. Ever wonder why buffalo wings are called “buffalo wings”? I have. I mean, seriously, lets think about this: [1] buffalos don’t have wings and if they did, the wings wouldn’t be that small. And [2] if we called them “chicken wings,” we’d only be half correct because “wings” are 50% wings and 50% legs.OK, so what’s the deal?! The
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Do you know how a baby Praying Mantis is born? Neither did I until just recently… While camping on Maui, I noticed a cocoon on my rental car antenna. I didn’t think much of it until one night I witnessed it coming alive! At first, it had small webs and small little creatures coming from the bottom. Soon, it
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There is a difference between being overworked and working over time. Teachers don’t mind working over time if it’s for a good reason [making great lessons, activities, etc], but when a teacher is overworked, that is completely different and that is when teachers start to get irritated. Teachers that are overworked are basically just doing “busy work” because administration needs
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“Grading for Learning” is a relatively new up-and-coming educational philosophy in the United States. The basic philosophy is to only grade students on what they know. Do not give grades for anything unless it is an assessment [a measure of what they know]. Some schools have been following the philosophy for a few years while most schools are just now
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…a small town that starts to boom. Let’s name this thriving town “Ruinam”. Construction starts all over Ruinam for quick results of a city, but with no civil engineering. Soon, there’s poorly planned buildings and public transportation, confusing streets, traffic congestion, etc. which then results in accidents, angry people, poor quality of life due to irritability, etc… So what can
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Summer of 2010, I backpacked alone through parts of Europe. I never thought about how I would communicate with people because, well, it was never a problem before… and it wasn’t a problem then… That is until I met people whose native language was my own! What?!! How does that make sense?!! Out of all the countries I traveled through
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