vote! vote! vote! maybe the new pres will address this mess! ________________________________ From: rff@yahoogroups.com [mailto:rff@yahoogroups.com] On...
Bellamy, Maria-Englis...
Maria.Bellamy@...
Nov 3, 2008 12:48 pm
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We forgot to mention competitive classes such as Military Science, where the top 10% of students get an A, the next 20% get a B, and so on. regardless of...
Bellamy, Maria-Englis...
Maria.Bellamy@...
Nov 3, 2008 12:56 pm
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Maria, Are you sure of this? Is this "standard?" Of course, the varying standards of different professors or HS teachers is always a factor. This has lead to...
That was SOP for mil sci at Eastern Kentucky University in the late 1970s, and I'm sure because I was taking it. Most JROTC courses are taught by military...
Bellamy, Maria-Englis...
Maria.Bellamy@...
Nov 3, 2008 5:23 pm
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G'day, Star Trek to the rescue! http://www.theage.com.au/world/star-trek-shield-boost-to-mars-travel-dreams-20081104-5h5o.html Go SF! Wombat...
G'day, I feel that arbitrary grading systems usually produce poor results. Yes, there is a certain amount of material to be taught and learned. I was happy to...
lol at the rhyme of the instructor who should be shot! A's should absolutely be attainable, but many students feel they are *entitled* to an A if they just...
Bellamy, Maria-Englis...
Maria.Bellamy@...
Nov 5, 2008 3:20 pm
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There is NO entitlement. A teacher only evaluates a student performance. :-) ... From: Bellamy, Maria-English Teacher BHS To: rff@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
My favorite professor adopted a grading system which I'd never heard of before, and I loved it. Rather than grading you against a curve, or based against the...
Hi, ... I will point out to students that in many cases the final is at the discretion of the professor. When I went back to school after I retired, I took 10...
David Barr Kirtley's Resources for Teen Writers http://www.davidbarrkirtley.com/teenwriter/TeenResources.html No need to reinvent the wheel. David and his...
G'day, A couple of other sites with good info for the beginning writer are: http://www.sfwa.org/ http://www.sfwriter.com/ http://www.simegen.com/jl/ All...
Of course these are good sites, jan (except I'm not sure what writing help the Jacqueline Lichtenberg site is . . . ), but David Brin asked about _young_...
Hi, It was just some further resources. At the last con I was at where Jacqueline was, she spoke with a number of wannabe writers and noted there was some...
Hey folks, I've been asked to help out with a project that I thought would be of interest to this group. Stephanie Zvan (http://almostdiamonds.blogspot.com/)...
<sigh> I cannot access it at school. Is it just for amusement or would it be something good to show my drama class? ________________________________ From:...
Bellamy, Maria-Englis...
Maria.Bellamy@...
Nov 19, 2008 5:11 pm
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Hi keed, It is mainly amusement. However, that being said, this guy is effectively reading a techno version "Eye of Argon" and keeping a straight face while...
It made me think of an old roommate of mine, who could techno-babble with the best of them. If any of your kids think they might like a career doing Star Trek...
... <http://www.evilmadscientist.com/article.php/binarybday> In our family (at least for the computer geeks) we use regular birthday candles to encode the...
Hm. Much more compact than using 0 and 1 numeral candles (which is what we tend to do for the adults here). And a fun project! (I was 101000 last month....) ...
I prefer to be 29 in base 30. :-) ... From: "Julia" <julia@...> To: <rff@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Sunday, 23 November, 2008 5:02 PM Subject: RE: [rff] Fw:...
December is always a quiet month. I am setting up conventions attendance for 2009. Life, the Universe and Everything in February should have a great RFF...
For the young and the smart! ... Subject: Beauty and The Geek #2 DO NOT HIT REPLY REGARDING THIS CASTING NOTICE! DIRECT ALL QUESTIONS TO ADDRESS BELOW! Boston...
Have you really looked at this show? The geekier you are the better and if you look geeky that's even better. Grand prize is to get matched up with a ...
Hi guy, Have you really looked at this show? First, I would have to have a TV set, which I don't. :-) The geekier you are the better and if you look geeky...
Outside of the age range. It's reality TV. Which means they have to provide conflict so that it is "exciting" In a message dated 12/13/2008 1:59:09 P.M....
Please don't let happen to you this holiday season! ... Subject: Seasons Greetings Happy Holidays, everyone. ... As we move into the weekend, and as the...
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