tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086764876629036045.comments2023-10-06T06:29:02.689-04:00A Bright CapeSkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10723733406348223879noreply@blogger.comBlogger2872125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086764876629036045.post-54461104243609248832023-06-10T15:37:08.124-04:002023-06-10T15:37:08.124-04:00I can imagine people taking 5-10k less, (even rati...I can imagine people taking 5-10k less, (even rationalizing it with "it's less likely the deal falls through, since these are "good"/"my sort" of people").. and since it can come down to 5-10k, that would matterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086764876629036045.post-64303895827129095522023-06-10T13:54:14.243-04:002023-06-10T13:54:14.243-04:00Do people really take $50k less because they want ...Do people really take $50k less because they want the right type of new owner in the house they are leaving?David Nicholsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04898167549516763505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086764876629036045.post-45858698811452898452023-04-27T20:02:43.085-04:002023-04-27T20:02:43.085-04:00glad you are back... hopefully updates to come - e...glad you are back... hopefully updates to come - enjoy reading about things. cheersAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086764876629036045.post-47283938931433884442022-03-13T23:44:49.879-04:002022-03-13T23:44:49.879-04:00It is.
DianaIt is. <br />DianaDiana Skrzydlohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15807939511767503991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086764876629036045.post-47586605372307003002022-03-13T17:35:38.733-04:002022-03-13T17:35:38.733-04:00I read today that a number of universities are mai...I read today that a number of universities are maintaining their mask and vaccination mandates. I know Western is one, but I don't know if Waterloo is.Naked Mannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086764876629036045.post-7267718690709321872021-12-22T07:28:39.542-05:002021-12-22T07:28:39.542-05:00I'm sorry about the loss of your kitty ... Tha...I'm sorry about the loss of your kitty ... Thank you for sharing about it, and so beautifully. Sending hugs to you and the family ... PaisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086764876629036045.post-1060306359854632282021-12-19T14:35:45.654-05:002021-12-19T14:35:45.654-05:00touching post ... can appreciate it. Always gets ...touching post ... can appreciate it. Always gets me thinking on the whole circle of life when a pet moves on. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086764876629036045.post-68650239989669618372021-09-23T11:25:19.000-04:002021-09-23T11:25:19.000-04:00..and again, you don't name the author! Given.....and again, you don't name the author! Given Richard J Evans some credit!Vienneauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09647759933462318708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086764876629036045.post-85248987870002168512021-09-20T17:00:31.466-04:002021-09-20T17:00:31.466-04:00There wasn't an explicit narrative by the auth...There wasn't an explicit narrative by the author, but he highlighted how thought evolved/changed through the period, which I felt provided a sense of narrative. At the beginning, peasants were peasants, but at the end, they were free. It definitely wasn't a smooth ride, and he did a good job of highlighting how the balance shifted back and forth as rebellions arose and succeeded or failed, and the resulting reaction as nearby monarchs relaxed restrictions or tightened them. Vienneauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09647759933462318708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086764876629036045.post-48509487014297485082021-09-08T15:22:57.214-04:002021-09-08T15:22:57.214-04:00If it was a read-aloud, how young could it go?If it was a read-aloud, how young could it go?E.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13405795272503420090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086764876629036045.post-85426830876271472612021-09-06T14:25:06.967-04:002021-09-06T14:25:06.967-04:00You keep leaving the author's name out of your...You keep leaving the author's name out of your reviews which seems...wrong? Proper attribution and all that. Vienneauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09647759933462318708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086764876629036045.post-66884087353145632272021-07-21T17:51:36.020-04:002021-07-21T17:51:36.020-04:00I've put a hold on it, but my suspicion is tha...I've put a hold on it, but my suspicion is that it will just tell me things I already know but that most people won't. If so, I will be sending accusing glares your way.<br /><br />If, on the other hand, it teaches me a bunch of new and interesting things that I can shock and awe others at parties with, then I'll be very grateful that you suggested it.Vienneauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09647759933462318708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086764876629036045.post-4113912489236330352021-06-20T22:24:43.631-04:002021-06-20T22:24:43.631-04:00I agree completely. Religion is being used too of...I agree completely. Religion is being used too often as a shield for assholish behaviour.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07684759638608939154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086764876629036045.post-9982535551339837542021-06-19T19:57:13.514-04:002021-06-19T19:57:13.514-04:00The City does have a noise enforcement group. The...The City does have a noise enforcement group. They're very busy, but there's a chance you could call and get a response, though weekends are sometimes trickier, depends on the shifts.<br /><br />I was excited going into this story, but then when you talked about how you don't want to go to jail but could probably smash and run, I realized that it was going to end peaceably, otherwise you wouldn't necessarily be bragging about it online. Try not to spoil the ending next time!<br /><br />I'm with you on this one and I'm glad you got to partially act the vengeful fantasies that enter my mind whenever someone is making ridiculous amounts of noise unnecessarily or at inappropriate times. Care to come by and menace the daily gas-powered leaf blowers in my neighbourhood?Vienneauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09647759933462318708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086764876629036045.post-47108296950422671642021-06-19T19:16:18.422-04:002021-06-19T19:16:18.422-04:00I have always ALWAYS despised the holier-than-thou...I have always ALWAYS despised the holier-than-thou crowd. My response on hearing it start would have been to call in a noise complaint. I am not much of a direct-confrontation person, but think I at least would have had your back in going after the speaker. I have no trouble with them doing their prayer crap on their own time, but this idea that they need to save me? River is that way, jump in. My only regret about living near the Watchtower is that I almost never see the Jehovah's Witnesses at my door to "have fun with". If they come around your area again with the loudspeaker, I am contributing to your legal defense fund.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07684759638608939154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086764876629036045.post-57691699384105490692021-05-10T00:08:11.967-04:002021-05-10T00:08:11.967-04:00https://wellnezzone.com/services/https://wellnezzone.com/services/Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13942247429715462868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086764876629036045.post-25643180965209098382021-04-16T22:00:18.812-04:002021-04-16T22:00:18.812-04:00I did this once with people who showed up at my do...I did this once with people who showed up at my door. Got into a bit of a theological discussion.<br /><br />They came back again for more talk. Possibly a third time.<br /><br />All through it, the "rookie" was doing all the talking, but eventually I either made such convincing points, or made them confidently enough, that the "leader" stepped in. They never showed up again.<br /><br />It was all in good fun for me - they certainly weren't going to convert me! And I'm pretty sure I wasn't going to convince them of anything. But why not enjoy a bit of mental exercise and see what happens.<br /><br />Good for you to confront it in a friendly way.Vienneauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09647759933462318708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086764876629036045.post-71356501134904404382021-04-14T15:07:55.759-04:002021-04-14T15:07:55.759-04:00Exactly! We must be related. Exactly! We must be related. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09520423631868075390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086764876629036045.post-41049878955977601522021-01-29T17:36:45.913-05:002021-01-29T17:36:45.913-05:00Following up on Robb's comment a)
I think tha...Following up on Robb's comment a)<br /><br />I think that how to answer these types of questions was one of the most important things I learned in High School.<br /><br />PounderAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086764876629036045.post-34647140244790885312021-01-28T23:43:07.093-05:002021-01-28T23:43:07.093-05:00We are having some similar issues with Naomi's...We are having some similar issues with Naomi's online school, though of course Grade 5 is different than high school. She struggles with perfectionism too, and has trouble starting if she doesn't know what the perfect answer should be. Stephen usually gives the advice that she should differentiate between:<br />- tasks that are actually interesting and inspiring (and put as much time and effort as she wants into those)<br />- tasks that she just has to do but doesn't care about (and put in the bare minimum effort to just git 'er done)<br />That has seemed to help a little.Diana Skrzydlohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15807939511767503991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086764876629036045.post-5548531940933019382021-01-28T23:03:34.088-05:002021-01-28T23:03:34.088-05:00a) It is a sad, but true, fact that you need to pr...a) It is a sad, but true, fact that you need to produce BS that someone else will love to succeed in a corporate environment, and that definitely has "worth". I've done some research - you can ignore this fact, but only at the detriment of your career. :p. Maybe practicing the skill of "Realize this is a BS question, and your goal isn't actually to answer it, but to fulfill the requirement quickly and then forget about it" is a useful skil, idk? But maybe I don't know because it isn't a thing taught in school or to me by my parents - I learned stories of fighting the system to do what is right - and boy, and bad for you career :p. Not to mention stressful. <br /><br />b) There must be some courses that teach actual things (Math? CS? Pick-a-science? History? English, even, at parts!) that, at worst, is still better than "we made up some stuff and now you should too!". Even if the subject matter isn't exciting, it cannot fail to feel more meaningful? <br /><br />c) It is also worth learning that many adults and experts - for example, the people who were paid to produce this course? - have no idea what they're doing, and should be actively ignored. If "Learning styles" or whatever is something that is worth learning, maybe there's a better source of material?<br />Robbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01439779836398621210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086764876629036045.post-2687343944382701402021-01-20T21:08:45.824-05:002021-01-20T21:08:45.824-05:00I totally appreciate this post!
"If only we...I totally appreciate this post! <br />"If only we had a learning system devoted to learning instead of a system devoted to producing marks!" - YES!!! 1000% YES!!!. Our schooling system has this horrible idea integrated into it that reporting progress should look like 'marks' and we should stick a number on it. We know, rigorously, that the most valuable tool for learning is descriptive feedback and we also know that marks have the effect of destroying the learning power of that feedback when they are put on something. Instead of kids looking at what they have to learn as a series of mastery tasks (master one skill then move to the next one), they are taught that as long as this 'number' is high then things are good. <br />As an educator, I think that marks are damaging, foolish, and counterproductive. But hey, things have always been done that way so that means that we should keep doing it right? Sadly, the ministry of ed will likely never have the political capital to change to a standards-based system and ditch the marks entirely. If only.....<br /><br />The GLS learning skills course has some big challenges. It's almost never a course that teachers have ownership over. No teacher is told "you're going to be teaching GLS for the next 10 years so you should invest in it and make it awesome!" It's often given to precariously employed people who will teach it once and then never again. Further, it doesn't fit easily into a 'teachable' category so you won't have a teacher that has a strong academic background in 'learking skills' the same way a teacher might have a strong background in Biology or Phys-Ed. It's also often used as a quick-n-easy credit for high school students who need to pick up a credit after completing a different credit early through a 'student success' initiative. Is there time to do an independent learning english credit? No? Then let's give them a GLS course because they'll get a credit and be able to finish it in time.<br /><br />Sadly, GLS courses have become FULL of pseudoscience. We'd talked breifly before about the 'Learning Styles' stuff being totally bogus. Here's a link to a really accessible video about the research behind learning styles that you should show to Elli. <br />https://ssec.si.edu/sending-learning-styles-out-style<br />It has an 'Exlpore the research' section that has some excellent suggestions but your best bet is stuff by Daniel Willingham. He's a jerk (I asked him a question once at a ResearchED conference... I'll tell you about it some time) but he's really a go-to-researcher in cognitive psych/ed stuff. <br />The link here has tons of good (and accessible) info: http://www.danielwillingham.com/learning-styles-faq.html<br />You can also watch a low-budget video of him discussing the ideas here:<br />https://www.youtube.com/watch/sIv9rz2NTUk<br />This article is another really good read: https://www.aft.org/ae/summer2018/willingham<br /><br />I've got a bunch of other articles that I can't post here so I'll email just in case you're interested:) If Elli has any other work for the GLS that she is allowed to self-direct, it might be fun to do something around how learning styles are bogus! That would actually be interesting and useful for the teacher to read;)Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06875171102441579969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086764876629036045.post-34142370009733394472020-11-16T21:36:37.838-05:002020-11-16T21:36:37.838-05:00Can you have some kind of signal for the really de...Can you have some kind of signal for the really deep "do not disturb" times? Don't laugh, but maybe an actual "thinking cap"? That way everyone would know not to disturb you while you're wearing the hat, and when you take it off you're fair game. I hear you about the relationship piece and wanting to be open to other people's thoughts, but it's totally valid to want and need focus time. I don't think there's any relationship damage from that sort of healthy boundary. Sarahttp://sweetcrunchyjewy.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086764876629036045.post-22407012505552529422020-11-13T23:47:02.544-05:002020-11-13T23:47:02.544-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17175772705689254228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086764876629036045.post-30330726314011639352020-11-12T22:32:11.526-05:002020-11-12T22:32:11.526-05:00I just noticed this comment now... so the reply is...I just noticed this comment now... so the reply is a bit late. I think you and I end up with a lot of similar struggles! I wish we had a bit more space to subdivide, but our unit is small and making subspaces just isn't feasible. I like the idea of numbering your needs like that - I wish it would work with my kid, but I don't think it will. She just isn't able to separate 'I want you to see this meme' and 'the house is on fire' effectively enough yet.Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10723733406348223879noreply@blogger.com