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Great day in the park!
September 2013
Stopping for a quick photo op!
Group and quot;selfie and quot; while biking
August 2014
Group and quot;selfie and quot; while biking along a low-transit path
vélo dans central park
August 2014
très bonne organisation. Le meilleur moyen de visiter agréablement central park car trop de traffic dans Manhattan pour circuler en vélo
Outside Central Park
April 2014
Me about to start cycling around Central Park
Me and my bike in Cental Park
October 2013
Me and my excellent bike
Best bike ride experience ever in Central Park,NYC !!!
August 2013
November 2012
Max helped up set up our seats and gave us examples of things to ride to.
November 2012
All of the bikes were in good condition.
November 2012
The bikes they provided were awesome!! Loved the baskets - we put our jackets and purses in them.
November 2012
My friend Kate posing with our bikes.
November 2012
We had a blast riding through Central Park.
November 2012
The fall colors were beautiful biking through the park!
September 2012
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Be ready for doomsday, for pennies
Emergency preparedness isn't paranoid -- it's smart. Yard sales are a great place to start.
That's not paranoid. It's prudent.
You don't have to live in earthquake country or Tornado Alley to be affected. For example, about 175,000 Seattle-area residents lost power after a December 2006 windstorm. It took a week to get all the lights back on.
Have any idea how you'd stay fed, warm and clean if you lost power and water for a week in the winter? (Post continues after video.)
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security recommends having enough supplies to survive for at least three days after an emergency. Right now, while the coast is clear, is the time to go shopping.
Much of what Bedford listed is aimed at long-term survival. A few translate to short-term disasters: lanterns, camp stoves, sleeping bags, first-aid supplies and winter wear (if applicable to your region). To those I'd add:
- A bucket. Instant emergency toilet after an earthquake or other infrastructure-damaging event. At one recent yard sale I saw a bunch of jumbo-sized cat litter buckets offered for free.
- A saucepan and frying pan. A camp stove or open fire would soot up your prized Calphalon or Le Creuset pots. Look for a trashable pan or two; don't forget to check the "free" box.
- A flashlight. Aim for at least one per room. If you can't test it first, don't buy it; the bulb might be kaput.
- Playing cards. If the power's out, so is the video gaming system. But you can play Hearts or pinochle by lamplight or candlelight.
You can't predict hurricanes, ice storms, earthquakes or other disasters. What you can do is take even a few basic steps toward self-sufficiency. Do it frugally.
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Harlem in the Himalayas
Acoustic jazz concerts presented with the National Jazz Museum in Harlem.
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But by the end of the first half she was well on her way to scoring one of the biggest solo artist successes in a London concert hall for a long time. A concert which ended in standing ovations and two encores.
Joni Mitchell can have no secrets from the world, because her own life, feelings and impressions, the people and places she knows and feels for, are all in the songs that are as delicate as her looks.
I would describe her songs as "sad city" sounds, because most have the air of a city street in autumn with a few leaves being blown about. Most people in the songs are city people doing city things, whereas most singers of her ilk sing of pastoral, summery things.
Apart from her triumphs of Chelsea Morning, Both Sides Now, a rock-n-roll song They Paved Paradise And Put Up A Parking Lot, is destined to be a classic.
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The first BoostReview is focusing on Design for Life. It´s not about the design world. It´s about how we can shape and design our way of life.
Designboost envisions a holistic approach as a condition for sustainable design. To fulfil this vision we believe in upgrading design competence and boosting competitiveness by knowledge sharing. Our four inter-related platforms: BoostEvent, BoostMedia, BoostResource and BoostConcept can be further explored in our periodical table of design knowledge.
Let's face it! We are on the wrong track. In a world of global competition, financial crises, environmental pressures, rampant consumerism and rapid technological advancement, the business of fashion is changing quickly. We must learn to adapt, change the rules and play a better game.
We need to take a holistic responsibility, think in creative paths and develop more sustainable business models for the fashion industry of the future.
It's time to bring forward an improved DESIGN INTELLIGENCE with better solutions based on the awareness of important ethical, social and environmental issues.
It's a joint effort. We can all make a difference by sharing design knowledge.
Design Intelligence;FASHION is a full day of creative and knowledge-sharing experience. Lectures and networking.
Design Intelligence;FASHION takes place at the Tishmann Auditorium at 66 W 12 street, New York.
Introduction by Designboost: What is Design Intelligence; FASHION.
Welcome speech by Joel Towers
Hazel Clark, Ulrica Berglund, Eric Stubin
Energizing break
Marcus Bergman, Otto von Busch, Sarah Scaturro
Lunch break
Sabine Seymour, Emy Blixt, Martina Arfwidson
Energizing break
Rebecca Earley, Isabel Encinias, Timo Rissanen
Design Intelligence;FASHION is free for everybody. There are limited seats. It is on first come first served.
Here is a description of the speakers.
Joel Towers, Executive Dean of Parsons the New School for Design
Joel Towers became dean of Parsons in 2009. He came to Parsons in 2004 as an associate professor of Architecture and Sustainable Design, to lead the division's sustainability initiatives. In 2006, he became the inaugural director of the New School's Tishman Environment and Design Center and an associate provost for Environmental Studies. Before joining The New School, he taught in Columbia University's Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation. A practicing architect for the past two decades, he is a leader in the field of environmental research, drawing on disciplines ranging from design conceptualization to construction methodology to urban design. Joel received his Master of Architecture from Columbia University and his BS in Architecture from the University of Michigan.
Hazel Clark, Research Chair of Fashion at Parsons the New School for Design
Hazel Clark is Research Chair of Fashion at Parsons the New School for Design, New York, where she recently initiated the MA in Fashion Studies, and MA in Design Studies. She is a design historian and theorist with a specialist interest in fashion, textiles, and design and culture, identity and responsibility. Dr Clark has taught and undertaken research in the United States, Europe, Asia and Australia. Her books include The Cheongsam (2000), the co-edited Old Clothes, New Looks: Second Hand Fashion (2005), The Fabric of Cultures: Fashion, Identity, and Globalization (2009), Design Studies: A Reader (2009), and the forthcoming, co-authored, Fashion and Everyday Life: Britain and America, 1890-2010.
Ulrika Berglund - PhD Student, Centre for Fashion Studies at Stockholm University
Ulrika Berglund is a PhD student at the Centre for Fashion Studies, Stockholm University. Her thesis examines the development of the Swedish fashion industry in the years 1930 to 1960. Ulrika has ten years of experience as a strategic advisor and press contact for a variety of Swedish fashion brands. Her previous education includes a bachelor's degree in business administration and economics and fashions studies on a master level. In addition, she has a certificate in construction and design from the Academy of Cutting and Tailoring in Stockholm.
Gudrun Sjödén, designer and founder, Gudrun Sjödén
Gudrun Sjöden makes colorful clothes and home textiles in natural materials with a Scandinavian design sensibility. Garments are designed to be functional and versatile and mixed and matched to suit women of all ages, shapes and sizes. With a head office in Stockholm, Sweden, the company manages their own concept boutiques, catalogues and web shops to customers across the world. Known for their bright color and print combinations, with an artisinal craft appeal, Gudrun Sjöden produces timeless clothes with a long lifespan, and works with eco-jersey, minimized chemical use, chlorine-free paper and reduced packaging.
Eric Stubin, Chairman, Council for Textile Recycling
Eric Stubin, is the owner and CEO of America's oldest recycler of post consumer textile waste, Trans-Americas Textile Recycling Inc. The company recycles some 140,000 units of apparel and footwear daily in its facility located 25 minutes from New York City. Recently Mr. Stubin has taken on the role of chairing a national advocacy nonprofit organization, The Council for Textile Recycling. The CTR's mission is create more awareness about keeping what we wear - out of our landfills. The council will accomplish this goal through leveraging the combined resources of all stakeholders: brands, retailers, charities, government, recyclers, academics and consumers. This year with the addition of nationally prominent charities and one of the industry's largest apparel companies the CTR's goal of zero post consumer textile waste by 2037 is becoming synonymous with intelligent design.
Marcus Bergman, head of sustainability, Gina Tricot
Marcus Bergman is newly appointed Head of Sustainability at Gina Tricot, the fastest growing fashion chain in Northern Europe. Right now, he is directing change in the supply of raw materials as well as working at a new communicative platform for the brand's sustainability efforts. This brings about a nomadic existence with a suitcase half filled with suits and half filled with khaki trousers. Marcus Bergman is a frequent lecturer on sustainability issues in the fashion industry and a passionate believer in the transformative power of poetic design. His design heroes are William Morris, the Swedish furniture designer Carl Malmsten, Ralph Lauren and Charles and Ray Eames.
Otto von Busch, assistant professor in integrated design, Parsons the New School for Design.
Dr. Otto von Busch is an artist and fashion designer, teaching Integrated Design at Parsons the New School for Design. In his work he explores how fashion can be acting as a form of civic engagement, building community capabilities through collaborative craft and social activism. As a visiting research fellow at London College of Fashion he has organized projects inquiring how garment repair can be a tool for mending the social fabric of communities, and how hoodies can be probes for critical explorations of local neighbourhoods.
Sarah Scaturro, Conservator, Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Costume Institute
Sarah Scaturro is the Head of the Conservation Laboratory at The Costume Institute, Metropolitan Museum of Art. Formerly the Textile Conservator at the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution, she currently lectures in both FIT's Fashion and Textile Studies MA program and Parsons Fashion Studies MA program. She has curated several exhibitions including Principals of Design: Pratt Fashion Alumni and Ethics + Aesthetics = Sustainable Fashion, both held at Pratt Manhattan Gallery in New York City. Sarah's research, writings and lectures bring to the forefront questions regarding the materiality of fashion.
Sabine Seymour, Director Fashionable Technology Lab, Parsons the New School for Design
Dr. Sabine Seymour focuses on fashionable technology and the intertwining of aesthetics and function in design and technology. She is the Chief Creative Officer of her company Moondial, which develops fashionable wearables and consults on fashionable technology to companies worldwide. Dr. Seymour is Assistant Professor of Fashionable Technology at Parsons The New School for Design in New York and lectures worldwide at numerous institutions. She serves as a jury member and chair for many internationally renowned institutions and conferences. Her recent books 'Fashionable Technology' and 'Functional Aesthetics' have received excellent reviews.
Michael Bricker, chief innovator, People for Urban Progress.
Michael is the Co-Founder and Chief Innovator of People for Urban Progress, an Indianapolis-based non-profit and urban design do-tank. PUP is best know for salvaging and repurposing the RCA Dome roof fabric, the Superbowl XLVI fabric, and the Bush Stadium seats. Beyond PUP, Michael also works at a production designer in the film industry. His most recent credits include, The Bounceback, Computer Chess, and SXSW 2011 Grand Jury Prize Winner Natural Selection. Michael earned his Master in Architecture from the University of Texas at Austin, where he taught production design at the University of Texas Film Institute. He has also served as a Visiting Assistant Professor of Art at Wabash College.
Emy Blixt, designer and creative director, Swedish Hasbeens
Emy Blixt believes you can change the world if you combine a great product with a great message. "It's been done before and it can be done again". Before Swedish Hasbeens, she was teaching Swedish as a second language. She started a fashion company, having no previous experiences from the industry. The challenge from the start has been to make Better Shoes For A Better Life, in organic materials with new fashion designs using traditional production methods from the 70's.
Martina Arfwidson, owner and president, Face Stockholm
Martina Arfwidson was born in Stockholm in 1966. Raised as an only child, she was inspired by her mother's passion and determination, learning from a very young age that she could do anything she put her mind to. In the fall of 1989, she joined her mother in opening the first Face Stockholm shop in New York on The Upper West Side. Today Face Stockholm is recognized internationally; together with her Mother, Martina has been the proud recipient of many business awards including The Economic Woman of the Year and Entrepreneur of the Year from the Independent Cosmetic Manufacturers American Division. With an e-commerce website and stores in the USA, Sweden, Norway, Dubai and New Zealand, the brand has expanded to include an eyewear collection, amenities line and even a magazine.
Rebecca Earley, researcher, MISTRA Future Fashion
Rebecca Earley is Director of the Textile Futures Research Centre (TFRC) and is an award-winning designer and researcher at TED (Textiles Environment Design), at the University of the Arts London. She is known for both her unique printed textiles and her design-led research into sustainable textile design strategies. Her research seeks to develop innovative design strategies to reduce the environmental impact of textile production, consumption and disposal. TED's TEN helps individuals, small and medium enterprises, and large companies and corporations make more informed and innovative design decisions.
Isabel Encinias, consultant in creative direction, Urban Zen
Isabel Encinias has been designing jewelry for the great jewelry houses of Europe for the past 15 years. It was her experience as Design Director at John Hardy in Bali that brought her up close to the idea of sustainable design and preservation of culture. Directly following her experience in Bali, Encinias took on the Art Direction of JEM Jewelry Ethically Minded, a sustainable and ethical Paris-based jewelry house. Since October 2010, she has been the Creative Director of the Haiti Artisan Project with Urban Zen, working to create sustainable livelihoods through the preservation of culture in the artisan sector of Haiti.
Timo Rissanen, Assistant Professor of Fashion Design and Sustainability, Parsons the New School for Design.
Timo Rissanen is the Assistant Professor of Fashion Design and Sustainability at Parsons The New School for Design in New York. He is a Finnish fashion designer, whose creative practice is grounded in inquiry through cutting. His research centres on fashion and sustainability, with particular focus on zero-waste fashion design. He sees fashion as integral to the everyday experience of living; creating a fashion system that enriches humanity is a task for us all.
Design Intelligence;FASHION also gather 100 specially invited key players from the international fashion industry and its environs; designers, corporations, organizations, students, educators, journalists, executives, directors, editors, stylists and many more. Workshops, networking, social activities and lunches, cocktails, dinner featuring organic food from local Swedish chefs and purveyors and a fashion party.
Among the participants:
Ewa Björling, Minister for Trade, Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Annika Rembe, Director-General, Swedish Institute
David E. Van Zandt,President of the New School
Joel Towers, Executive Dean of Parsons the New School for Design
Niklas Arnegren, director of cultural affairs and public programs, Consulate General of Sweden in New York
Eric Stubin, owner and CEO, Trans-Americas Textile Recycling Inc
Hazel Clark, research chair of fashion, Parsons the New School for Design
Sarah Scaturro, head of the Conservation Laboratory at The Costume Institute, Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dr. Sabine Seymour, assistant professor in Fashionable Technology, Parsons The New School for Design
Michael Bricker, chief innovator, People for urban progress
Isabel Encinias, Consultant in Creative Direction, Urban Zen
Timo Rissanen, assistant professor of Fashion Design and Sustainability, Parsons The New School for Design
Rebecca Earley, Researcher, MISTRA Future Fashion
Kay Politowicz, Researcher, MISTRA Future Fashion
Richard Prime, Svensk Form
Kristina Rennerstedt, cultural counselor, Embassy of Sweden in Washington DC
Karin von Hedenberg, Culture Ministry of Sweden
Stephen Burks, founder and designer, Readymade projects
Francesco Missoni, designer, Readymade projects
Marcus Bergman, head of sustainability, Gina Tricot
Jennifer Minniti, chair, fashion, Pratt Institute
Emy Blixt, creative director, designer and founder, Swedish Hasbeens
Martina Arfwidson, owner and president, Face Stockholm
Rachel Wilkie, design director, BLK DNM
Gudrun Sjödén, designer and founder, Gudrun Sjödén
Jacob Brown, journalist, New York Times
Caroline Payson, Director of Education, Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum
Sarah S Freeman, Public Education Manager, Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum
Natalia Altewai, designer, Altewaisaome
Randa Saome, designer, Altewaisaome
Jeroen van den Eijnde, teacher + researcher, ArtEZ institute of the arts
Kate Black, founder, Magnifeco.com
Jenny Grettve, founder Jenny Grettve
Maxjenny, creative designer, Maxjenny
Ida Sjöstedt, designer and creative director, Ida Sjöstedt
Anna Angseryd, founder and designer, Patouf
Jenny Angseryd, Patouf
Ulrika Berglund, PhD Student, Centre for Fashion Studies at Stockholm University
Argot Murelius, NY Correspondent, Swedish Fashion Council
Yurika Dusart Nakazono, co-Founder and creative director, Terra New York
Otto von Busch, assistant professor in integrated design, Parsons the New School for Design
Sofia Hedström, investigating fashion journalist, Sofia Headstrong
Lars Andersson, designer, Lars Andersson
Maja Svensson, founder, Elsa and me
Johanna Björk, founder, Goodlifer.com
Ottil Säfwenberg, textile designer
Jonas Hallberg, chief creative officer/partner, Vitro
Andreas Fornell, architect, BozartFornell
Jaeuk Jung, experience designer & trend analyst
Fredrik Carlström, founder, C&CO
Tara St James, creative director, Study NY
Susannah Drake, founding principal, dlandstudio pllc
Ingrid Mida, collections coordinator, Ryerson University School of Fashion
swissmiss, founder, tattly + creativemornings
Despina Papadopoulous, founder, Studio 5050 & Principled Design
Anna Rabinowicz, founder and designer, RabLabs
Brian Guze, director - store design east, Starbucks coffee company
Carmen Artigas, Sustainable Fashion Designer, Consultant and Educator (Parsons and FIT)
Michael Bricker, chief innovator, People for urban progress
+Aziz, Senior Trend Analyst, FATHOM+HATCH
Roseanna Roberts, director of color trends, The Color Association of the United States
Kim Burgas, lead designer, PhotoShelter
Mikael Håkansson, CEO, Ugly Duckling
Hanna Belleus, PR manager, Bolon
John-Michael Ekeblad, chief creative officer, Daytime NYC
Peter Simonsson, creative director, The White Briefs
Monica Ekervik Hedman, PR manager, Gudrun Sjödén
Caroline Le Bongoat, strategic development officer, City of Malmö
Jenny Bergström, Project Manage, Swedish Institute
Karin Kärr, Project Manager, Swedish Institute
Nora Abousteit, Founder and CEO, Kollabora
Ellinor Stigle, fashion photographer
Daniel Oelker, SVP Communication & Branding, Hilding Anders International
Giana Pilar González, lead user experience architect, LBi New York
Teres Arvidsson, agent/brand consultant, Made by Scandinavians
Jennie Ma, fashion and beauty editor at The Knot
Halina Steiner, project manager/designer, dland studio
Helena Fredriksson, designer/owner, H Fredriksson
Tamara Albu, associate professor of Fashion at Parsons the New School for Design
Lucia Cuba, fashion designer and social researcher
Shan Liu, freelance media designer
Shannon Bell Price, assistant chairperson, Pratt Institute, School of Art & Design
Ninna Berger, textile artist, Restructional Clothing
Anna Blom, fashion journalist
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(A) not more than 5 percent of such grant, in the aggregate, for—
(B) the remainder of such grant to make grants under section 5654 of this title.
(2) An assurance that, and a detailed description of how, such grant will supplement, and not supplant State and local efforts to prevent juvenile delinquency.
(3) An assurance that such application was prepared after consultation with and participation by the State advisory group, community-based organizations, and organizations in the local juvenile justice system, that carry out programs, projects, or activities to prevent juvenile delinquency.
(4) An assurance that the State advisory group will be afforded the opportunity to review and comment on all grant applications submitted to the State agency.
(5) An assurance that each eligible entity described in section 5654 of this title that receives an initial grant under section 5654 of this title to carry out a project or activity shall also receive an assurance from the State that such entity will receive from the State, for the subsequent fiscal year to carry out such project or activity, a grant under such section in an amount that is proportional, based on such initial grant and on the amount of the grant received under section 5651 of this title by the State for such subsequent fiscal year, but that does not exceed the amount specified for such subsequent fiscal year in such application as approved by the State.
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Subject to paragraph (2), the Administrator shall approve an application, and amendments to such application submitted in subsequent fiscal years, that satisfy the requirements of subsection (a) of this section.
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The Administrator may not approve such application (including amendments to such application) for a fiscal year unless—
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Kean University to Host Past Pop: Robert Rauschenberg and James Rosenquist Graphics Art Exhibition
UNION, NJ - Kean University will exhibit the combined works of contemporary artists Robert Rauschenberg and James Rosenquist at the universitys CAS Art Gallery, located in the Center for Academic Success building, at 1000 Morris Avenue in Union, N.J. The show, Past Pop: Robert Rauschenberg and James Rosenquist Graphics, will run from March 26 to May 7, including an opening reception on Tuesday, March 31, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
The exhibition showcases 29 of the artists lithograph, intaglio, photo-silkscreen prints, and collage pieces created from 1965 through 1988 from multiple lenders, including The Whitney Museum of American Art, The Newark Museum, Montclair Art Museum, OHara Gallery, Prudential Insurance Company of America, Robert Rauschenberg Estate, University Limited Art Editions and Kean University.
"Robert Rauschenberg and James Rosenquist are both highly acclaimed contemporary artists associated first and foremost with the Pop Art movement of the 1960s," said Neil Tetkowski, director of the CAS gallery at Kean. "Although the work of both artists has appeared in numerous comprehensive exhibitions at the finest museums in the world, little attention has been paid to their graphic work," said Tetkowski. "In fact, this exhibition marks the first time prints have been exclusively the focus of an exhibition on Rauschenberg and Rosenquist."
The show evolved from a class project conceived by Dr. Lewis Kachur, a professor of art history in Keans Department of Fine Arts. Students examined 12 graphic works by Rauschenberg and Rosenquist that were donated to Kean University. The class visited several museum collections in the region in order to examine other graphic works by the two artists. The students met with print curators regarding the works and the organization of the exhibit.
In the catalog describing the prints in the Kean collection, Dr. Kachur wrote: "There was quite a bit of influence between the two artists (during the 1970s), including some use of common subject matter. Additionally, the works of both artists had a socially conscious dimension, and each lobbied for artists rights. Through the 1970s, both artists evolved beyond or past their association with Pop Art."
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Tool for deleting all records matched by a view?
Every once in a while I get bad data into our couchbase database. Usually, it's just a few records. When it happens, I create a dev view over the entire dataset that matches all affected records and then manually delete them through the UI. It's a bit tedious, but it works. However, I was wondering if someone already built a tool that could be given a view and then would automatically enumerate all matching records and delete them. If none exists, I might just build one and share it, but I'd rather not duplicate effort. Or maybe there is a better way to handle this?
I ended up creating my own scripts using NodeJS and cradle for the exact same problem. I haven't found a better way to handle this yet.
Below is the minimal code needed. A few things to keep in mind:
* You need to npm install requirejs and cradle
* Cradle is meant for couchdb so you're only talking to a single node not the cluster
* This code is written in coffeescript so you need to compile it first
Sorry I don't have a more complete answer for you but I hope it helps you
requirejs = require "requirejs" requirejs.config( nodeRequire: require baseUrl: "../lib" ) requirejs( [ "cradle" ], ( cradle ) -> console.log( "[WARNING] Deleting documents..." ) # Use with care! # connection = new( cradle.Connection )( "127.0.0.1", 8092 ) database = connection.database( "mydb" ) params = stale: false include_docs: true database.view( "mydesign/myview", params, ( error, results ) -> console.log( "Found #{results.total_rows} document(s)" ) if error console.error( "Failed to retrieve view", error ) process.exit() else for result in results doc = result.doc.meta console.log( "Removing doc #{doc.id}" ) database.remove( doc.id, doc.rev ) console.log( "Removed doc #{doc.id}" ) ) )
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I like the author's suggestion, but I'd take it a step further.
Make it a self-only aura (basically a hunter aspect), that increases all damage dealt by 9%, but reduces your passive energy regen by 10% (which is essentially what it does now). Costs 10 energy to start, and fades after 15 seconds of you not attacking.
I do not play a rogue, but i have some comments on that.
That idea is a good one, but doesn't really fit with blizzards philosophy for 51 point talents. That would be something you would just have, always and forever. 51 point talents are supposed to be something you work into a rotation, at least from a mage's perspective.
Living Bomb is a great 51 point talent. Due to haste and hot streak, it never, ever, ever works out that LB expires during a standard rotation, you have to decide when and where to cast it after it expires (waiting the .5 sec to cast, cast a fireblast, or another FFB, etc.).
Now mages rotations are far simpler (Scorch, FFB alot, keep LB up, Hot streak when it happens) than a rogues, but a self-aura just doesnt fit in with the philosophy of 51 point talents.
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DIY Garment Rack for Kids Clothes
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The lack of a closet in a nursery or child's bedroom shouldn't be a deal breaker. Sometimes the most simple solutions are best.
Rachel of Smile and Wave constructed this garment rack from wood for her daughter's vintage dress collection. Rather than storing children's clothing away behind closed doors and drawers, hang them out in the open as part of the room's decor. This little garment rack is also a great way to store dress up clothes and costumes.
For complete DIY directions, visit Smile and Wave.
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This is such a cute idea - I love it for dress-ups!!! We lacked closet space... but needed the floor space for our daughters dresses so we popped a shower rail behind the door and hung their dresses there (2nd photo down in this post)... http://www.se7en.org.za/2010/08/17/saturday-spot-se7ens-savvy-storage


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I am working on filling out my kindergartener's environmental form for next year's teacher, and I sent her current teacher a note looking for any suggestions.
You can't request a specific teacher but you can say in what type of environment your child would learn best.
This is what I quickly wrote to her:
"I am filling out Lilina's environmental form for next year and wondered if you had suggestions for it . …My main thing is she is social, happy child. She loves to learn and I don't want her beaten down. I think she needs some structure but is creative. And she needs lots of love…. Let me know what you think if you get the chance??"
So essentially I am looking for a teacher who loves to teach, is excited for her students to learn and loves her students. I don't think that's too much to ask.
Now Lilina is only going into the first grade but I think love is essential for all grades. Obviously you want a teacher who knows their subject but if all teachers come from a place of love isn't that best for the students?
I know that I love my university students. I want them to succeed, and I will do whatever I can to help them. I let them text me, email me and even call when they need help. My husband thinks I'm crazy but if they've tried to figure it out then I don't mind them calling for help.
If I see them struggling, I call meetings with them to discuss what's going on.
A few weeks back I sat with a student and went through every story she had turned in during the semester to help her understand that she was making the same writing mistakes over and over again.
I put notes on their work telling them how far they have come in their writing and how proud I am of them.
At the end of the semester, I feel like a mother bird launching them off into the world hoping I taught them everything they need to know to fly.
I want my kids' teachers to feel that same way. I want for them to worry and care that my children succeed and to give them love just like I do for my university students.
Does love matter in the classroom? Is it too much to ask from our teachers? Should they not be teaching if they don't love their students? What traits are you looking for in next year's teacher?
May 2nd, 2013
6:38 am
Depends on the kid.
My daughter has a friend that is already a no-nonsense go-getter in the 3rd Grade. She told her mom before last year that she didn't want a "hugger". She wanted a serious teacher.
May 2nd, 2013
7:07 am
When we moved from DeKalb County to Forsyth County 19 years ago my son was a first grader who he had been "beaten down" by both his kindergarten teacher (who was deaf and could not really communicate with 5 year olds), and by one of his first grade teachers who discriminated against him because he was one of only 5 white children in her classroom (yes, she was black, and yes, we could prove she was discriminating, which is why we moved in the middle of the year – by the way, she was a first year teacher and his 3rd teacher at that same school in the 5 months he was in the first grade in DeKalb).
When we moved we were introducing him to his new first grade teacher – he was about to lose it emotionally when the teacher took him in her arms and gave him a big 'ol hug. She was also a first year teacher but she knew what to do and when (touching a kid in DeKalb County would have gotten the teacher fired, but discrimination was OK). Needless to say, my son thrived in the new environment! The next year he had another first year teacher who was not nearly as good as the first grade teacher, but you roll with the punches.
So, all is well that ends well…
May 2nd, 2013
7:09 am
Also, do not know if she is still teaching (I kind of doubt it) but thank you Ms. Shaddy!!!!!
May 2nd, 2013
7:10 am
I have loved most every day of my teaching career and I am closing in on 30 years. I have also loved and cared for thousands of little children. My two have been lucky to have had loving and caring teachers and for that, our family is blessed.
Not all teachers love what they do and many are leaving the profession, to retire. This is due to all the things they enjoyed doing but now their hands are tied. Also due to the types of unruly children they are seeing and that there is not too much they can do with them. A sad situation for sure. I see them in Kindergarten and think they have a long road ahead of them!
Off topic but this is a Dad who truly loves his daughter and I wanted to share it today and thank those Dads out there who express love in tangible ways every day:
May 2nd, 2013
7:12 am
While I don't love most of my students, I APPRECIATE them, I ENJOY them, I ADVOCATE FOR AND WITH them.
May 2nd, 2013
7:21 am
"I am working on in filling out my kindergartener's…"
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May 2nd, 2013
7:27 am
It's odd, but what you sent the teacher is not what you explained as the intent. Why not send the teacher your exact wishes? You never say you want a teacher that loves their job, but that is your main objective.
Also, useing "beaten down" is a little much. No teacher will identify with this description. You could ask for unstuctured vs structured for example. Two little examples do how you may be setting yourself up,for failure.
May 2nd, 2013
7:28 am
Useing-using. Sorry for the typo
May 2nd, 2013
7:57 am
Uh, what world are you from? Teachers are paid to teach. They aren't paid enough to also love your children as well. The school system has overcrowded classes in order to save money, so love is pretty far down the road when taxes are concerned. A teacher who overly hugs children today is probably going to get arrested for molestation. A teacher who inevitably loves one child over another is going to get fired for discrimination.
Teachers who teach because they love their students have their own agendas and should think about leaving the paid profession and volunteering instead.
Teachers are paid to teach. They are paid to teach reading, writing and arithmetic, and other necessary academic disciplines. Love is nice, but they are paid to teach, and they are treated as employees. A teach who strongly loves her or his students but doesn't teach very well is a poor teacher, not a good one. An excellent teacher who does not involve themselves in the lives of their students is a better teacher.
Tax payers today hate overpaid teachers who unionize and demand facilities which help teaching. Teachers who love their students are not something that people necessarily want, unless it leads to lower pay and more administrative control.
May 2nd, 2013
8:05 am
I'm not quite sure I would have written "beaten down" either. What exactly does that mean (it conjures up images of a slave master beating his slave… I sure hope there aren't any teachers out there like that.)
Perhaps you should describe the teacher's qualities in terms like: encouraging & willing to embrace each child's differences. But then again, I can't imagine that any first grade teacher is going to be described as someone who isn't those things. Aren't those generally qualities that every parent wants their kid's first grade teacher to have? Are there teachers who would admit they don't possess those qualities?
By the way, do you think 30 years ago, any parent would request a "loving" teacher for their kid? It was definitely just the luck of the draw who you got!
And no where but the south have I ever gotten a hug from a teacher. TWG- do your kids' teachers hug them?
May 2nd, 2013
8:14 am
I honestly think there is a gap or difference between "loving" and "caring" — I highly doubt any of my teachers ever "loved" me but, yes, they cared deeply and wanted me to succeed. I certainly never cared if the teachers of my children ever "loved" them but I wanted teachers who cared enough to help where it was needed. I also think you can care "too much" as somewhat evidenced by allowing your students to contact you by any means so, in that regard, I agree with your husband.
May 2nd, 2013
9:07 am
Love is entirely too much to ask, however caring is spot on. Caring about student's learning. That's it. I teach more than 600 kids a week, sorry, but I can't love them, but I do advocate for them. Tried to this morning with my principal. I've literally been told to just stop caring so much. Do my job and go home to my family because I can't change anything. I didn't get into this for just a paycheck. I actually care about the kids I teach. I care about what I do. Caring is crucial, because when it's gone, you end up with a school like mine.
May 2nd, 2013
9:19 am
The advice that I got was to request a "nurturing" teacher for my child. My oldest does need lots of encouragement and a supportive, caring teacher. Thus the "nurturing" buzz-word. My youngest could handle someone a little more no-nonsense and brisk.
May 2nd, 2013
9:32 am
I think love might be the wrong word when applied to each child. However, a teacher should love their job and care about their students deeply. My oldest grandson had the perfect pre-K and kindergarten teachers, but his first grade teacher was just awful. She labeled him as a slow learner the first week of school. He is in 8th grade now and has made all A's and B's since getting out of that particular teacher's class room. In that instance, the teacher would probalby have been OK with much older kids, but she sure did not have the patience to deal with little ones. My grandson was not the only child who got this kind of treatment from that particular teacher. She had many complaints from other parents and moved on to the 5th grade the next year. Teaching is a hard, hard job and I don't expect every teacher to like every kid, but they should be as fair as they can be and should love thier jobs or they should not teach. Parents need to be fair to the teacher as well. Parents need to understand that some days are better than others for both the teacher and the child. If a pattern is established where the child is made to feell miserable everyday, then the parents need to take action.
May 2nd, 2013
10:05 am
TWG…perhaps you could say this: My daughter currently loves school and believes learning is so much fun. I am hopeful that she can keep that zeal all the way through her elementary school years as being excited about learning is very important to our family. Her creativity has drawn her to new concepts and ideas and she is an eager participant. A teacher who directs her enthusiasm and passion for learning would be a wonderful thing.
I have loved lots of little children. There are obviously some I did not care for but that comes with the mix and you take what you get. There are always children who break my heart and this is mostly due to the parents who are not IMHO caring for them properly.
May 2nd, 2013
10:23 am
Your husband may be on to something…
And thanks to the blog editors for allowing misspelled words to now be corrected…
May 2nd, 2013
10:27 am
MJG has written an excellent way to frame your request, Theresa.
May 2nd, 2013
10:54 am
The environment she will learn best in is your house with you homeschooling her – period. Stop begging the government to provide a learning environment that makes every parent happy – it can't and it won't ever try to. Even the schools acknowledge that the parents know best how their children should learn (thus the questionaire). Why can't parents figure that out and do the right thing?
May 2nd, 2013
11:22 am
@Once Again – Why can't people figure out that one answer to education is going to solve everyone's problem?
I wholeheartedly believe that kids don't always do best in a one-size-fits-all public education classroom, but to ONLY promote homeschooling is narrow-minded. Not every kid or parent is cut out to be homeschooled. I see the benefit for some kids and I have seen some kids lose a year doing nothing b/c neither they nor the parent really understood the effort it takes to successfully home school.
May 2nd, 2013
11:22 am
**isn't… there isn't one answer
May 2nd, 2013
11:30 am
@catlady…some days I am able to put thoughts into writing better than others…thanks!
Some days, I cannot even find the correct keys on the keyboard…haha!
May 2nd, 2013
11:47 am
"So essentially I am looking for a teacher who loves to teach, is excited for her students to learn and loves her students. I don't think that's too much to ask."
You don't think every parent wants that for their kid? You have to put that in a stupid letter to the teacher now?
This whole post and some of the comments illustrate one of the problems with our current educational system; many parents are more concerned with thoughts and feelings of their kids rather than their actual education.
A good teacher does not need to 'love' any student. They need to know how to teach them and be concerned about their comprehension.
Do you think the bus driver should 'love' your kid? Or is their driving ability of more concern?
Do you think a waiter should love you? Or is there efficiency at service more important?
I don't care if you 'love' me Theresa. I just want an interesting and intelligent post.
May 2nd, 2013
11:49 am
Amanda Bynes is going to kill herself if she doesn't get some help.
May 2nd, 2013
11:50 am
Aw, Grasshopper, go rub your legs together somewhere else!
May 2nd, 2013
11:56 am
Perhaps we should talk about the idea that a parent should have input into a child's subsequent teachers. In the past, in my area, parents were allowed to request a specific teacher. That did not work very well, and I believe it has been discontinued. Teachers are allowed to have input in so far as keeping troublemakers separated and grouping by achievement in some places.
I never asked for a special teacher for any of my children but one time. I knew (had taught with) a teacher whose interests would be stimulating for my younger daughter. I went to the principal and said, "I have never made a request in all these years but I am making one now." She was put in the class, and all I heard before school started was how I had ruined her life! She had been ripped from her group of friends and placed in a different "pod." Oh, the pain! The horror!
That lasted till the second day of school. Then she came home and said, "Okay. Now I understand why you wanted me in Mr. X's room." And, of course, it was wonderful.
May 2nd, 2013
12:09 pm
@once again – who's going to put food on the table if I quit my job to homeschool? Who's going to pay the bills, the mortgage, the car payments?
FYI – my kids are in their 20's, received a very nice government education, and have been to college. My oldest graduated college, and my two youngest are in college part time, and working full time jobs.
Not every has that ability….both hubby and I work full time now, and have worked full time jobs so we can enjoy our lives and give our kids what they needed. We've managed to save a good bit of money, but that would not have been possible had I quit my nice paying job, with excellent benefits (100% paid insurance for the entire family). Again, not everyone WANTS to homeschool their kids. I sure didn't.
And I think my kids are better off for being in public schools. They have learned how to handle/fight their own battles.
May 2nd, 2013
12:16 pm
Never had the desire to homeschool. I have taught thousands of teachers and children too.
My two also both went through public school. Son is getting his Doctorate next week and Daughter will be a Senior at UGA Terry. They learned a lot about working with different kinds of people and this skill has served them well.
@catlady, I too ONE TIME requested a teacher. My son had her in 3rd grade and then I asked for my daughter to have her. We are still in touch. What if a parent requests you and you do not want their child? I never dealt with it but it could happen!
May 2nd, 2013
12:44 pm
MJG, when I have been in schools big enough that there was more than one teacher in a grade, we just drew names to determine our new class. If there was a bad prior association, we asked to change. I can remember doing that once or twice in those 15 years.
I had a parent request to move her child from my room once. It wasn't me, it was that I was teaching the second from the top group and she wanted her child in the top group, the HoityToity group. Mom wanted daughter in with the in crowd. Did not hurt my feelings, but her daughter suffered as she was not up to the challenge of keeping up with the others, and therefore it did not have the social climbing boost mama wanted; perhaps it even worked to the child's detriment.
Every teacher my children have had has been a learning experience, whether that teacher is the one I would have picked or not. They needed exposure to lots of different kinds of people. Some I agreed with, and some I did not, but my children were not hothouse flowers that would wilt if they had a teacher whose mannerisms were not what they were used to.
May 2nd, 2013
2:48 pm
I agree with catlady. I have two children (one now in college and doing very well, other in middle school). I have found that childern need to learn that not every situation is ideal and that they can thrive and suceed even when things are not perfect. My children have each had teachers they have liked, some they have not liked at all and everything in between. However, life requires you to deal with people you like, don't like and everything in between. I'm not advocating allowing poor teachers to stay in the classroom, I am saying though that a child learning to cope in varying situations is actually good for them. I don't think for a second that either having all perfect teachers or my homeschooling them could ever have given them the skills to succeed like learning to just sometimes "deal with it'.
May 2nd, 2013
4:45 pm
Ok, so what I'm getting from this is you want your kids to have a teacher like you. Please try to take yourself out of the equation, step back, and look at your child's specific needs and traits and what environment best suits her. Don't make it about the teacher's lovey-doveyness — make it about the type of classroom environment the teacher provides. How much/what kind of structure works best for her? Does she do best with a lot of direction or is more free exploration time important? Is she stronger in certain areas than others (some teachers may be especially good at helping kids with specific weaknesses or nurturing interests in kids with certain strengths)? In what kind of environment does she seem to thrive?
Yes, asking for love or any other emotion is asking too much. Even asking for someone who loves teaching is too vague (every parent wants a teacher who has a passion for teaching – duh!). I've taught in the past, loved the work and the kids, but if I had a mom focusing on the importance of my loving her child that I haven't met yet and fears that her zest for learning will be beaten down if I don't love her enough, my first impression would be that that mom will likely be a major PITA.
May 2nd, 2013
5:27 pm
Respect first…then maybe love. You may hate me, but you will respect me.
All this touchy creampuff stuff going around the education and mommy blogs this week. You are here to learn and I am here to teach. Gain and earn respect in here..get love from your mommy.
I teach high school. I touch a kid, boom! Im gone.
May 2nd, 2013
6:15 pm
@ LeeH1 – I'm a taxpayer and I certainly don't think any teacher is overpaid. I can't imagine other taxpayers thinking elementary, middle or high school teachers are overpaid. I believe it is the general perception of the public that teachers have a difficult job and, compared to other professions, are underpaid. Who are these taxpayers that you are talking about?
May 2nd, 2013
6:24 pm
I think I understand exactly what Theresa means by "beaten down" – squashing the child's love of learning. And, I think the phase gives a vivid picture that teachers will understand. One of the problems currently with the school structure is that kids enter kindergarten and first grade with a love of learning and enthusiasm and they are "internally motivated" to learn; but the style and structure of their school environment slowly takes that away. Grades and other external performance measures replace internal motivators. And, other aspects of the school structure don't allow much room for creativity and exploration outside of "what's on the test".
If you can manage to "preserve" the enthusiasm and love of learning kids have to begin with and foster that, then they will be "well served" and "well prepared" for lifelong learning. To succeed throughout all stages of life, we need to enthusiastically tackle subjects as the need arises.
May 2nd, 2013
8:38 pm
Of course your child wants someone like you – so give them that. Homeschool. It is YOUR responsibility to educate them, not the government's. Justification after justification won't change the reality that children should be raised by their parents, not government bureaucrats, not private school teachers (but at least you have financial power in those decisions), and not the immature classmates they are forced to be around for 6-8 hours of the day. They need real guidance, and you can put down all the requests you want, but the government has stolen your money, won't give it back, and certainly won't give you a refund when your child gets a worthless education.
May 2nd, 2013
9:04 pm
"Love" is what good parents give their children.
"Fairness", "respect" and an "ability to share their knowledge of the subject" is what good teachers offer their students.
I understand :beaten down". It is a child who loves to read and wants to read everything she can find about animals. BUT, she has already read all the AR books on her level about animals and now MUST read about trucks and trains because they are all that are left on her AR level and reading above your level is NOT ALLOWED. So, she chooses not to read anymore. The system beat her down.
(And yes, I go to the public library and she checks out the books she wants to read, but she can't take AR tests on those. She MUST take AR tests on the books from school — whether they are interesting to her or not.)
May 2nd, 2013
9:08 pm
It puzzles me that some people believe that, just because you homeschool, your child is not learning how to work with different kinds of people or how to handle their own battles. What you are referring to is more of a "parenting philosophy" or a style of raising your child rather than the learning setting itself. One of the frequent complaints you hear about these days is that too many parents are stepping in to solve their child's troubles at school, rather than letting the child cope with it on their own. We see this type of helicopter parenting in the news just about every day. You can have both ends of this parenting spectrum within the public school or the homeschool community.
While there are certainly some homeschooling families whose children are more sheltered, there are many of us who are homeschooling because we like the "freedom" to explore the community and the world around us, as part of our learning, on a weekly or daily basis. We are not isolated from public school children and the "melting pot" that entails. My 8 year old spends more than a dozen hours a week with public and private schooled children, when you factor in all the extracurricular community activities and playground hours. We volunteer in the community every month where we are around people of all walks of life. My son also helps an elderly neighbor every day with a task and he handles this totally independently. Because we are not tied down with school homework, we spend a lot more time at our city playground where he seeks out whatever children happen to be there that day and sorts out problems that arise.
We are involved with a secular homeschool group (there are quite a few around Atlanta) and there are families that attend our weekly gatherings from all areas of metro Atlanta, many income levels, cultures, ethnicities, languages. Having gone through public school myself, I agree that you do get exposed to all types of people. However, I also see that, in recent years, fewer children are riding the school bus, recess has vanished or diminished, and there is very little "free time" during the school day in which kids can interact with others. I have nieces and nephews in high school in recent years, and, for the most part, they hang out with friends who are somewhat like them, with similar interests. The lacrosse students hang out with other lacrosse players, the cheerleaders with other cheerleaders, etc.
For the most part, in school, you are segregated into your peer group by "age" and sometimes academic ability. Occasionally, you may work on a project with children who are "different" from you. Depending on your style of homeschooling, your child may actually have a lot more exposure to a variety of people and situations. My son is exposed daily to people within a wide range of ages, from toddlers to 90 year olds and people who have wide interests and skills. He is being raised to be independent and to "deal with it". These things are not just the "province" of public school settings.
May 2nd, 2013
9:31 pm
Home schooled kids are weird; every one that I have ever known has been at least.
But if you read the rambling, incoherent and judgmental posts of their parents, you understand where they get it from.
May 2nd, 2013
10:22 pm
@ Grasshopper – I didn't judge anyone in my post. I expressed puzzlement that some people believe that a homeschooled child cannot be independent and are not exposed to a variety of people. If all the homeschooled children you know are weird, that says more about the company you keep or the "circles" you traverse. It's interesting that someone who describes another post as judgmental uses the terms weird, rambling and incoherent to describe others. I simply talked about our experience and how it compared to my public school experience. There is not a single sentence in my post critical of non homeschooled parents, other than that, sometimes, they do not understand what some homeschooled families are doing with their time.
May 2nd, 2013
10:57 pm
@ Grasshopper – If all homeschooled kids are weird, I guess we are in good company. To name a few, let's see – 14 U.S. presidents, 4 U.S. Supreme Court judges, the Wright Brothers, Albert Einstein, Irving Berlin, Frank Lloyd Wright, George Patton, William Blake, Claude Monet, C.S. Lewis, Mark Twain, Hans Christian Anderson, Alexander Graham Bell, John & Charles Wesley, Joseph Pulitzer, Andrew Carnegie, Pierre Curie, Booker T. Washington, Guglielmo Marconi, George Bernard Shaw, Louis Armstrong, Ansel Adams, John James Audubon, and the founders of Honda, Bank of America, McDonalds, Wendy's, KFC, and the New York Times, and hundred of other famous homeschoolers at the very top of their fields. All "weirdos", of course, according to Grasshopper.
May 2nd, 2013
11:10 pm
Seriously? Love? How about care, protect, and teach. You love your children, not your teachers.
May 2nd, 2013
11:34 pm
Ann, you are not the only one who preached the joys of home-schooling on this blog (there are plenty of judgmental posts preceding yours) and my post was certainly not all about you. I guess narcissism could be a trait of home schooling parents too.
Regarding your lovely list, I've never met any of those people but I would be willing to bet that many of them were weird kids. I'm not saying that weird kids can never be successful (there obviously have been) or grow out of their weirdness.
And considering the lack of public schools in the centuries that many of your examples lived in, home schooling was probably the only option for many of them. Just imagine the untold delights the founder of McDonalds could have dreamt up for us had he a formal education.
May 2nd, 2013
11:55 pm
@ Grasshopper – I'd like to know your definition of weirdness – does it mean "different from you"? I wonder what you were like as a kid. There are many paths in life and many paths to education, all with pros and cons. Taking a different path in life does not equal weirdness. My hope for my child, and any child, is that they can follow their unique true self or path in life. Most major employers say that the best future jobs will require innovative and creative thinkers. We will need problem solvers, people who can think "out of the box". That is the kind of person that will one day find a cure for cancer. Quite a few medical innovations have often been viewed as "wacky" or "weird" only to be accepted a few decades later by the mainstream.
Not sure what you mean by the "lack of public schools in the centuries …" Compulsory schooling was around in the U.S. as far back as the 1600's in the early colonies. There were tons of schools in the Northeastern U.S. Formal education and schooling was readily available during the time period of most everyone on the list I gave. In fact, the majority of the people on the list had access to both public and the very best private schools in their communities. They had options of homeschooling or formal schooling. Their stories and biographies are well documented, including their reasons for homeschooling.
I don't think you are being honest with the "narcissism" comment. Right after I wrote an earlier lengthy post, you immediately comment about the "rambling…. homeschooling…post" criticizing it. Then, when I respond to your comment, you actually say I'm being narcissistic to assume your comment was about my post. What a way to twist it around to keep criticizing homeschoolers.
May 3rd, 2013
7:56 am
Let's not forget, Klebold, Harris, and virtually all of the school shooters/killers of the past several decades have not only been schooled in government schools but have committed their crimes at government "gun free zone" schools. Everyone is an individual. Everyone needs to be treated as one. That is completely the opposite of the purpose of government schools, which were set up and are run in a fashion to diminish the individual qualities of each child and reinforce conformity and obedience.
Maybe the "wierdness" of these homeschooled children is more about their individuality and their lack of blind obedience and conformity than it is about them being aberrant or whatever is justifying the use of the term "wierd." Bottom line is that the future of our society will depend on the creative and innovative thinking of individuals and today that environment can only be fostered (though it certainly is not in every case) in the home situation or a creative and open private school circumstance.
May 3rd, 2013
7:57 am
Realized after I hit "post" that I had spelled the word weird incorrectly all through my post.
May 3rd, 2013
9:55 am
@ Once Again – You said very well my exact thoughts. What does it matter that a child is different, eccentric, quirky, or whatever label someone wants to assign to them? I am grateful that my Georgia Mom raised me to be independent, to think for myself, trust my instincts and to pursue my hobbies regardless of whether they were "typical" for a girl in the 60's and 70's. If I were a teacher, I would love to have some of these kids in my class.
What a boring world it would be if everyone had to conform to be like everyone else. There is so much conformity being pushed (through marketing and other ways) at kids these days. Just go into the girls' clothing section or the toy area to see how much stuff is "pink" and "princess themed".
Can't we celebrate kids' unique contributions? So many founders of companies achieved their goals and success because they were not "conformists", whether it was a different early "schooling" path or a different post high school path (that did not involve the typical college route). They had new ideas, a vision and carved their own way in life. Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Richard Branson are a few recent ones that immediately come to mind.
May 3rd, 2013
10:59 am
Ann, my definition of weird is the common one; strange acting and somewhat anti-social. That's how I describe the ones I've known.
I'll cede your point about public education availablity. Perhaps I spoke out of turn on a subject that I am really not familiar with. I was relating to the difficulties my Depression-era parents had to overcome to receive educations in the rural South and Midwest.
Sorry, but I do think that some posts on the home-schooling subject are rambling.
And some are judgmental; Once Again and Homeschool are perfect examples of that.
May 3rd, 2013
11:13 am
'Homeschool' should have been 'Obvious' above.
May 3rd, 2013
4:30 pm
@ Grasshopper – Maybe one day you will meet a child like my son, then, who is way more social than either of his parents (products of public schools in the South and Northeast). My son has a very, outgoing, positive personality and is well-liked by his friends and sports teammates and activity classmates, which include kids from all kinds of school settings. He makes new friends easily at the playground, as he is always recruiting kids to play.
I have found that in most of his activities at the city rec dept., there are usually at least 2 to 4 homeschoolers in any group of 15 or 20 kids. If a stranger walked up and observed the social interactions at these activities, I swear they would not be able to pick out which ones were homeschooled and which ones are not. The kids in our neighborhood mix well and play together weekly.
Of course, there are some anti-social kids among homeschoolers, just as there are plenty in public and private schools, too. I recall quite a few from my school days. Whether you are social or not is often a factor of your personality. I think that in past decades and in some rural areas, homeschoolers may have been more isolated; in the Metro Atlanta area, many are highly involved in various social groups and community activities. Several teenagers in our area volunteer as tour guides at the historic houses, which certainly require social skills.
I have found that sometimes when I notice a homeschooled child who is less social that frequently it is due to the child having a disability. The other blog topic for today about the kids who spent 2 hours praying in the coach's office certainly demonstrates there are kids who are "different" within the school setting, too.
May 4th, 2013
11:11 am
I think nurturing is a better word than "love".
I'm pretty sure I totally messed up my daughter's form. She has dyslexia and is in the gifted program so I have a bit of a catch 22. I was trying to say that I wanted someone with alot of patience because I didn't want her to be labeled a "slow learner" but at the same time I want a teacher that will challenge her in the way that a highly intelligent child should be challenged… but understand that she may have right answers that are spelled completely wrong or amazing stories with equally amazing bad grammer. In the end, I think I mostly babbled trying to explain the dichotomy of my my dyslexic gifted learner. I'm crossing my fingers and hoping for the best!
May 4th, 2013
10:30 pm
You can't demand love. And while you hope that you have a teacher who loves their job, I don't think it's necessary for a teacher to "love" a child in their care. Given a choice between a well-meaning teacher who "loved" my child but can't manage a classroom long enough to get information across or a teacher whose caring came out in trying to find the best way to get my child excited about learning — guess which one I pick?
A teacher doesn't have to "love" my child — that's what their family is for. What I want out of a teacher is a passion for teaching, for bringing out the best in a child, and a genuine enthusiasm for their subject. The ability to connect with their students doesn't require love. I didn't expect my kids to "love" every teacher, and I sure didn't expect all the teachers to love my kids.


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Coach Thomas is entering his 33rd year at the helm of Keene State's highly successful cross country and track programs (NCAA Div. III Runners-ups 1999, 2000 Cross Country). His athletes have earned 165 All-America honors and 20 NCAA Individual Championships. He has been New England Coach of the Year ten times.
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Gary Gardner - UMass Lowell Head Coach
Maggie Fitter - West Texas A&M Assistant Coach
Josh Ferenc - USA World Mountain Racing Team
The rest of the camp staff will consist of other college and high school coaches and collegiate runners, including several Keene State All Americans.
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7:00 - Wake up
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