civilization

I have a new ps3 that works so nicely.

OF course the ps3 is missing some of the educational games that are avalaible. One of my favorite computer games to use was civilization.

This game showed how well it took to make a civilization. Some of the kids really get into and plot hard on it. Others have nothing to do with it.

Well I hope that you have a most happy day and find new ways to reach kids.

Do well! Teach Hard!

New Teaching Jobs

After taking the Praxis test, your next step will be the great fun of finding employment as a teacher.

Let me give some advice.

Apply, apply, apply. Stretch your wings out to new places, this may mean moving.

Apply to jobs you may not want. This seems backwards. Sometimes taking a job, esp if you have no choice, may open new doors for you and new items for you to learn from.

Mostly keep and open mind when looking for work.

Have a great and happy day.

Elvis

Okay so I am going through and watching some funny stuff. It all started with watching some auto insurance quotes and ended up at father guido sarducci from SNL.



Then of course it turned into something even funnier.

Andy Kaufman.

This guy was really funny. What always got me was the stoopid voice he used. He did talk normal. There is a great bit where he does Elvis.


He has a great voice that is really good. What a great guy. His Elvis is really good

Have a great day.

State of Union: The Parsing, Pt 2

Again, we are tested. And again, we must answer history's call.

One year ago, I took office amid two wars, an economy rocked by a severe recession, a financial system on the verge of collapse, and a government deeply in debt. Experts from across the political spectrum warned that if we did not act, we might face a second depression. So we acted -– immediately and aggressively. And one year later, the worst of the storm has passed.



This is a blame Bush moment. Can he please stop blaming Bush. This is Obama’s America now, not Bush. Grow up little boy.



Many experts also warned against doing to much. This who are in the the field of economics warned of acting in such a harsh manner.



Has the worst of the storm passed. Watch out for inlfation later on this year.





But the devastation remains. One in 10 Americans still cannot find work. Many businesses have shuttered. Home values have declined. Small towns and rural communities have been hit especially hard. And for those who'd already known poverty, life has become that much harder.



Well actually that number is higher. The U6 is nearly 18% and some are saying closer to 20%. Remember the government said that the only reason the number was so low was becasue 600,000+ were removed from the roles of the unemployed. They gave up.



On the day of the annoucement WM and Verizon announced another 26,000 lay offs coming. I have to confess that these numbers are testing the effectivnes of my best acne treatments and my gray hair



I hope that these people can find work. The sad part is the most of them are unskilled.

An Unfunded Mandate

Where is all the help for education that we were supposed to be getting in this first year of Obama's adminstration. He seems more intrested in the best prenatal vitamins and everything else. He seems to want to help the unions more then anything. I guess education is really not that important.

As a teacher I hope that we will get something good and not another unfunded mandate that NCLB was.

BTW the unfunded mandate was the required tests for teachers. Teachers have to pay nearly an extra $1000 on top of everything just to get licensed. That is an unfunded mandate.

Staying Warm

I am trying to find items like best acne treatments while doing everything else on the busy plate.

I am currently trying to finish a MA degree so that way I can finally finish school. I am thinking the odds of me going for a doctoral degree are small. I mean anything is possiable, just not likely.

Well I hope that you have a great day and enjoy the weather out there. We have lots of snow.

Kids in the car

After our student teacher came back from he Praxis, she had to drive an hour for the test. Then take the test and then drive back. I saw her at a local store after her test and she was needing some of the best eye cream for dark circles.

I forgot how tiring that test was. However the last she needed was for her husband to drive and then have two screaming kids in he back of the car. In any case she fel quite good abou the test and is expecting some good results soon.

oh yes i remember those days.

I hope that you have a great day!

Moving On

One of the problems that I am hearing from teacher ed students is that they have to move to accept a job and then of course the cross country moving companies come into play. Of course the funny thing is that it is easier moving state to state rather then an instate move.

There are federal laws that protect people when the move to anoher state.

Have a great day!

70 movies redux

While I should be taking a disney world vacations I am watching a funny movie called Black Dynamite.

This movie which was done in 2009 is so bad, it is supposed to be. But it is quite funny with lots of funny lines. Pimps talking about buiness and and needing to gross a big number in the first quarter.

Love the special effects esp. the car that blows up before hit the ground.

Love those 70s movie.

Comfert in the Classroom

I like the having differing things in the room for the students. At one time I had a really nice modern sofas that helped facilitate discussion.

Also I found that kitchen tables work like a charm. I like when students can feel comfterable and can talk. The students also seem to study harder and learn better.

Have a most happy day.