General Discussion, Saturday, January 18, 2025

Posted on January 18, 2025 by Stella

TWO more days.

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  1. WeeWeed's avatar WeeWeed says:
    January 18, 2025 at 5:52 am

    Mornin’ y’all!

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  2. texan59's avatar texan59 says:
    January 18, 2025 at 7:57 am

    Good mornin’, and happy Saturday, kids! Two days until this long nightmare is over. Thought we would have some campfire coffee before the vortex gets here later today. Keep your head on a swivel and carpe’ your coffee!

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  3. czarina33's avatar czarina33 says:
    January 18, 2025 at 9:11 am

    National Use Your Gift Card Day – just a reminder…

    National Thesaurus Day I just about wore mine out before the internet replaced it

    National Michigan Day

    National Peking Duck Day – never ate any. There was a restaurant nearby in Metairie, but I just kept putting it off.

    National Winnie the Pooh Day – beloved by many

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    • WeeWeed's avatar WeeWeed says:
      January 18, 2025 at 9:28 am

      Mornin’ Czarina! Yes, the internet sure made it easier to eyeball definitions.

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      • Menagerie's avatar Menagerie says:
        January 18, 2025 at 10:12 am

        I confess, I love being able to look a word up immediately. But I’m making Conner use the dictionary sometimes when he writes. Another one of those things they don’t teach anymore, and probably parents just don’t think of it.

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        • texan59's avatar texan59 says:
          January 18, 2025 at 10:24 am

          It may never be cracked open again, but I will not get rid of my hardback dictionary. Can’t do it.

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          • Stella's avatar Stella says:
            January 18, 2025 at 10:39 am

            Still have a big dictionary and a paperback.

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          • Menagerie's avatar Menagerie says:
            January 18, 2025 at 11:25 am

            Teaching has made me re-think a lot of things recently. I have always said that math teaches you to think, to problem solve, to be analytical. Math taught right that is, and I will always believe that.

            But I do see now that I was quite blind to other things. Having to do things for yourself in all classes teaches more than just the momentary subject as well.

            Simple things, like knowing how to use a dictionary or thesaurus, tell time on an actual clock, keep up with a manual calendar, make measurements, use tools, tinker mechanically, cook your own food. These things have value if introduced early in life as well, I believe.

            I don’t know exactly how to put this into words, I just think these basic things help train a child to think past the moment, and look to the next step. And the one after than. Next thing you know, why, they can plan.

            I can tell you from my last job in management, which ended in 2013, as well as owning my own business after that, many young people cannot be given a task and reason out how to accomplish it, if it involves even a couple of steps. You must tell them what to do first, then come back and tell them the next step. And you cannot just give them the steps in the beginning because that is truly more than they can absorb, it’ll keep them from even being able to get started.

            Too many people get their time and date from the phone, heck, they don’t even have to google anymore, they can just ask Siri or Alexa. I think it does not use the brain the way it needs to be used for us to thrive.

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            • Stella's avatar Stella says:
              January 18, 2025 at 12:06 pm

              I just watched the latest Roots & Refuge Farm video. Jessica has gone back to home schooling her three younger boys. Part of that is helping with the chores; collecting eggs, feeding animals, helping with milking the goats. She also said that every Friday is “skills day”. This week she had them make bagels from scratch and homemade ice cream. Every other week her husband teaches the boys on skills day. She will concentrate on cooking, preserving, gardening, foraging. Miah is teaching tools, husbandry etc.

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          • Menagerie's avatar Menagerie says:
            January 18, 2025 at 11:25 am

            Teaching has made me re-think a lot of things recently. I have always said that math teaches you to think, to problem solve, to be analytical. Math taught right that is, and I will always believe that.

            But I do see now that I was quite blind to other things. Having to do things for yourself in all classes teaches more than just the momentary subject as well.

            Simple things, like knowing how to use a dictionary or thesaurus, tell time on an actual clock, keep up with a manual calendar, make measurements, use tools, tinker mechanically, cook your own food. These things have value if introduced early in life as well, I believe.

            I don’t know exactly how to put this into words, I just think these basic things help train a child to think past the moment, and look to the next step. And the one after than. Next thing you know, why, they can plan.

            I can tell you from my last job in management, which ended in 2013, as well as owning my own business after that, many young people cannot be given a task and reason out how to accomplish it, if it involves even a couple of steps. You must tell them what to do first, then come back and tell them the next step. And you cannot just give them the steps in the beginning because that is truly more than they can absorb, it’ll keep them from even being able to get started.

            Too many people get their time and date from the phone, heck, they don’t even have to google anymore, they can just ask Siri or Alexa. I think it does not use the brain the way it needs to be used for us to thrive.

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        • Stella's avatar Stella says:
          January 18, 2025 at 10:25 am

          My daughter would tell you that one of my more frequent phrases was “look it up”. We had a dictionary, thesaurus and encyclopedia, so there was no excuse. Spelling errors were not tolerated either, even though one of her teachers said it didn’t matter (idiot).

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          • Menagerie's avatar Menagerie says:
            January 18, 2025 at 11:13 am

            I agree on the spelling errors. I look back on the teachers of every class who took points off for spelling and grammar errors with fondness.

            My boys used to cry and moan if, for example, a science or history teacher took off points. They got no support from me in that. Wrong is wrong, wherever, whenever.

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  5. Menagerie's avatar Menagerie says:
    January 18, 2025 at 12:44 pm

    Stella, I know I’m now the duplicate queen, but I think I must have one hung up.

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  6. auscitizenmom's avatar auscitizenmom says:
    January 18, 2025 at 2:09 pm

    Afternoon All. Got a good night’s sleep last night and slept in very late. Needed it. My knee has gotten better and hopefully will not be a problem now. I am looking forward to getting my house in order.

    Hope you all can keep warm this next week. My friend in Florida is having trouble. When they replaced her heat pump they put in a heat pump that doesn’t work below about 40* or something like that. She has trouble staying warm when it gets really cold. Luckily, there are not too many cold days down there. But, she worries about me staying warm where I am. Places up here have insulation in the walls and heaters that work. Plus, we put on a lot of clothes. So, I am more worried about her than myself. I know Czarina will be okay because she is pretty much prepared for anything that comes along. 🙂

    Well, just a few more days and the sun will shine again on our little part of the world. Just keep praying……….and stay warm.

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  7. auscitizenmom's avatar auscitizenmom says:
    January 18, 2025 at 2:15 pm

    Is anybody else having trouble seeing the new Intellectual Froglegs show? It just won’t come up on my computer.

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  8. Reflection's avatar Reflection says:
    January 18, 2025 at 4:28 pm

    Good afternoon all,

    Thought provoking discussions.

    Learning basic skills prepares you for life. I applaud all those who are teaching children that this is a manual way to do most things, as well as a mechanical (machine assisted one.) It allows the brain to form more pathways and thus more potential links between pathways. This spurs creativity, as well as self-sufficiency.

    Cursive writing can be an art, as well as a way of communication. Hand printing uses more areas of the brain than simply typing. Typing uses hand-eye co-ordination. Speaking to an assistive device, may be needful for some, useful for others, but I wonder about its long-term consequences.

    I keep a dictionary at hand, because it is more effective for book reading and hand-written messages and generally much faster then other methods. (Unless, of course you keep an active device near at all times.) No batteries or electricity needed.

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  9. Reflection's avatar Reflection says:
    January 18, 2025 at 4:33 pm

    That there is a manual way…

    Stella’s method of reading backwards to check for errors works, when you use it.

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