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Post by Bonobo on May 10, 2011 21:24:03 GMT 1
You have seen the photos from the trip to Warsaw. You know what students from smaller cities, towns, villages do and see in the capital of Poland.
Can you tell us what do American students from provincial America do and see when they go on a trip to the capital or any other big city nearby? E.g., do they take a ride by subway?
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Post by jeanne on May 11, 2011 22:38:09 GMT 1
You have seen the photos from the trip to Warsaw. You know what students from smaller cities, towns, villages do and see in the capital of Poland. Can you tell us what do American students from provincial America do and see when they go on a trip to the capital or any other big city nearby? E.g., do they take a ride by subway? When our students visit Washington, DC they go to all the historic monuments and memorials: Washington Monument, Jefferson Memorial, Lincoln Memorial, Viet Nam Wall, Arlington National Cemetery. They also go to museums, such as the Smithsonian Institute. They also visit the Capitol Building and the White House. There are others there that I may be forgetting... In New York City, they visit the Statue of Liberty, the Empire State Building, the site of the twin World Trade Towers, many museums, possibly the U.N. Building, possibly they also may take in a Broadway Show. In Boston, students walk the "Freedom Trail" with sites related to the Revolutionary War; they visit the State Capitol and "Old Ironsides" (oldest commissioned US Navy ship). The subways in these cities may or may not be utilized. It's kind of hard to keep track of all the kids once they hit the subways, and in some areas subway stations may be somewhat dangerous and chaperones may not want to deal with that. Why do you ask? Are you planning on bringing your students here on a field trip??? ;D ;D ;D |
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Post by Bonobo on May 12, 2011 18:03:29 GMT 1
When our students visit Washington, DC they go to all the historic monuments and memorials: Washington Monument, Jefferson Memorial, Lincoln Memorial, Viet Nam Wall, Arlington National Cemetery. They also go to museums, such as the Smithsonian Institute. They also visit the Capitol Building and the White House. There are others there that I may be forgetting... In New York City, they visit the Statue of Liberty, the Empire State Building, the site of the twin World Trade Towers, many museums, possibly the U.N. Building, possibly they also may take in a Broadway Show. In Boston, students walk the "Freedom Trail" with sites related to the Revolutionary War; they visit the State Capitol and "Old Ironsides" (oldest commissioned US Navy ship). I see. It is more or less the same as in Poland. Patriotism rules! ;D ;D ;D ;D Yes, I didn`t think about it. Crime, drugs, sex, rock and roll in American subway stations might have a corruptive influence on Polish kids. ;D ;D ;D I see. Nope. Field trips are boring. We will go on an urban trip. ;D ;D ;D |
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Post by Bonobo on May 28, 2011 22:51:52 GMT 1
Since my daughter married her Vermont farmer, Are they congruous? Your daughter, as a kid of a teacher, is probably well-brought up, well-read, well-mannered, well-spoken. Is the farmer a good match for her? |
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Post by jeanne on May 29, 2011 12:34:57 GMT 1
Since my daughter married her Vermont farmer, Are they congruous? Your daughter, as a kid of a teacher, is probably well-brought up, well-read, well-mannered, well-spoken. Is the farmer a good match for her? Indeed, they are a perfect match. Her husband is also the child of a teacher (his mother) and an educated father. My son-in-law attended and graduated from a well-respected and reputable college (the same one my oldest daughter, not the daughter he married, attended). He is as you say, well-brought up, well-mannered, well-read and well-spoken. He is both a very thoughtful and deeply spiritual young man. Both he and my daughter made the conscious and deliberate decision to return to his family's roots of farming for noble reasons: they feel it is a service to mankind to educate society about the need to return to whole, unprocessed, and nutritious food, to make such food available to people, and to live from the land which God has provided in a responsible and sustainable way. There is quite a strong movement among the youth of today which supports and lives out this philosophy of life. I support them wholeheartedly, admire their idealism, and am very proud of them. I hope they can succeed in their dreams, as it is a very difficult life-style! I try to do all I can to offer them my love and support. |
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Post by valpomike on May 29, 2011 13:41:57 GMT 1
See don't ever put down farmers, where would we be without them.
Mike
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Post by jeanne on May 29, 2011 13:54:05 GMT 1
See don't ever put down farmers, where would we be without them. Mike Thanks, Mike, you are right! No farms, no food! |
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Post by Bonobo on May 29, 2011 22:21:12 GMT 1
Indeed, they are a perfect match. Both he and my daughter made the conscious and deliberate decision to return to his family's roots of farming for noble reasons: they feel it is a service to mankind to educate society about the need to return to whole, unprocessed, and nutritious food, to make such food available to people, and to live from the land which God has provided in a responsible and sustainable way. There is quite a strong movement among the youth of today which supports and lives out this philosophy of life. I support them wholeheartedly, admire their idealism, and am very proud of them. I hope they can succeed in their dreams, as it is a very difficult life-style! I try to do all I can to offer them my love and support. I expected such an answer and I wasn`t disappointed. It is really encouraging to know that there are still such people who disapprove of the rat race. It means there is hope for mankind. Thank you, jeanne, for giving us this hope. |
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Post by jeanne on May 30, 2011 3:01:47 GMT 1
It is really encouraging to know that there are still such people who disapprove of the rat race. Yes, and you bring up another point that I failed to mention...the lifestyle they want for their children is one where their father is available to them during the day should the need arise, where they can be part of a supportive community of people helping each other out when in need, where many neighbors know them and care about them, and where they can grow up in a clean, safe and natural environment...not to mention many loving relatives living nearby and providing a nurturing support system for the whole family. |
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Post by Bonobo on Jun 4, 2011 22:43:19 GMT 1
It is really encouraging to know that there are still such people who disapprove of the rat race. Yes, and you bring up another point that I failed to mention...the lifestyle they want for their children is one where their father is available to them during the day should the need arise, where they can be part of a supportive community of people helping each other out when in need, where many neighbors know them and care about them, and where they can grow up in a clean, safe and natural environment...not to mention many loving relatives living nearby and providing a nurturing support system for the whole family. Is it Heaven, Eden or only Paradise? |
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Post by jeanne on Jun 4, 2011 23:00:58 GMT 1
Yes, and you bring up another point that I failed to mention...the lifestyle they want for their children is one where their father is available to them during the day should the need arise, where they can be part of a supportive community of people helping each other out when in need, where many neighbors know them and care about them, and where they can grow up in a clean, safe and natural environment...not to mention many loving relatives living nearby and providing a nurturing support system for the whole family. Is it Heaven, Eden or only Paradise? It's none of the above. Fortunately, with the farming lifestyle they do have these desirable factors in their lives, HOWEVER, in between the lines, what is not spelled out in my description, is all the back-breaking work, long hours, and sometimes isolation of farm life that goes along with those above-mentioned positive lifestyle conditions. |
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Post by Bonobo on Jun 14, 2011 13:34:25 GMT 1
What do you think about Mleczko`s cartoons in another thread? Aren`t they too explicit for you?
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Post by jeanne on Jun 15, 2011 23:41:15 GMT 1
What do you think about Mleczko`s cartoons in another thread? Aren`t they too explicit for you? If you want an answer to your question, you have to direct me to the thread...I'm way too lazy to search for it and I don't have the time it takes my computer to get me there.  |
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Post by Bonobo on Jun 17, 2011 13:06:59 GMT 1
What do you think about Mleczko`s cartoons in another thread? Aren`t they too explicit for you? If you want an answer to your question, you have to direct me to the thread...I'm way too lazy to search for it and I don't have the time it takes my computer to get me there. Unfortunately, many pics don`t load due to changes in online newspaper`s policy. |
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Post by jeanne on Jun 17, 2011 23:28:34 GMT 1
Unfortunately, many pics don`t load due to changes in online newspaper`s policy. This is the case, many didn't load, but some of what I saw I thought was clever and funny and some just appeared vulgar...and I think one has to be a Polish citizen to appreciate a lot of them...the humor was lost on me. |
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Post by Bonobo on Nov 1, 2011 8:29:07 GMT 1
I have just read the news about classes 4 days a week in 292 out of 15.000 American school districts. And the number is rising. What do you think? Trule, it will have detrimental effect on the general level of education. Or won`t because devoted teachers will try to make up for the loss of one day?  |
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Post by jeanne on Nov 6, 2011 13:45:16 GMT 1
I have just read the news about classes 4 days a week in 292 out of 15.000 American school districts. And the number is rising. What do you think? Trule, it will have detrimental effect on the general level of education. Or won`t because devoted teachers will try to make up for the loss of one day? From what I understand (and I may be mistaken), the four days that school is in session are longer than the days with the 5-day week, so there will be the same education time. I'm of two minds about it...sometimes I think it's good for both teachers and students to have that extra day of "down" time for rejuvenation, but it would wreak havoc with the the work schedule of most parents, so I can see a lot of opposition coming from them. On the other hand, the U.S. lags behind many nations in test results, so maybe they should be working every day to improve quality. If school systems are serious about bettering the quality of education, they would think about having students attend year-round. Don't get me wrong, I love my summer vacation, but many students lose over the summer much of what they learned the previous year. |
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Post by tufta on Nov 6, 2011 20:45:21 GMT 1
Jeanne, something you will like, birds on-line karmnik.tv/ |
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Post by jeanne on Nov 6, 2011 23:02:58 GMT 1
Jeanne, something you will like, birds on-line karmnik.tv/Thanks, Tufta...I will like that! It was nighttime when I took a look at it, but I'll definitely check in during the day! I also want to find a good stork nest site for next spring. I couldn't get the one I used to visit to work this year and all the instructions were in Polish, so I was kind of lost and frustrated. I have a couple of German stork sites, but I want a POLISH one! |
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Post by Bonobo on Jun 28, 2012 18:26:38 GMT 1
How is it in Am schools?
I can spend so much time in the forum in the morning as I practically stopped teaching. Students aren`t coming to school anymore (with full parents` approval) although the school year officially finishes tomorrow (and they are going to come to get their certificates).
But, one week before the end, there is so called classification conference during which students` final grades are approved of, registered and cannot be changed. So, students feel free to do what they want.
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Post by jeanne on Jun 28, 2012 22:30:58 GMT 1
How is it in Am schools? I can spend so much time in the forum in the morning as I practically stopped teaching. Students aren`t coming to school anymore (with full parents` approval) although the school year officially finishes tomorrow (and they are going to come to get their certificates). But, one week before the end, there is so called classification conference during which students` final grades are approved of, registered and cannot be changed. So, students feel free to do what they want. Yikes, I can't believe your school is still in session! Our last day was June 14th. Of course my elementary level students are a different case than your high school students. Our students (except maybe the 5th graders who have a "Moving On" graduation-type ceremony the day before the last day because they are moving on to middle school) come right up to the last day. I'm sure on the high school level that is not true. Once final exams are over the high school kids don't come...they figure what's the point?? |
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Post by Bonobo on Jun 29, 2012 10:18:36 GMT 1
Yikes, I can't believe your school is still in session! Our last day was June 14th. Of course my elementary level students are a different case than your high school students. Our students (except maybe the 5th graders who have a "Moving On" graduation-type ceremony the day before the last day because they are moving on to middle school) come right up to the last day. I'm sure on the high school level that is not true. Once final exams are over the high school kids don't come...they figure what's the point?? Normally, we finish around 20 June, this year it has been delayed for a week. As for younger students here, they also go till last moment. |
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Post by jeanne on Jun 29, 2012 11:16:26 GMT 1
Normally, we finish around 20 June, this year it has been delayed for a week. As for younger students here, they also go till last moment. We actually usually finish around June 20th also, but we had such a mild winter this year that we had NO snow days and thus finished early. Plus the past 3 years or so we have started back in late August instead of early Sept.... something I wasn't happy about...But this coming year we are once again starting in Sept. and so next June we will not have this early ending date. |
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