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  What did you day dream about at assemblies?

  by lastcall in

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  as a kid i would try to pay attention, but i just couldn't hang in there.

  if i didn't day dream i was going to go insane.. i used to create scenarios in my mind that i was a jw super hero.

  i had a special costume that was partially made of "flubber" that would allow me to bounce all over the auditorium.

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  Before puberty kicked it, I used to imagine that I was actually there in the rented arena or gymnasium to see a troupe of trained trapeeze monkeys. Some of the stunts those monkeys could pull! Breathtaking stuff.

  Onset of puberty, before I knew what to do about it, I volunteered for kitchen duty. Standing over that vat of steaming potatoes with my thick wooden masher, thrusting it up and down, sweat beading up in places no sweat had gone before...was oddly satisfying. The monkeys were on their own.

  After puberty, I just cut out from the assembly and took girls out on the town, some my age, some a bit older. Sightseeing, walk through the park, out for lunch, whatever. Breathtaking stuff.

  After sixteen, it didn't matter, I was out on my own.

  Eric
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  Creationist threatens academic science standards group with words of Jesus

  by Gopher in

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  a certain christian uses threats to "witness" to a public school committee.

  http://www.startribune.com/stories/462/4215964.html.

  science standards committee taken aback by creationist's e-mail.

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  hooberus,

  OK, maybe now we can get down to the bones of this.

  What textbook or book do you think the creator option should be taught from?

  Are some better than others? If so, why?

  Eric
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  Creationist threatens academic science standards group with words of Jesus

  by Gopher in

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  a certain christian uses threats to "witness" to a public school committee.

  http://www.startribune.com/stories/462/4215964.html.

  science standards committee taken aback by creationist's e-mail.

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  hooberus,

  My "mars face" and "Mt Rushmore" examples are an example of how to consider the origins of an object from studying the object itself, and not to a priori exclude creation options before looking at the data.

  I have clearly missed your point.

  An examination of the "Mars Face" data clearly indicates a completely natural formation.

  An examination of Mt. Rushmore clearly indicates human intervention and creativity, complete with historical documentation.

  For clarification, do you expect that a Science class should teach anything other than these facts?

  Eric

  p.s. I would not object to a Science program that debunks nonsense by introducing the "Mars Face" as a possibly created object then slams that idea to bits with facts. Not at all.

  I think it would get our youth interested in the exciting aspects of good research.

  Is this what you have in mind for the introduction of the creation option in a science classroom?

  Slamdunk de-bunk 101.

  I love it.
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  Creationist threatens academic science standards group with words of Jesus

  by Gopher in

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  a certain christian uses threats to "witness" to a public school committee.

  http://www.startribune.com/stories/462/4215964.html.

  science standards committee taken aback by creationist's e-mail.

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  hooberus,

  You are confusing the aspects of raw exploratory research, the testing of theories against found facts, and the education of the young.

  The "Face on Mars Photo", if it is to be used as a teaching tool in schools, might be used in a Political and Social studies class to evaluate the public's documented response to what has amounted to be an urban legend, and how it lingers after having been proven to be shadows.

  It has no place in a science classroom other than as a particularly normal and uninteresting geologic feature of the planet Mars, as that is what the scientific observation has proved it to be. It is option #1: "A purely naturalistic object."

  To present it as anything else in a science classroom for our youth is to mislead them about facts.

  Similarly, teaching and discussion of flat-earthism belongs in a History classroom.

  Similarly, teaching and discussion of a creator belongs in a Comparative Religions classroom.

  Eric
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  Don't pop my bubble sheet!

  by joannadandy in

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  can i just say what a cruel joke standarized tests are.

  especially ones for english teachers.... .

  i had to roust myself at 6 am so i could drag my ass to the "testing center of doom" (ok i added that last part), to take my praxis ii exam.

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  Bubble sheet thoughts:

  Why do I have to punch bubbles to tell the bubble reading computer the number of the test I'm taking?Aren't we seven levels of technology beyond this in the real world?

  Why do I want accreditation from an outfit so mired in the past??

  There are ten thousand people who'd jump at the chance to sit in this chair.

  There are two hundred people sitting in my chair.

  I am the nth percentile group.

  .36 (d)

  Eric
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  Don't pop my bubble sheet!

  by joannadandy in

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  can i just say what a cruel joke standarized tests are.

  especially ones for english teachers.... .

  i had to roust myself at 6 am so i could drag my ass to the "testing center of doom" (ok i added that last part), to take my praxis ii exam.

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  Bubble shee
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  Don't pop my bubble sheet!

  by joannadandy in

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  can i just say what a cruel joke standarized tests are.

  especially ones for english teachers.... .

  i had to roust myself at 6 am so i could drag my ass to the "testing center of doom" (ok i added that last part), to take my praxis ii exam.

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  Bubble shee
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  Am I going insane?

  by ballistic in

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  as some of you know, my main form of transport is a motorbike, and having just got a new one, i'm really enjoying it.

  however, i find that in my local supermarket i have no advantage as to speed and maneuverability.

  all the trolleys are the same.

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  redline, Shift up. redline, Shift up. redline, Shift up.

  By this point, shopping and those other worries diminish in significance.

  Urgencies get dealt with. Priorities are sifted like sand through a screen.

  Speed requires vision and forethought. The faster you go, the farther ahead you need to look.

  redline, Shift up.

  With pin-point clarity, you see what needs to be done now to put yourself where you need to be for what the road will demand. Your fate is in your hands.

  Leave the game toys to the little boys.

  Men ride.

  Eric
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  Some pictures of me.

  by Eric in

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  i can't for the life of me get the search feature here to find the "post your picture here:" thread.. there aren't that many photos of me that actually exist.

  but last weekend i did a job for the condo where i live, and they documented my small effort.. if some one could post a link to the "post your picture here:" thread, i'll put the link there.. otherwise i'll go all narcissistic and post it here.. .

  eric

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  Guest 77,

  Eric, is that your profession?

  Yeah.

  I know I shouldn't climb alone without another competent climber on ground-crew, in fact in this situation I had no ground assistance whatsoever. But it was such a simple job.

  It's only recently I went to the split-tail system. Don't know why I held out so long.

  Why do you ask?

  Eric
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  Some pictures of me.

  by Eric in

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  i can't for the life of me get the search feature here to find the "post your picture here:" thread.. there aren't that many photos of me that actually exist.

  but last weekend i did a job for the condo where i live, and they documented my small effort.. if some one could post a link to the "post your picture here:" thread, i'll put the link there.. otherwise i'll go all narcissistic and post it here.. .

  eric

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  Scully,

  Couldn't be the rather, uh, prominent D-rings, could it?

  Eric