Today we researched together the reality of the movie, "Wild Hearts Cannot be Broken" the Disney Movie released in 1991.
The students always want to know if the story of the movie really happened. Disney films claims that this story really happened.
At both schools, my classroom is equipped with an LCD projector hooked up to the teacher station. Many teachers have their "nest" that they like to work in during their prep period. This makes it kind of difficult to ask them to get off their computer and leave their planning station so that my class may have the advantage of the projector and their computer. All of the computers are hooked up to the same storage set and server so there is not much that is different from one computer than another.. so they could move.
Today, one teacher was off to intakes and the other was not in her class. I talked the students about the tools that we have on the computer that may be used to find out information. I also talked about internet security and that people watch your key strokes at school, as well as your Utube. They even have access to your home email if you check it at school. That was a big revelation to some of my students.
So I showed the Sonora Webster Carver entries brought to us by Google. One of them was wikipedia. I told them that anyone can add to the articles in Wikipeda, not just experts. Other places may have more definitive knowledge.
One place.. the graveside memorials had an actual photo of Sonora. It also had an old photo of her jump with her horse. It listed the autobiography of her story.
It was a good chance to find out more about the movie. Sonora and her sister were not very happy about Disney's attempt to portray of their story.
Lots of work for the Friday tomorrow. Intakes and getting 3 weeks of work ready for a student that will not be in school for that time.
Hope you have a great Friday.. the 13th.
: ) pat
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Jana Seale in the Gatsby
On the NCL Star there is one amazing acoustic singer with her guitar.
The floor of the Gatsby has a piano and a number of nice soft chairs to listen. The people that need the bar are well taken care of here. She sings her songs piano bar style except with a guitar. She has an amazing range and has a complete notebook of wonderful songs that she can sing. The people listening to her would write a note with a song or two's title and she would crank it out with pleasure.
Somewhere along the line I missed the Leonard Cohen connection. Back when he was singing instead of talking he has a number of very well written verses. She was singing one of his more famous songs one time as we walked from one end of the ship to the other. One of the girls identified the original to me and I looked it up on the ITunes when we got home. Hallelujah. It was something else. I had to get more Leonard Cohen. Many of his songs are "story" songs.
Jana Seale comes from Vancover. She plays 7 nights a week on the ship. It must be a pretty tough life.. always rocking around and going from LA to Pureto Vallarta and back continually. This ship also goes North to Alaska in the Summer out of Seattle.
I am not sure that I could talk Sue into anther NCL trip.. at least for awhile.. she missed the "dress" up nights and the service you get from a predictable set of wait staff in the dinning room.
So.. Carnival is out.. you might as well go to Las Vegas.. which she considers the Hell Hole of the Western World. Although the best spa treatment was on this ship.
We enjoyed the indoor solerarium on the Royal Cab.. but the buffet was not good at all.. the girls still call any ship's buffet the Windjammer.
So this leaves the Princess lines.. she thinks they are the best. They were the first and of course we didn't know what to expect.. but it took her heart. So we are saving to go back to Alaska and bring our family with us.
Love to all of you!
Pat
The floor of the Gatsby has a piano and a number of nice soft chairs to listen. The people that need the bar are well taken care of here. She sings her songs piano bar style except with a guitar. She has an amazing range and has a complete notebook of wonderful songs that she can sing. The people listening to her would write a note with a song or two's title and she would crank it out with pleasure.
Somewhere along the line I missed the Leonard Cohen connection. Back when he was singing instead of talking he has a number of very well written verses. She was singing one of his more famous songs one time as we walked from one end of the ship to the other. One of the girls identified the original to me and I looked it up on the ITunes when we got home. Hallelujah. It was something else. I had to get more Leonard Cohen. Many of his songs are "story" songs.
Jana Seale comes from Vancover. She plays 7 nights a week on the ship. It must be a pretty tough life.. always rocking around and going from LA to Pureto Vallarta and back continually. This ship also goes North to Alaska in the Summer out of Seattle.
I am not sure that I could talk Sue into anther NCL trip.. at least for awhile.. she missed the "dress" up nights and the service you get from a predictable set of wait staff in the dinning room.
So.. Carnival is out.. you might as well go to Las Vegas.. which she considers the Hell Hole of the Western World. Although the best spa treatment was on this ship.
We enjoyed the indoor solerarium on the Royal Cab.. but the buffet was not good at all.. the girls still call any ship's buffet the Windjammer.
So this leaves the Princess lines.. she thinks they are the best. They were the first and of course we didn't know what to expect.. but it took her heart. So we are saving to go back to Alaska and bring our family with us.
Love to all of you!
Pat
Sunday, March 8, 2009
Hatchet Person
The Gospel of Saint Thomas (which I often quote) states: "everything you bring forth will save you….everything you do not bring forth will destroy you."
The essence of the current term called transparency. School districts have come to the conclusion that it is easier to bring forth rather than hide. After all its the school board's decision anyway.
I met our HR person in the grocery last night. She almost didn't want to say hello. She did and I asked her about her tough week. (The week of massive non election of new teachers). She said that it had taken its toll. I said that I felt for her. She said that there there was an article about the HR folks in companies that were having to do what she was doing. They are going to need some Post traumatic help. She said that she could relate to them. I told her that I would keep her in may thoughts. She said that she appreciated that.
So goes the life of what dad would call the hatchet man.
Pat
The essence of the current term called transparency. School districts have come to the conclusion that it is easier to bring forth rather than hide. After all its the school board's decision anyway.
I met our HR person in the grocery last night. She almost didn't want to say hello. She did and I asked her about her tough week. (The week of massive non election of new teachers). She said that it had taken its toll. I said that I felt for her. She said that there there was an article about the HR folks in companies that were having to do what she was doing. They are going to need some Post traumatic help. She said that she could relate to them. I told her that I would keep her in may thoughts. She said that she appreciated that.
So goes the life of what dad would call the hatchet man.
Pat
Saturday, March 7, 2009
On LIne Censorship!
I put up a group of photos from the harbor of Puerto Vallarta in Flickr.
My sister wrote a valid comment in Flickr that the one photo had too much of a phallic flavor to it.. and guess what? That photo is somehow not available on Flickr anymore.
Coincidence? I think not. Its amazing how a comment will automatically throw a photo off the viewfinder. As you know the comment was perfectly innocent and so was the photo. There really wasn't anything phallic about he photo at all.. it was just symbolic in her eyes.
Flickr is being very careful about what goes up.
I guess that if it takes that.. so be it..
: ) Pat
My sister wrote a valid comment in Flickr that the one photo had too much of a phallic flavor to it.. and guess what? That photo is somehow not available on Flickr anymore.
Coincidence? I think not. Its amazing how a comment will automatically throw a photo off the viewfinder. As you know the comment was perfectly innocent and so was the photo. There really wasn't anything phallic about he photo at all.. it was just symbolic in her eyes.
Flickr is being very careful about what goes up.
I guess that if it takes that.. so be it..
: ) Pat
The Chair is Fixed!
Stuff like this is ongoing so to expect that it will stay like this forever is foolish.. but the chair is fixed.
Sue was sort of leaning toward taking it up to Turlock to the repair guys.. it may still need to have the brake repaired..but the handle works and the hex nut is secure under the handle so that it won't move.
The first thing that I had to do was to remove a half a roll of tape that we used to get it through the cruise. By the way, that is a pretty handy thing to bring along.. a roll of electrical vinyl tape. It can me used for all sorts of things and the request for it at the desk with the American English learners could be problematic. So pack some on your next cruise!
It would also be good to pack a phillips head screwdriver in the bag for other kinds of emergencies.
: ) Pat
Sue was sort of leaning toward taking it up to Turlock to the repair guys.. it may still need to have the brake repaired..but the handle works and the hex nut is secure under the handle so that it won't move.
The first thing that I had to do was to remove a half a roll of tape that we used to get it through the cruise. By the way, that is a pretty handy thing to bring along.. a roll of electrical vinyl tape. It can me used for all sorts of things and the request for it at the desk with the American English learners could be problematic. So pack some on your next cruise!
It would also be good to pack a phillips head screwdriver in the bag for other kinds of emergencies.
: ) Pat
Clear Bright Saturday Morning
There was a little fog earlier this morning. That is a little unusual for this time of the year. Last week should have been warmer.. it wasn't. There is promise for today.
Grades are due this week. This is a major drawback to doing classes with my students. I have a feeling that as long as the grades are okay they really don't care whether they are A's B's or C's. In the long scheme of things it really dosen't matter. Most of my students are trying hard. They are so needy in so many ways academically. Motivation has to come from other areas than grades. Still grades are required to be turned in.
I have been working on a Puerto Vallarta cathedral photo. I have one that is vertical which is nearly perfect. It has tall palm trees in the front of the photo. The horizontal is somewhat problematic because it shows wires, has an idiot like me taking photos in front of it and has red and white radio towers. Careful editing and some sky cloning is in order.
Sue's chair is in total disarray. It started going bad on the ship and has continued to exhibit problems. The arm rest that controls the speed and direction of the power chair is coming off of its support. I need to go find some screws (again) and strengthen its attachment to the arm support. Sounds like a great Saturday project.
I hope that the bees find the weather to their liking. I have not seen any bees working on my trees this year. The pluots are through blooming and the peaches and apricots and hoping for a marvelously warm weekend.. and so am I.
: ) Pat
Grades are due this week. This is a major drawback to doing classes with my students. I have a feeling that as long as the grades are okay they really don't care whether they are A's B's or C's. In the long scheme of things it really dosen't matter. Most of my students are trying hard. They are so needy in so many ways academically. Motivation has to come from other areas than grades. Still grades are required to be turned in.
I have been working on a Puerto Vallarta cathedral photo. I have one that is vertical which is nearly perfect. It has tall palm trees in the front of the photo. The horizontal is somewhat problematic because it shows wires, has an idiot like me taking photos in front of it and has red and white radio towers. Careful editing and some sky cloning is in order.
Sue's chair is in total disarray. It started going bad on the ship and has continued to exhibit problems. The arm rest that controls the speed and direction of the power chair is coming off of its support. I need to go find some screws (again) and strengthen its attachment to the arm support. Sounds like a great Saturday project.
I hope that the bees find the weather to their liking. I have not seen any bees working on my trees this year. The pluots are through blooming and the peaches and apricots and hoping for a marvelously warm weekend.. and so am I.
: ) Pat
Friday, March 6, 2009
Mixed Bag
Today I started with 4 intakes at a junior high.
I explained the program and had a chance to ask questions of the speech and lang that serves one of the junior highs in town.
It was a great opportunity to see the students of next year and their parents.
When I returned to school, I taught my students about story boarding the movie, Wild Hearts cannot be Broken. We had a couple of multiple meaning words that worked themselves into the discussion. I explained the difference between a carnival and a county fair.
The story board is a form of a current "in" thing in education. The fancy name for these things is a visual graphic organizer.
The final period I was able to test a student that is doing well enough to be considered for exiting from the speech program at the high school.
All in all it was a pretty good day.
Check out the story board from my white board in the flickr postings. I just put it up this afternoon.
: ) Pat
I explained the program and had a chance to ask questions of the speech and lang that serves one of the junior highs in town.
It was a great opportunity to see the students of next year and their parents.
When I returned to school, I taught my students about story boarding the movie, Wild Hearts cannot be Broken. We had a couple of multiple meaning words that worked themselves into the discussion. I explained the difference between a carnival and a county fair.
The story board is a form of a current "in" thing in education. The fancy name for these things is a visual graphic organizer.
The final period I was able to test a student that is doing well enough to be considered for exiting from the speech program at the high school.
All in all it was a pretty good day.
Check out the story board from my white board in the flickr postings. I just put it up this afternoon.
: ) Pat
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