Lagniappe for Learning

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Entries from August 2007

A Trifecta, Indeed!

August 30th, 2007 · No Comments

One of those days - can’t pass up a quick post of diverse and quirky happenings of the day - a trifecta indeed…

A fifteen year old student asked me (the old lady) what TTYL and BTW meant - it was a major LOL (so as not to embarrass her, I waited until she left)!  It [...]

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Tags: learning

Are We Being Realistic?

August 23rd, 2007 · No Comments

Recently, I participated in an exercise of “strength” finding along with other faculty and administrators at our school. As an educator and counselor, I’ve always looked for ways to better myself and others. I often examine what works and what doesn’t work in my own methods of teaching, learning, communicating, and living…and I’ve [...]

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Tags: balance · learning

Playing “tag”

August 19th, 2007 · 1 Comment

The blogger’s game of “tag” reminds me of the chain letter or the ubiquitous forwarded e-mails which I inevitably curtail with a quick click of the delete key! This time, however, I’m willing to post my 8 random thoughts if for no other reason than to motivate my blogging again after a month’s respite [...]

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Tags: games