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Post by Bonobo on Oct 19, 2015 23:35:39 GMT 1
I am going to start a new thread called "Asking" - my evolution.
What do you think it is going to be about?
No hints now. Later.
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Post by jeanne on Oct 20, 2015 1:27:31 GMT 1
I think I will finally be given the opportunity to ask you how you acquired a farm...
...or it's about your interior struggle over the past couple of years which involved asking yourself all those questions we humans ask like, "who am I, what's my purpose in life, what should I be doing with my life, etc., etc.??" and how you answered those questions: "I should be a farmer."
fyi - we Americans call that above mentioned process a "mid-life crisis" if it happens at your age, as opposed to "teenage angst" when it happens in your teen years.
And, Bonobo, in case you can't tell, I'm being facetious here...I don't mean any harm...your loyal followers were worried about your well-being when you were absent from the forum.
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Post by Bonobo on Oct 20, 2015 19:04:14 GMT 1
1 I think I will finally be given the opportunity to ask you how you acquired a farm... 2 ...or it's about your interior struggle over the past couple of years which involved asking yourself all those questions we humans ask like, "who am I, what's my purpose in life, what should I be doing with my life, etc., etc.??" and how you answered those questions: "I should be a farmer." 3 fyi - we Americans call that above mentioned process a "mid-life crisis" if it happens at your age, as opposed to "teenage angst" when it happens in your teen years. 4 And, Bonobo, in case you can't tell, I'm being facetious here...I don't mean any harm...your loyal followers were worried about your well-being when you were absent from the forum. 1 Wrong. PS. I acquired the farm with the means of a certain amount of financial assets which I had been accumulating over years.  2 I had always known my destiny was to become a farmer as my first name means farmer in Latin. 3 Wrong. I have already lived through that period of my life and now I am a self- complacent guy who is aging with praise-worthy dignity.  4 Your facetiousness is greatly appreciated here, I suppose. That is one of the reasons I did my best to revive the forum. |
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Post by jeanne on Oct 20, 2015 19:18:58 GMT 1
1. Well, how about that?...a "gentleman farmer"! (...look that one up in your English dictionary!)  2. I see...it was fate! 3. I'm happy to be wrong on this count. We need more "self-complacent guys who are aging with praise-worthy dignity!" There are far too few! 4. Thanks, I think. |
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Post by jeanne on Oct 20, 2015 19:19:48 GMT 1
Oh, and how long do we have to wait before you start this new thread???
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Post by Bonobo on Oct 20, 2015 19:47:12 GMT 1
Oh, and how long do we have to wait before you start this new thread??? If I had a cloned twin, we could work on a few threads at the same time. However, my twin (I am Gemini) hasn`t been cloned and hence he isn`t able to work on his own. PS. BTW, asking means "orally testing students in class". Is it a correct expression? |
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Post by jeanne on Oct 20, 2015 22:07:13 GMT 1
Oh, and how long do we have to wait before you start this new thread??? If I had a cloned twin, we could work on a few threads at the same time. However, my twin (I am Gemini) hasn`t been cloned and hence he isn`t able to work on his own. PS. BTW, asking means "orally testing students in class". Is it a correct expression? The word "asking" generally means "to pose a question." I've never heard "asking" used with that particular and specific meaning. But please clarify...for you, does "asking" mean asking questions aloud (rather than passing out printed tests) and having students write down the answers; or does it mean asking an individual student a question and having them answer you orally (rather than writing the answer)? |
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Post by Bonobo on Oct 20, 2015 23:32:59 GMT 1
or does it mean asking an individual student a question and having them answer you orally (rather than writing the answer)? Yes, this one, used on generations of students, still in use but gradually passing away. |
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Post by jeanne on Oct 20, 2015 23:48:02 GMT 1
or does it mean asking an individual student a question and having them answer you orally (rather than writing the answer)? Yes, this one, used on generations of students, still in use but gradually passing away. My job was in the area of special education, and in recent years it became apparent to educators that this form of assessment worked well with many moderate learning disability students because of their often poor writing skills; so for that particular student population, the use of your "asking" is becoming more prevalent in some schools here in the US! |
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Post by Bonobo on Oct 21, 2015 21:06:15 GMT 1
Yes, this one, used on generations of students, still in use but gradually passing away. My job was in the area of special education, and in recent years it became apparent to educators that this form of assessment worked well with many moderate learning disability students because of their often poor writing skills; so for that particular student population, the use of your "asking" is becoming more prevalent in some schools here in the US! Is it "surprise asking" or "forewarned asking"? |
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Post by jeanne on Oct 21, 2015 22:07:00 GMT 1
Is it "surprise asking" or "forewarned asking"? Good question... for "tests," both special ed. students and regular ed. students are usually forewarned, no matter what method of administering the test is used. For "quizzes" (which carry less weight than tests, and usually assess the progress being made at various points along the path of a unit of study or course rather than assessing the students' grasp of larger segments of knowledge), sometimes they are "surprise asking", but here in the US they are referred to as the dreaded "pop quiz". In classes consisting of only special ed. students, the element of surprise is not usually employed, but if it is in a classroom where spec. ed. students are integrated with the regular ed.students, it could happen. Often, spec. ed. students have a provision written into their "Individualized Education Program" (IEP) allowing them to take tests and quizzes in a separate setting apart from the full classroom. |
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Post by Bonobo on Oct 21, 2015 22:27:53 GMT 1
Is it "surprise asking" or "forewarned asking"? Good question... for "tests," both special ed. students and regular ed. students are usually forewarned, no matter what method of administering the test is used. For "quizzes" (which carry less weight than tests, and usually assess the progress being made at various points along the path of a unit of study or course rather than assessing the students' grasp of larger segments of knowledge), sometimes they are "surprise asking", but here in the US they are referred to as the dreaded "pop quiz". In classes consisting of only special ed. students, the element of surprise is not usually employed, but if it is in a classroom where spec. ed. students are integrated with the regular ed.students, it could happen. Often, spec. ed. students have a provision written into their "Individualized Education Program" (IEP) allowing them to take tests and quizzes in a separate setting apart from the full classroom. Sounds quite complex procedures are employed. Thank you for clarifying, it is valuable information for me. PS. On a humorous note: I am glad US isn`t so backward in education as the popular myth suggests.... You know, AM elementary school kids who believe that Washington is still the Pres of US etc etc After all, 15 out of 20 top unis are American. |
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Post by jeanne on Oct 21, 2015 22:38:56 GMT 1
Because the US is so large and so diverse, the students here cover the entire spectrum...some indeed do think Washington is the president, but others are smart enough to be hacking into the president's computer!! (Not really, I'm exaggerating about the president's computer, but one high school student says he hacked into the email account of the director of the CIA!) nypost.com/2015/10/18/stoner-high-school-student-says-he-hacked-the-cia/My point is that we have all varying levels of ability in our students and generalities are not accurate!! |
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Post by Bonobo on Oct 21, 2015 23:01:37 GMT 1
My point is that we have all varying levels of ability in our students and generalities are not accurate!! Exactly. Stereotypes can be so harmful. |
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