get candles and candy,
note paper and knick knacks, some presents just make you
howl, (in private, of course)don't they? This year's topper
for me was a small snow globe sitting on a tiger base, with
a small tiger ...See More/blockquote>
I think it will make interesting post Christmas reading to
compare student gifts. Whilel we all get candles and candy,
note paper and knick knacks, some presents just make you
howl, (in private, of course)don't they? This year's topper
for me was a small snow globe sitting on a tiger base, with
a small tiger inside the globe. Ya gotta love the kids and
parents for the thought, but COME ON!!!!!!!! Who would ever
buy that??? Keep it all in good humor, and yes we love all
our students.
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I wrote this as a response to a post answering someone who
was looking for a skit to do with her staff at an assembly,
but thought I should also post it on its own. Email me and
let me know how it works if you do it with your staff at:
[email removed]!
/blockquote>
You might be a liberal if ...
By Ed Lynch
ROANOKE.COM COLUMNIST
One of the most notable differences between liberals and
conservatives is that conservatives are willing to call
themselves conservatives. Talk radio hosts such as Rush
Limbaugh and Sean Hannity willingly, even eagerly,
proc...See More/blockquote>
You might be a liberal if ...
By Ed Lynch
ROANOKE.COM COLUMNIST
One of the most notable differences between liberals and
conservatives is that conservatives are willing to call
themselves conservatives. Talk radio hosts such as Rush
Limbaugh and Sean Hannity willingly, even eagerly,
proclaim their conservatism.
Liberals in the mainstream media, by contrast, have spent
40 years denying their obvious tilt toward the left. Even
outside the media, liberals resist the label, making
recognition of liberals more difficult.
As a public service, and with apologies to Jeff Foxworthy,
here are the early warning signs that reveal if you, or
someone you care about, just might be a liberal.
You might be a liberal if …
You think that if someone is getting richer, someone,
somewhere, must be getting poorer.
You think that protestors outside nuclear power plants are
dedicated activists, but protestors outside abortion
clinics are dangerous zealots interfering with a legal
activity.
You believe that more federal regulations will make your
life better.
You believe that even though the top 20 percent of
taxpayers pay 80 percent of income taxes, that the rich
are not paying their “fair share.”
You think that Rush Limbaugh’s listeners are
mindless “dittoheads,” but you have never doubted anything
that you heard from Michael Moore.
You believe in global warming today just as firmly as you
believed in global cooling back in the 1970s.
You believe that the network news is a better indicator of
what “real” news is than talk radio, Internet news sites,
and blogs.
You believe that there was never, ever a problem with
biased news coverage until Fox News went on the air.
You believe that Mikhail Gorbachev deserves more credit
for losing the Cold War than Ronald Reagan deserves for
winning it.
Your parents gave you an acre of preserved rain forest for
your first birthday.
You cannot name a single NASCAR driver.
You mentally subtract 100 points from someone’s IQ if the
person speaks with a Southern accent.
You think that Dan Rather got a raw deal.
You panic if you discover that you’re out of chick peas.
You think that the phrase “separation of church and state”
is in the Constitution.
You pride yourself on your global awareness, global
sensitivity and global outlook, but can’t name your state
legislator or school board representative.
You are dedicated to helping the poor, the downtrodden and
the less fortunate, but you have never given blood.
You have not seen "The Passion of the Christ," and you
don’t know anyone who has seen it.
You believe that a woman should make it on her own,
without depending on her husband (except for Hillary
Clinton).
You believe that professional, working women should never
be judged on their appearance (except for Katherine
Harris).
You believe that rich people should not be allowed to
contribute so much money to candidates for office (except
for George Soros).
You believe that government should make a special effort
to hire members of traditionally oppressed groups, such as
African-Americans (except for Clarence Thomas, Colin
Powell and Condoleezza Rice).
You feel a deep sense of common cause with oppressed
groups, such as Hispanic immigrants (except for Cuban
Americans fleeing Castro).
You believe that a mother’s wishes for her child,
especially a mother’s last, dying wish for her child,
should outweigh the wishes of a father who had long before
deserted his family (unless the child is named Elian
Gonzalez).
You think people in south Florida, who can’t figure out
how to work a butterfly ballot, ought to have the final
say in choosing the president of the United States.
You have no problem with Hollywood movie starts flying
around in private jets to give speeches on the evils of
SUVs.
You think that raising taxes will reduce the budget
deficit.
You deplore prejudice and bigotry in all its forms, but
think that everyone in the “red states” is an idiot.
You are more concerned, more often, with the rights of
convicted felons than you are with the rights of small
business owners.
You uphold a woman’s right to choose, unless a woman
chooses adoption, chooses to be a stay-at-home mom,
chooses to homeschool, or chooses to start a business.
You are more concerned with Vice President Cheney’s links
to Halliburton than with Saddam Hussein’s links to
international terrorism.
You have used the phrase, “in Europe, the government pays
for health care and vacation,” without irony.
You are worried about how the French view Americans.
You believe that nativity scenes should be banned from
public view, but that anyone objecting to
pornography “only has to look the other way.”
And finally, you are almost certainly a liberal if you
refuse to admit that you’re a liberal, and accuse anyone
of calling you a liberal of McCarthyism.
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Ever notice how students will load and play games as soon
as your back is turned?
I have.
I have fought it for years, and finally "gave up".
Now, I let them load and play for a period of time, then
when I tell them it's time to get back on task, they don't
argue of fuss.
They simply get on task and d...See More/blockquote>
Ever notice how students will load and play games as soon
as your back is turned?
I have.
I have fought it for years, and finally "gave up".
Now, I let them load and play for a period of time, then
when I tell them it's time to get back on task, they don't
argue of fuss.
They simply get on task and do the day's assignment.
Wow!
BUT - I feel guilty.
I, as a teacher, feel as though I am cheating them, and
the school board I am employed by.
What to do, what to do.
Do I nuckle under, and keep up the good fight, or do I
use "games" as a motivational tool to assist the student
in gaining an education?
Any suggestions, recommendations, chastisements?
Ed
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anyone have lyrics to "Bye Bye Blackboard" --- lots of
verses! can't remember them all!!
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either humourous or just plain odd, you all made me laugh
anyway with your strange request and such :o)
Have fun
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On 11/11/04, Michelle wrote:
> I am going to a retirement dinner for my old 3rd grade
> teacher and they want me to say something special since I
> was in her very first class! I would like to give a nice
> poem or speech but I can not think of anything. Does
> anyone have something I can ...See More