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If you teach The Chosen or Night or something like it, then you might want to check out how tefillin caused an airliner to land . Of course, the real story is ignorance and those who wield it. My students thought these people on the plane were ridiculous. Read More...
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That’s right. Only one parent needs to complain to entice an entire school district to remove dictionaries from schools. Nope, this isn’t a Fark.com news item ( yet as far as I know). This is an entire school district removing a specific edition of dictionaries Read More...
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According to Time Magazine , these are the top 10 buzzwords of the year: Sexting Public Option Autotune Wise Latina Death Panel Birther Opposite Marriage Summer of Death Beer Summit Green Shoots Here is a link to the full list of lists . Enjoy! Posted Read More...
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One site I enjoy using is Discovery’s Puzzlemaker site. You can create crossword puzzles, word searches, double puzzles, and more. My high school students love the puzzles I make for reviews and for introducing new vocabulary words. Sometimes I make puzzles Read More...
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Students often ask me, as I have previously stated in another post , the origins of words and phrases because I love reading about the stories behind them. One popular question I get is “why do people say it’s raining cats and dogs?” (just like in the Read More...
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My students know I am a fan of word and phrase etymologies, so they routinely ask me from where words and phrases stem. One of my favorites is “happy as a clam” because it’s one that mystifies the students. From what I have been told and read, the original Read More...
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