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/blockquote>
picture book re fantasy story, 2 islands, "The
Thumbtwiddlers of Twiddlewickham" found at Google search
for thumbtwiddlers... K-grades - 3. colorful
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Please join our International Post Card Exchange! We have
participants from Canada, Germany, Great Britain, Guam,
Poland, and a host of other international locations.
We want to have participants from each state in the US.
If you live in one of the following states and would like
to participate, pl...See More/blockquote>
Please join our International Post Card Exchange! We have
participants from Canada, Germany, Great Britain, Guam,
Poland, and a host of other international locations.
We want to have participants from each state in the US.
If you live in one of the following states and would like
to participate, please email me ASAP! Thank You
We need: Alaska, Arizona, Connecticut, Delaware, Idaho,
Maryland, Massachusetts, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New
Hampshire, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, Utah,
Vermont, Virginia, Washington, D.C., Washington,
Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
by James Michael Howard
Aug 5, 2003
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The "Arkansas Benchmark Exams" contain an important finding
which has gone unnoticed. When math and literacy data are
plotted, using 4th-grade and 8th-grade data, essentially
every line declines for every district. This may be
evidence the problem is in our children, not a result of
disparate teaching me...See More/blockquote>
The "Arkansas Benchmark Exams" contain an important finding
which has gone unnoticed. When math and literacy data are
plotted, using 4th-grade and 8th-grade data, essentially
every line declines for every district. This may be
evidence the problem is in our children, not a result of
disparate teaching methods and finances. (Schools have
never been able to produce this kind of duplication, even
under court order.) The scores are higher before puberty,
fall during puberty, and continue to fall following
puberty. I suggest this is part of the "secular trend," the
increase in size and earlier puberty in our children.
In the early 90’s, I produced an explanation for this
decline: "Simple Explanation for Out-of-Hand Kids,"
Northwest Arkansas Times, "Opinion," April 15, 1993. I
suggest increasing testosterone participates in human
evolution (Rivista di Biologia / Biology Forum 2001; 94:
345-362). Periodically, testosterone increases too much;
this may be one of those times. People of higher
testosterone are increasing. People of higher testosterone
are more aggressive and sexual; they make babies faster.
Given time, they will increase in percentage within a
population. This increase in the percentage of individuals
of higher testosterone is, I suggest, the cause of the
secular trend. (Some say the "trend" is due to increased
nutrition; increased calories simply accelerate
reproduction.) As the percentage of individuals of higher
testosterone increases, their characteristics increase. I
suggest this is why we are seeing yearly declines in
education.
It is known that testosterone is significantly connected to
learning disabilities: "Salivary testosterone levels in 264
children without learning disabilities (133 males, 131
females) were measured and compared to that in 32 children
with learning disabilities (25 males, 7 females). The
presence of learning disabilities was significantly
associated with higher salivary testosterone." (Physiology
& Behavior 1993; 53: 583-6). Another study, with the caveat
that the subjects were 47,XXY males, found a relationship
quite similar to the findings of the literacy section of
the Arkansas Benchmark Exams: "The findings indicated that
verbal IQs measured prior to puberty, during puberty and at
mid-adolescence were strongly related to relatively early
pubertal onset and testosterone levels." (Clinical Genetics
1992; 42: 31-4).
I suggest a continuum exists with very high levels of
testosterone causing "learning disabilities" and lesser
amounts adversely affecting the ability to learn. [At some
point, testosterone levels are actually beneficial to
learning; this may be why women are doing better in
mathematics and sciences at colleges and universities.]
This will affect individuals, groups, and genders
differently. Blacks and males produce more testosterone
than other groups and educational achievement directly
parallels these levels. Before we use our scarce money to
make children from small towns leave their homes to go to
large towns, lets make sure we are right. I do not think
negligent teachers, lack of money, or "the boys are doing
poorly at school because we want them to do well in sports"
are the real reasons for the ongoing decline in education
in Arkansas and the U.S.A. Environmental "fixes" are not
going to solve this problem or make all children equal.
/blockquote>
Hi! I am organizing a flat stanley project to go along with
the children's book by Jeff Brown. Right now we
have people from as far away as Hawaii, China, Germany, and
many states from the good ol' USA. If you would like to be
a part of our project please email me before September 10,
2003, as that will ...See More/blockquote>
Hi! I am organizing a flat stanley project to go along with
the children's book by Jeff Brown. Right now we
have people from as far away as Hawaii, China, Germany, and
many states from the good ol' USA. If you would like to be
a part of our project please email me before September 10,
2003, as that will be when I compile the final list!
Here is some general information about the project:
In the book, Flat Stanley, by Jeff Brown, Stanley is
squashed flat by a falling bulletin board. One of the many
advantages is that Flat Stanley can now visit his friends
by travelling in an envelope. This premise provides a
reason for us to keep in touch with each other. The Flat
Stanley Project is a group of teachers who want to provide
students with another reason to write. Students' written
work goes to other places by conventional mail and e-mail.
Students make paper Flat Stanleys and begin a journal with
him for a few days. Then Flat Stanley and the journal are
sent to another school where students there treat Flat
Stanley as a guest and complete the journal. Flat Stanley
and the journal are then returned to the original sender.
Students can plot his travels on maps and share the
contents of the journal. Often, a Flat Stanley returns
with a pin or postcard from his visit. Some teachers
prefer to use e-mail only, and this is noted in the List of
Participants.
The final list will be compiled on or around Sep. 10th,
2003.
Thanks,
Michelle
/blockquote>
Another teacher and I are starting a new postcard
exchange. We are currently looking for all states except
California and Missouri. If you are interested please
email me. Thank you!
/blockquote>
We only need 6 more states and AK is one of them!! Please
consider joining our postcard exchange. It's fun and
educational, too. Email me if interested.
/blockquote>
Hi,
We need 1 teacher from your state to represent Alaska in
our postcard exchange. This is our 2nd year and are open to
grades K thru 8th.
Drop me an e-mail if you'd like to join. Thank you for
your time.
AnnMarie
/blockquote>
I am looking for Maria McCutcheon who taught Spanish at
East High School in Denver. Do you know where she is?
Thanks!
/blockquote>
We are starting our mail-outs in September, and we
DESPERATELY need more states! We still need the following
states:
AK CO NE NM DE HI ID ND RI
MI MN MO WA WV WI WY KY LA
ME SD TN VT
Please email me at either [email removed]!
/blockquote>
We only need 4 and AK is one of them! Please consider
joining us. We REALLY would like to have your state
represented. If you already belong to an exchange, do you
have a co-worker or friend who might be interested? Email
me.
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On 8/08/03, Jen wrote:
> Another teacher and I are starting a new postcard
> exchange. We are currently looking for all states except
> California and Missouri. If you are interested please
> email me. Thank you!
I teach 6th grade Language Arts in Crockett, TX. My classes
would be in...See More