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lynne
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response 100 of 413:
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Oct 10 23:17 UTC 2003 |
Re 98: Because the term "boyfriend" strikes us as embarrassing and silly,
once past the age of about 16. So we grasp desperately at other nomenclature,
none of which is particularly good. Still, I refuse to get married just
because the English language is lame. :)
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michaela
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response 101 of 413:
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Oct 11 03:46 UTC 2003 |
Re #98 - "the boy" always struck me as cute, and I hate a lot of the other
terms. He used to refer to me as "the grrl", so it makes sense.
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krj
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response 102 of 413:
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Oct 11 04:56 UTC 2003 |
The state budget has sprung another $900 million hole, which means
more midyear budget cuts and more layoffs at work.
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happyboy
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response 103 of 413:
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Oct 11 08:36 UTC 2003 |
r88: "why does this always happen TO ME?!"
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eskarina
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response 104 of 413:
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Oct 11 18:05 UTC 2003 |
IBB lately I've been bummed a lot. I'm working 7 days a week and getting paid
for 2, and its wearing on me hardcore. I guess an essential part of student
teaching is being very busy and very poor. And wishing one was really in
college again... I don't have as much time to see people, and the little time
I get to spend with friends doesn't always live up to my expectations as far
as the connection and how much fun we have. I haven't had enough time to
exercise this week, which means less endorphins which is translating to a less
happy Anna. I think I'm way less unstable than I was the first couple of
weekends, though.
I'm tired of this dull sense of frustration. Ugh.
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tod
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response 105 of 413:
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Oct 11 19:16 UTC 2003 |
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murph
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response 106 of 413:
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Oct 11 22:54 UTC 2003 |
#104: where/what level are you student teaching? My girlfriend's in a fourth
grade classroom right now and (sort of) surviving. Comes home at four and
works on lesson plans until 11 at night every day.
How's your cooperating teacher? Cara's has never had a student teacher before
and is a little, um, territorial.
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i
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response 107 of 413:
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Oct 11 23:17 UTC 2003 |
From quite a few family & friends who've done it, my understanding is that
teaching is considerably harder/longer hours the first few years. (After
that you've got files of reusable lesson plans, experience with what works/
what doesn't/how long it takes, knowledge of all the mistakes to grade the
papers faster, etc. Plus (hopefully) decent fit & relationships with the
other teachers & admin's, better personal finances, & bit of seniority (in
case of cutbacks).
IBB our main server threw a hard drive. Now when to do the surgery and how
much to trust the "rebuild RAID array while server is up" feature?
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jaklumen
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response 108 of 413:
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Oct 12 01:28 UTC 2003 |
resp:101 fair enough-- Julie has a key chain with a pic of her on one
side and a hand-made sign the other that says "Jon's Best Girl."
(Of course, I have two great girls in my life.)
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beeswing
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response 109 of 413:
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Oct 12 03:06 UTC 2003 |
re 107: Yep. True. I've been teaching junior high for over 2 months and
I'm already aware this is NOT the job for me. Well, more that the age
group isn't.
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tsty
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response 110 of 413:
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Oct 12 08:35 UTC 2003 |
jr. HS is like corralling feral cats.
i'm presuminmg 5th-8th grades.
9/10th grades and up can be rewarding
hardest job i ever enjoyed - might go back.
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lynne
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response 111 of 413:
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Oct 12 14:17 UTC 2003 |
IBB it's 10:20 am on Sunday and I've already been at work for 1.5 hours.
Revenge (in the form of outlet mall shopping) will be mine!
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remmers
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response 112 of 413:
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Oct 12 14:40 UTC 2003 |
I remember what I and my peers were like in junior high school.
I wouldn't want to be around me at that age.
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beeswing
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response 113 of 413:
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Oct 12 15:06 UTC 2003 |
Exactly. And I'm in a catholic school. You'd think this would mean the
kids are more disciplined. Nope... it means the parents are not teaching
the kids manners and right behavior at home, and they expect us to do it
for them. Sorry, but I can't teach 100 7th and 8th graders how to act
like civilized human beings. I can teach them English and History, though.
My plan is to move on to greener pastures as a school librarian.
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happyboy
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response 114 of 413:
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Oct 12 19:15 UTC 2003 |
why can't you teach manners and right behavior?
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aruba
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response 115 of 413:
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Oct 12 19:47 UTC 2003 |
<tries to picture remmers as a rowdy junior high school student. fails.>
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happyboy
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response 116 of 413:
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Oct 12 19:53 UTC 2003 |
<imagines remmers as a junior high RAGTIME RENEGADE>
what a RASCAL he musta been!
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gull
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response 117 of 413:
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Oct 13 01:02 UTC 2003 |
Re #109: My dad taught 6th grade for a while and didn't like it. He
switched to 5th grade, which he found a lot more pleasant. ("It's still
okay to like your teacher at that age," he said.) Now he's switched to
being the school librarian, and he's really loving that.
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richard
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response 118 of 413:
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Oct 13 01:09 UTC 2003 |
IBB one of my favorite local coffee shops is going out of business and I was
there for its last day, which was today. This was a mom and pop coffee shop
run by a local couple and their college age daughter, a cool place where they
had local jazz bands play for free and had art shows, where local artists
could hang their paintings and art on the walls. It was a community gathering
place that had a lot of local flavor. So what happened? The building that
housed this coffee shop was sold, and the new owners had another prospective
tenant who was willing to pay twice the rent that this couple that owned it
were paying. They couldn't afford to pay double the rent and their lease
wasn't renewed. So who is this new tenant thats going to pay twice the rent?
Yep, you guessed it. Starbucks. The corporatization of america continues.
There are plenty of Starbucks around here as it is, and I like Starbucks
coffee, but do they have to target for take over every local coffee shop that
does good business. I mean of course Starbucks can pay twice the rent, they
charge twice as much for their coffee and cappucinos! Its sad that there are
now fewer and fewer locally owned mom and pop places anymore, and everything
decent location is being taken over by big multinational corporations that
can pay twice the rent.
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michaela
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response 119 of 413:
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Oct 13 03:09 UTC 2003 |
Re #114 - because teachers aren't getting paid to do the parents' jobs. This
is a HUGE complaint between parents and teachers. It's not a day care or a
school of manners. If parents wouldn't raise their children to be beasts,
teachers would have it a lot easier because they'd spend less time teaching
manners and more time teaching subjects.
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scg
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response 120 of 413:
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Oct 13 03:23 UTC 2003 |
I was reading an article in one of the Seattle "alternative" papers about
Starbucks' growth, and was intrigued by some comments from a Starbucks
executive. He explained that Starbucks is trying ot fit into its customers'
daily routines, rather than making their customers fit Starbucks into their
daily routine. If crossing the street to get to Starbucks wasn't in the
cusotmer's daily routine, he said, it shouldn't have to be. Thus, having two
Starbuckses across the street from eachother was justified.
I think this would make a great advertising slogan. "Starbucks: not worth
crossing the street for."
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happyboy
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response 121 of 413:
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Oct 13 07:02 UTC 2003 |
re119: "because teachers aren't getting paid to do the parents'
jobs."
wanna bet? well, not paid *well* anyway. you gonna straighten
those parents out, are ya?
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gull
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response 122 of 413:
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Oct 13 14:41 UTC 2003 |
I'm slightly bummed that the new injectors haven't made my VW any easier to
start in cold weather. I suspect the engine is just worn to the point that
the compression is too low for good cold starting. However, since this is
mainly a summer camping vehicle for me, and starting is acceptable in warmer
weather, I figure I might as well drive it as-is until it's time for a new
engine.
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drew
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response 123 of 413:
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Oct 13 19:00 UTC 2003 |
Try a block heater?
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gull
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response 124 of 413:
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Oct 13 19:52 UTC 2003 |
A block heater would help, I'm sure. I couldn't use it easily at home, but
I tend to camp places that have electricity so it could be helpful in that
situation. However, I so rarely camp in cold weather that I'm not sure it's
worth the considerable hassle of installing one.
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