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Post by booklady on Jul 25, 2008 10:42:25 GMT -5
OK, I have finished all the math practice tests I printed out and I did pretty good. If this kind of general math is what's on the test, I'll pass. I did find out what I was doing wrong with all the circle questions. Turns out pi is one whole number more than I remembered. ( 3.14 not 2.14. Aha!! )
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Post by slb2 on Jul 25, 2008 11:39:44 GMT -5
Books, you don't celebrate Pi(e) Day on March 14th?
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Post by booklady on Jul 25, 2008 12:21:03 GMT -5
I hadn't been, but I'm going to start next March.
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Post by slb2 on Jul 25, 2008 12:28:56 GMT -5
Yum. I'll bet you can find great peach pie in Mississippi. My favorite. Did you know that when I was in Savannah, I couldn't FIND any peach pie! I was told, "Oh, that's too low-brow, for the common café folks."
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Post by booklady on Jul 25, 2008 12:41:00 GMT -5
slb, I can make peach pie in Mississippi.* That happens to be my specialty. (It's great for breakfast.) *Except, I forgot my rolling pin when I moved and need to get someone to send it to me.
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Post by Gracie on Jul 25, 2008 16:49:03 GMT -5
Mmmmm, we love peach pie. I make a great one too, with two secret ingredients--oh heck, I'll tell you--brown sugar instead of white, and nutmeg. Blue ribbon winner, I kid you not.
I baked an apple pie today, though, having apples that needed to be used, and made bittersweet chocolate brownies, dusted with confectioner's sugar. So y'all come over for dessert.
And if you didn't eat dinner first, we have: chicken marinated in homemade honey-dijon sauce, cooked on the grill, brown rice cooked in chicken stock and saffron, fresh green beans, creamed spinach, sliced tomatoes. And the sun tea is fresh this afternoon.
Dive in!
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Post by slb2 on Jul 25, 2008 17:15:52 GMT -5
for dinner here, I made egg dumpling soup for 11 y.o. and removed the dumplings for 8 y.o. Everyone else fends for him or her self. I ate zucchini bread that my mother gave us yesterday and pea pods and walnuts.
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Post by booklady on Jul 25, 2008 17:32:05 GMT -5
Gracie, you're killing me.
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Post by Gracie on Jul 25, 2008 17:37:05 GMT -5
Gracie, you're killing me. Oh NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Well, then, I shall just have to adopt you. I do know how to do that. And then I can cosset you and stuff you with all sorts of goodies, and we can talk about books and other good things. Whadya say?
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Post by booklady on Jul 25, 2008 19:23:50 GMT -5
I'm soooo there.
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Post by Trusty on Jul 26, 2008 3:13:54 GMT -5
If slb2 can post 3158 times in 17 months and bookie can post 2760 times in 62 weeks, then what percentage of both their posts will be about about baseball in 10 years?
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Post by slb2 on Jul 26, 2008 8:01:22 GMT -5
Um, baseball. That's a game played with eleven players on each side and a ball that looks like an ostrich egg, right?
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Post by slb2 on Jul 26, 2008 8:02:46 GMT -5
Actually, I love softball. 8 y.o. is playing that right now, as in, this summer. But the last game was difficult as so many of the kids can't seem to hit the coach-pitched ball.
Whizzzzz
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Post by gailkate on Jul 28, 2008 9:22:42 GMT -5
Have I missed BL's report on the licensing exam???
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Post by booklady on Jul 28, 2008 11:23:27 GMT -5
It went ok, gk. There were four parts, 30 questions each: language arts, math, social studies, and science. The social studies section gave me more trouble than math or science. Questions about ancient river valley civilizations' technologies, the political philosophy of Thomas Hobbes, socio-psychology of Erik Erikson, economics, a few others that I really didn't know and tried to puzzle out. Rates of painting houses would have been much easier. I'll know the results in about 4 weeks, and have another test day after tomorrow.
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Post by gailkate on Jul 28, 2008 18:00:50 GMT -5
Is this test for all grades, K-middle school? Seems like a lot to know for teaching 3rd grade, though I know you're willing to teach at whatever level you can find. Or at least that's what I deduced. Not wanting to be geocentric (but being so anyway), I thought MS schools were considered pretty bad - that they'd kill to get someone like you. Ancient river civilizations' technologies must be useful for...um, making bricks? I'm sure they could come in handy for something. So what is the next test on? architecture? Sumerian languages?
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Post by booklady on Jul 28, 2008 19:07:17 GMT -5
LOL, funny, my dear! The test was a general knowledge test to be certified to teach grades 4-8. I was definitely surprised at what I was expected to know in the social studies fields. From what I've gathered by googling, I think I may have guessed right about half the time. But there were probably only six or eight, maybe 10 questions out of the 30 in that section that I had to take a guess on. I think that means I'll pass. Praypraypray.
The second test I'm taking is actually the first test of the two that are required. It's just a scheduling thing that's made it second on my list. It's a basic reading, writing, and math test. The reading and math tests will be scored immediately (it's computer based, so I'll know right away if I pass those two tests. Writing will be scored separately.
Somewhat arrogantly, I thought MS schools were a little "rustic," too, but many of the principals here have Ph.D.s and their standards for hiring seem quite competitive. I think one of the problems they struggle with is the low income (and intellectual expectations, in many cases) of the families they serve. I'm not necessarily equating the two, but often they do go together.
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Post by booklady on Jul 30, 2008 21:47:18 GMT -5
Today's test was actually three tests -- math, reading, and writing. They were computer based. The math and reading tests were scored immediately. I'm happy to report that I achieved quite healthy passing scores on both! The writing test will take longer to score (I wasn't very happy with my essay but I do think I'll pass). I'll know in 2-3 weeks.
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Post by gailkate on Jul 30, 2008 23:09:23 GMT -5
It is plain inconceivable that you could write a bad essay. They'll probably ask you to conduct writing workshops for all the teachers in MS. (Be sure you demand a healthy stipend.)
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Post by slb2 on Jul 31, 2008 1:24:39 GMT -5
If nothing else, bookie's essay will become the ideal model, the ultimate goal.
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Post by booklady on Jul 31, 2008 8:27:26 GMT -5
At 6:30 p.m., after three and a half hours of peering concentratedly (is that a word?) at a computer screen, trying to understand and answer questions from reading passages about joint mobility vs. joint stabilty, or what fraction of the area of the rectangle the triangle inside it is (with no dimensions provided) and correcting sentences that have several complicated subordinate clauses, and with only 30 minutes to look at the topic, think about my opinion, plan and write my response with specific examples and transition phrases, I might be able to write a bad essay. But again. I only need to pass. I don't need to win the Pulitzer. Though that would be nice....
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Post by booklady on Jul 31, 2008 8:29:57 GMT -5
Dear Joe,
In the ad above for "meet Jo and her ex and her admirers," is Jo naked?
Signed, TV Writers Are Getting Paid A Lot of Money For the Crap That's on TV While Real Writers Are Scrabbling To Pay Their Bills. What's Wrong With This Country?!
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Post by joew on Jul 31, 2008 10:38:33 GMT -5
Dear TWAGPALMFCTTWRWASTPTB. WWWTC?
I do not see this ad of which you speak. I see one which offers me an IQ test.
Joe
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Post by slb2 on Aug 6, 2008 1:23:11 GMT -5
Dear Joe,
I am the moderator of a List at yahoo.groups.com. It is a list only for graduates of my high school, class of 1981. A couple weeks ago a classmate died. She was 45 years old. When we were informed, the news was that she'd had a stroke.
I've sinced learned from several people that, in fact, she'd been drunk, vomited and then aspirated the vomit. I know, that sounds awful. It *is* awful!
My dilemna is do I come clean and tell the others in my class of what I know? My true, sincere reason for telling them is that I would want to warn others who might be struggling with a spouse or with their own self about alcoholism. (I do believe this class mate was an alcoholic, there are several good reasons for that suspicion.)
This person left behind two children-10 and 4 years old. I've even heard that her husband is an alcoholic. I feel an obligation to those children in the sense that we, as humans, need to care for one another.
What would you do or say?
signed,
sad
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Post by brutus on Aug 6, 2008 4:25:28 GMT -5
Dear Sad; First of all, please allow me to extend my sincerest condolences to you on the loss of a classmate. 45 years of age is much too young to pass away. However, to address your question: "Learning from several people" is heresay. Fully understanding the "several" part and its connotation of accuracy because of the number of folks who told you this doesn't take away from the heresay part. Based on that, you would be well justified to keep it to yourself. Also, if these folks told you about he actual cause of death, they will have told others, who've told others, and so on. So, I would say it's a safe bet that this tidbit of news will make its rounds in good time, saving you the agony of being the bearer of news. Mum's the word. Signed ~Joe~
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Post by joew on Aug 6, 2008 12:09:49 GMT -5
Also, I don't think telling people is likely to work. People already know of the dangers of alcoholism, and this further item is not likely to make a difference in the conduct of alcoholics or their families.
You are good to be concerned about the children. It seems that the people who told you that the father is also an alcoholic are closer to the situation than you are. You might suggest to them that they keep an eye on things and if the children seem to be in any trouble because of the father's alcoholism they should inform the proper child protection authorities. The people who truly know the situation are the ones who are in a position to judge if there is a problem for the children and how bad it is.
Joe
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