10/14/09
5/10/09
Counted posts and this is the last one!
Mrs. White:
Well this is it.....though I will still look at facebook. Hope your day is groovy! Heading to Lexington to meet up with Andrew....and start the process of packing up his apartment...we have 2 weeks so we will be doing a little at a time. Then off to my art studio...I have a show in July and I need to start painting. Thanks for everything see you next week.
Well this is it.....though I will still look at facebook. Hope your day is groovy! Heading to Lexington to meet up with Andrew....and start the process of packing up his apartment...we have 2 weeks so we will be doing a little at a time. Then off to my art studio...I have a show in July and I need to start painting. Thanks for everything see you next week.
5/9/09
Still Here!
I'm still here...Oh no.....I think I have to post 2 more times so I guess I will say "How is the grading going Mrs. White." Megan and I are getting ready for bed, she is so excited that I get to open the present she made me in the morning. She is funny....she keeps checking the table in the foyer to make sure it is still there. I wonder what it is!
I guess I will let you knowin the morning. Don't stay up to late and Happy Mother's Day!
I guess I will let you knowin the morning. Don't stay up to late and Happy Mother's Day!
THE END
The blog is getting pretty bare and it looks like it will end on Monday so this will probably be my last post. I really enjoyed the class this semester and am glad that I have been able to experience things such as the BTC and having the experience of all the new people. I always love meeting new people and learning new techniques that will be able to be used later in my career. This was my first blog and it was a good experience, I am usually shy and not as outgoing as I would like to be in class, so the blog allowed me to tell everyone what I thouhgt about the class and interact with more people, getting me out of my comfort zone some what. So thanks for a great semester and the experience of the blog.
A FEW MORE POSTS TO GO!
Hi Mrs. White:
It may be that you and I are the only ones left around here. So I guess I can say.....it is so weird being a non-traditional student. I sure received a lot of looks when Audrie and I were at the library the another night. I went to the bathroom and a girl asked if I was studying with my DAUGHTER! I didn't tell Audrie because I was ____ that I looked that old. Go figure! Well I'm over the moment and Audrie if you see this I guess I could be as old as your MOM. If that is the case....you can drop off my Mother's Day present next time you are in Danville.
I have a few more posts left so I will update you and see if anyone is going to ask if Megan is my Grandchild!
It may be that you and I are the only ones left around here. So I guess I can say.....it is so weird being a non-traditional student. I sure received a lot of looks when Audrie and I were at the library the another night. I went to the bathroom and a girl asked if I was studying with my DAUGHTER! I didn't tell Audrie because I was ____ that I looked that old. Go figure! Well I'm over the moment and Audrie if you see this I guess I could be as old as your MOM. If that is the case....you can drop off my Mother's Day present next time you are in Danville.
I have a few more posts left so I will update you and see if anyone is going to ask if Megan is my Grandchild!
5/8/09
anyone gonna be around here for summer
i ll be around.so feel free to get a hold of me so that way we can hang out and i ll be able to polish your signing skills! holla me via thur pager, josh_slone@tmail.com. hope you all have a wonderful summer! whoot whoooo
Break to Blog - Maybe My Last for Spring09
I'm taking a quick break from grading to perhaps post my last blog for Spring 09. Not sure how many of you are still reading the blog. For some of you it seemed a great place to come and share prayer requests, fun stories, a question about class, etc. For others I know it was a "have to" just to get some points. Yet, I know for many it was a beneficial way to connect with others when the face to face venue was difficult.
For me...it was a way to learn WHO you are in another light. It was a way for me to connect with you and build relationships with you in a different way. It was a way for me to get to know my students in a way that helped me learn how to teach better.
I said some of the sappy stuff in class last week. This group of students - BOTH Monday and Wednesday night has been an incredible JOY. In a cold, dark, stormy winter - you have been my mug of hot chocolate, McDonald's coffee, Starbucks hot apple cider with caramel...YOU of all people understand that. It's what I pick up and hold on to when I want a reminder of what is really WARM, GOOD, REFRESHING AND WONDERFUL in this life.
You know I go to Jesus for strength, for courage, for guidance. He's my rock. God is my provider! He provides me with a wonderful family, friends and a church. He also gives me more than that. . . not only the cupcake and icing on that cupcake...
In the midst of what litearlly started out as an ICY, cold, dark winter. . . God gave me YOU, SED260 Spring09...Mymug of hot chocolate, McDonald's coffee, Starbucks hot apple cider with caramel! I love you! Have a wonderful summer!!!
Mrs. White
For me...it was a way to learn WHO you are in another light. It was a way for me to connect with you and build relationships with you in a different way. It was a way for me to get to know my students in a way that helped me learn how to teach better.
I said some of the sappy stuff in class last week. This group of students - BOTH Monday and Wednesday night has been an incredible JOY. In a cold, dark, stormy winter - you have been my mug of hot chocolate, McDonald's coffee, Starbucks hot apple cider with caramel...YOU of all people understand that. It's what I pick up and hold on to when I want a reminder of what is really WARM, GOOD, REFRESHING AND WONDERFUL in this life.
You know I go to Jesus for strength, for courage, for guidance. He's my rock. God is my provider! He provides me with a wonderful family, friends and a church. He also gives me more than that. . . not only the cupcake and icing on that cupcake...
In the midst of what litearlly started out as an ICY, cold, dark winter. . . God gave me YOU, SED260 Spring09...Mymug of hot chocolate, McDonald's coffee, Starbucks hot apple cider with caramel! I love you! Have a wonderful summer!!!
Mrs. White
5/7/09
Have a happy and safe summer
I would like to wish everyone a happy and safe summer! Good luck next year!
Keri's List of Life Advice
One of my good friends from HS passed away during finals last semester and she was the most amazing person I have ever met. Keri would smile and talk to anyone and everyone that came her way or anyone she randomly went up to. Everyone loved her and I truly mean that, you couldn't not love her! When her parents looked on her computer they found a list of life advice that she had written. She loved to write and was such an inspiration. Her parents printed off the list and had copies at her funeral for us to take so we could take it, remember Keri, and keep her alive by each day smiling and living through the eyes and heart of her! So I came across this list, had a good cry, and thought I would share this list and keep her spirit alive!
Keri's List of Life Advice
*Dream big
*Laugh often
*Hug tightly
*Listen. It will do you wonders.
*Surround yourself with people and things that make YOU happy.
*Each hard moment will pass with time
*You are not responsible for other peoples feelings
*Find people you admire and respect and let them guide you
*Take care of the body you have; you only get one.
*Savor every moment with your friends as those times will go too fast.
*There will never be enough time to get everything done, so choose wisely as to what you spend your time doing.
*You will do things you regret. Learn from them and move on.
*Most people are doing the best they can.
*There will be times in which you will have to be the big person, and it will be hard. But it's always worth it in the end.
*You're much better at being you than trying to be someone else.
*In this world, we all crave to be loved and understood.
*Every experience, good or bad, helps you to grow.
*By comparing yourself with others, it becomes easy to overlook what you have.
*Never forget who you are.
"Know what's weird? Day by day, nothing seems to change. But pretty soon, everything's different" ~Calvin and Hobbes
And one final thing that Keri always said, " When satan comes knocking on your door, just say, hey jesus? can you get that?"
I hope everyone has an amazing summer and good luck in life's journey!
Keri's List of Life Advice
*Dream big
*Laugh often
*Hug tightly
*Listen. It will do you wonders.
*Surround yourself with people and things that make YOU happy.
*Each hard moment will pass with time
*You are not responsible for other peoples feelings
*Find people you admire and respect and let them guide you
*Take care of the body you have; you only get one.
*Savor every moment with your friends as those times will go too fast.
*There will never be enough time to get everything done, so choose wisely as to what you spend your time doing.
*You will do things you regret. Learn from them and move on.
*Most people are doing the best they can.
*There will be times in which you will have to be the big person, and it will be hard. But it's always worth it in the end.
*You're much better at being you than trying to be someone else.
*In this world, we all crave to be loved and understood.
*Every experience, good or bad, helps you to grow.
*By comparing yourself with others, it becomes easy to overlook what you have.
*Never forget who you are.
"Know what's weird? Day by day, nothing seems to change. But pretty soon, everything's different" ~Calvin and Hobbes
And one final thing that Keri always said, " When satan comes knocking on your door, just say, hey jesus? can you get that?"
I hope everyone has an amazing summer and good luck in life's journey!
:(
My roommate just left. I won't see her until Saturday :(
haha... I'm glad I had a roommate I knew from home. I don't think I could have made it. I'm a real homebody. When my parents dropped me off the first day, I cried and called them about ten times. This experience has been so great for me. Although I'm a little shy... Okay, ALOT shy, I believe this has helped me open up a little.
Even though I am SOOOOOO happy to go home, I find myself crying because I'm leaving. I've met GREAT people, had GREAT times and GREAT classes. I'm so glad that I chose EKU. So although I can't wait until tomorrow to go home, I also can't wait until next year to make more memories with my GREAT friends!
I hope everyone is having a week. good luck! I love you all!
Audrie
haha... I'm glad I had a roommate I knew from home. I don't think I could have made it. I'm a real homebody. When my parents dropped me off the first day, I cried and called them about ten times. This experience has been so great for me. Although I'm a little shy... Okay, ALOT shy, I believe this has helped me open up a little.
Even though I am SOOOOOO happy to go home, I find myself crying because I'm leaving. I've met GREAT people, had GREAT times and GREAT classes. I'm so glad that I chose EKU. So although I can't wait until tomorrow to go home, I also can't wait until next year to make more memories with my GREAT friends!
I hope everyone is having a week. good luck! I love you all!
Audrie
Goodbye
Just wanted to say goodbye to everyone and I hope you all did well on your exams. I wish you a best in everything you do!!
Be safe this summer
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Be safe this summer
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5/6/09
Final is Done!
We are leaving the EKU library, Audrie and I have spent 4 hours and have just finished the final. Yeah!
Final Goodbye
Bye everyone,
I will be leaving soon, my last final is done and all my things are packed! My freshman year is over and I am moving on but I will always remember what a wonderful time we had in Mrs. Whites Monday night class in SED 260!!!!!! :) Thanks for all the help and the encouragement!!!! With your help Mrs. White I am proud to say that I believe I will make a wonderful teacher yet I will never be a GREAT as you, I won't even come close, but I hope to get just close enough to make a difference!!!
Thank You and Have a Wonderful Summer!!!!!!!!!
I Love You All!!!
See You Next Year!!!
I will be leaving soon, my last final is done and all my things are packed! My freshman year is over and I am moving on but I will always remember what a wonderful time we had in Mrs. Whites Monday night class in SED 260!!!!!! :) Thanks for all the help and the encouragement!!!! With your help Mrs. White I am proud to say that I believe I will make a wonderful teacher yet I will never be a GREAT as you, I won't even come close, but I hope to get just close enough to make a difference!!!
Thank You and Have a Wonderful Summer!!!!!!!!!
I Love You All!!!
See You Next Year!!!
After Finals
After my finals tomorrow my summer begins, first with a reds game tomorrow night and then a trip to Florida on Monday, I hope we have a safe drive and DON'T see any sharks, Adam is driving which could be scary seeing as the longest he has drove is maybe TN lol, I'm sure it'll be great. Then I have the big day on August 1st which may be scarier than the ride to Florida lol just playing. Anyways hope everyone has a great summer. I pray that my wedding is all that I'm hoping for.
I HATE Math
How did I screw up again??? I even put my questions in Excel and put the points on one column. I did an auto sum so I made sure I had 50 points. I guess somehow when I was fixing the questions I must have deleted them.
So, the total appears now to only be 47 points with 4 bonus points. That's just screwy.
I wish you had a REAL professor instead!
We'll see how final grades come out once everyone has taken it and I'm finished grading them. I may go in and give everyone 3 points for putting up with me this semester!!!
HOW'S THAT FOR DEMONSTRATING UNDERSTANDING!
So, the total appears now to only be 47 points with 4 bonus points. That's just screwy.
I wish you had a REAL professor instead!
We'll see how final grades come out once everyone has taken it and I'm finished grading them. I may go in and give everyone 3 points for putting up with me this semester!!!
HOW'S THAT FOR DEMONSTRATING UNDERSTANDING!
Whats your personal mission statement?!
So, as I sit here and procrastinate finishing my final exams I thought it would be interesting to ask everyone.. What is your personal mission statement? Have you even thought about this? How do you want to live your life and how do you want to be remembered?!
Here is my personal mission statement… I hope to read yours soon!!
"To live each day with gratefulness and a kind heart. To keep an open mind, and be willing to learn about new ideas, remembering never to judge others. I will strive to always show kindness to others and appreciation for everything".
Here is my personal mission statement… I hope to read yours soon!!
"To live each day with gratefulness and a kind heart. To keep an open mind, and be willing to learn about new ideas, remembering never to judge others. I will strive to always show kindness to others and appreciation for everything".
Test question #7 HELP
I need help on question 7 and the different areas of semantics. I know semantics deals with vocabulary but I am lost of the different areas. If anyone can direct me to a site or anything to help that would be great. Thanks.
5/5/09
Grading Your Projects, Finals & Blog Posts
I am enjoying reading your work and the demonstration of your understanding of language development!!! So many of you should be proud of yourselves for the incredibly hard work you put into your language project as well as what I'm seeing thus far from the Final.
Because you worked so hard on the project I do not want you to open it up and see a 48/50 or 41/50 and a Good Job! Or, "This is a great project! You worked hard! 50/50." I heard loud and clearly this semester that you value feedback and that it helps you learn. I will be TAKING THE TIME to provide feedback on your projects. Since we pushed back the due date they are here now with the Finals.
Sooo I am still grading your Projects (that means 45 of them).
I also will be grading Finals (that means 45 of them).
I will also be counting posts on the blog (that means a gazillion of them).
I appreciate your patience as I do that over the next FIVE days. Final grades are due Monday, the 11th. My goal is to be finished by Saturday, the 9th. Let's see what I can do . . . if I don't have to answer 23 emails and blog posts about "When will you have our Finals graded?" "When will you have the Projects graded?"
If you have questions about the Final don't hesitate to hit me up on email or FB. I will have it open most of the day tomorrow while I am grading (and cooking for Virgil since I am home on vacation until next Tuesday - yeeehaw!).
Because you worked so hard on the project I do not want you to open it up and see a 48/50 or 41/50 and a Good Job! Or, "This is a great project! You worked hard! 50/50." I heard loud and clearly this semester that you value feedback and that it helps you learn. I will be TAKING THE TIME to provide feedback on your projects. Since we pushed back the due date they are here now with the Finals.
Sooo I am still grading your Projects (that means 45 of them).
I also will be grading Finals (that means 45 of them).
I will also be counting posts on the blog (that means a gazillion of them).
I appreciate your patience as I do that over the next FIVE days. Final grades are due Monday, the 11th. My goal is to be finished by Saturday, the 9th. Let's see what I can do . . . if I don't have to answer 23 emails and blog posts about "When will you have our Finals graded?" "When will you have the Projects graded?"
If you have questions about the Final don't hesitate to hit me up on email or FB. I will have it open most of the day tomorrow while I am grading (and cooking for Virgil since I am home on vacation until next Tuesday - yeeehaw!).
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