My Own Thoughts

can be found here. I thought this was especially interesting, since I was ranting about the guy talking about American’s reading. Some of them include: Man will See Around the World….. Automobiles will be cheaper than horses are today. Farmers will own automobile hay-wagons, automobile truck-wagons, plows, harrows and hay-rakes. A one-pound motor in one [...]

I didn't mean to be ethnocentric when I asked for help. Sorry about that. Eighth graders in the US tend to be in the 13 or 14 year old category. Ninth graders are about 14-16. Twelfth graders, though I don't think I asked for ideas there, are 17, 18 years old normally. I was asking [...]

Found an interesting article on what people want that money won't buy. The article ended with 'What do you want that money can't buy? Go for it!' I want family and friends, which I have. Good health, which I am working towards. Peace, in my heart, that's there. I can only pray it in for [...]

Today I graded my seventh and eighth graders illustrative essays. They had to take a proverb or a saying and illustrate its accuracy. I received two papers whose development was phenomenal. I'd have given the development of those two papers A's in my college freshman class. The grammar on one was a little faulty (about [...]

I am going to be teaching homeschool, college, high school, and jr high next year. (Amazing what one person can do if she tries hard!) I am working on reading lists for my 8th/9th grade class. So far the short version looks like this: Alice in Wonderland- Lewis Carroll Through the Looking Glass- Lewis Carroll [...]

Twenty Questions – Favorites 1.? What is your favourite film? The Princess Bride 2.? What is your favourite book? right this minute, Goddess by Mistake 3.? Where is your favourite holiday destination? the mountains 4.? What is your favourite soft drink? Dr. Pepper 5.? What is your favourite alcoholic drink? strawberry daquiri, though I prefer [...]

Twenty Questions – Wednesday 9th April 2003: Numbers & Feelings 1.? How old are you? 40+ 2.? How many brothers & sisters do you have? 3 3.? How many first cousins do you have? 17 4.? How long have you been in your current relationship? 14 years 5.? How old were you when you had [...]

According to a study the US is fourth or twelfth in ranking for reading ability of its 4th graders. Whether it is 4th or 12th depends on whether everyone with the same score (9 countries) is scored as having 4th place or 12th place. If you go to the story connected, it looks like the [...]

I am 41 years old. And, although I almost hate to write it for fear that it will go away, I am the most well that I have been in perhaps as many as seven years. Not only can I clean a closet in a day (a feat that was monumental enough to be worth [...]

Working on curriculum for next 2 years for a 3 hr/wk course for 8th & 9th graders. Washington Irving short stories Edgar Allen Poe short stories Alice in Wonderland Through the Looking Glass Red Badge of Courage The Time Machine Around the World in 80 Days something by Robert Louis Stevenson (But what?) Twain short [...]

I was reading through the blogs and went to Joe's blog. He had 5 questions for Friday that I thought were interesting. 1. What is your most prized material possession? 2. What item, that you currently own, have you had the longest? 3. Are you a packrat? 4. Do you prefer a spic-and-span clean house? [...]

I never remember what I wanted for Xmas. So I am going to update on my blog. Feel free to send me any of them. Dover has a wonderful set of thrift editions of older works for anywhere from $1 to $3. However, I ordered those already that I am sure I want. But they [...]

Tornado Memory from John Calhoun's line drawing Thick tornado clouds swamp the sky, gray and deep dirt brown, hanging heavy over mahogany earth. Tall and slender, dressed in the same browns as the earth and sky, a face turns towards the heavens and watches the tornadoes coming. I wanted to give the link to the [...]

I prayed, before the war ever started, that there would be no deaths from friendly fire. I asked God for that. I begged him for that. I understand the concept of free will, that God doesn't make us do stuff, but the average person doesn't want to kill the people on their side. I figured [...]

I am the world's easiest teacher. I require papers, but the same ones that everyone else teaching this class requires. I actually went and looked up topics for the research paper, to make sure there would be articles on the topics. But the one thing I can't stand is when someone comes to class only [...]

I've had several different guys tell me that they think about sex pretty much 24/7. I've had a few tell me that they are constantly thinking, “I'd like to have sex with her.” or not, whenever they see a woman in public. I've had one guy tell me, no, he doesn't think about sex all [...]

One woman's written responses to the world around her. Comments on God, sex, teaching, college students, TV, whatever shows up.

I'm teaching a class on arguing for your faith. (Yes, even apologetics teachers get doubtful). I'm basically asking questions and answering them, based on what I see on blogs or have heard. What is apologetics? What do you believe? How do you know there is a god? Is God good? If he is good, then [...]