tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1685421402252076967.post2987290642144834936..comments2023-08-18T10:38:57.504-04:00Comments on Pencils Down: Cultural LiteracyMr. Lucchesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11489214765844797652noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1685421402252076967.post-34677129328045795022007-07-03T13:19:00.000-04:002007-07-03T13:19:00.000-04:00Tony, I too agree. I've found throwing in comments...Tony, <BR/><BR/>I too agree. I've found throwing in comments to which the students can relate greatly helps on many fronts. My most recent examples... a distance, rate & time word problem involving traveling between Springfield and Shelbyville, and graphing inequalities (graphing x <3, singing "to the left, to the left..." As I'm over 30 (cough, closer to 40), the last one had most of my students' jaws on their desks!<BR/><BR/>Do I like the same music they do? Most of the time, no. Do I listen occasionally? Yep, gotta stay <I>somewhat</I> current.Jackie Ballarinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16859831037023994373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1685421402252076967.post-37048100982334420642007-07-03T10:21:00.000-04:002007-07-03T10:21:00.000-04:00No, it wasn't meant to be a comment on your "athle...No, it wasn't meant to be a comment on your "athletic prowess" at all - just that, to my recollection, such prowess did not run in the direction of the team sports that generally get one situated in the athletic dorm. That WAS a clever scheme, and though I haven't thought of Tony or Ted in years, I bet that was one rockin' dorm room ;>Brandi Snowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11836520615396898410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1685421402252076967.post-22607191002590641372007-07-03T02:43:00.000-04:002007-07-03T02:43:00.000-04:00The generation gap being a matter of choice, that'...The generation gap being a matter of choice, that's interesting. It's something my early-20's friends and I have kicked around occasionally, all of rabidly interested in a lot of things. Like, why do our musical tastes have to do like our parents' did and become calcified forever by their late teen years?<BR/><BR/>We suspect the generation gap can be vanquished through effort, but I reckon only time will tell.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1685421402252076967.post-20365117542322972452007-07-02T11:47:00.000-04:002007-07-02T11:47:00.000-04:00For the rest of you, BSB is an old school chum of ...For the rest of you, BSB is an old school chum of mine and is merely extrapolating from what she remembers of me. In no way is she attempting to insult my athletic prowess. And the answer to her query, which will involve name-dropping of other mutual friends of ours,is this.<BR/><BR/>My Freshman year at college I was limited to dorm choice. I ended up rooming with my best friend, Eric Kieschnick. Toward the end of the year, we started looking around for better living arrangements. Our parents weren't cool with us living off-campus yet, so we devised a clever scheme. Gibbs Hall was the name of the athletic dorm, and it was extremely posh. With twice the square footage of a standard dorm room, it had a layout that was extremely amenable to a suite scenario. Rooms were accessed via exterior hallways and were connected to rooms on the backside by a shared bathroom. One key could gain entry to both rooms. So when Eric and I heard that the NCAA had ruled that a segregated athletic dorm was a violation of policy and were therefore displacing 50% of its occupants, we flew into motion. We found two more friends, Tony Yam and Ted Sheen to be our suitemates. Those two were enrolled in the Honors program and had first choice of room assignments. The four of us got in with no problem. We put bunk beds in one room and used the other for a living area, complete with couches, big screen TV, and foosball table. Thus concludes the story.Mr. Lucchesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11489214765844797652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1685421402252076967.post-69342717939763611912007-07-02T11:24:00.000-04:002007-07-02T11:24:00.000-04:00Completely agree. Although I teach college politic...Completely agree. Although I teach college political science classes, it has definitely been my experience that it is easier to relate to students on your terms if you're willing to relate to them on their terms as well. Generally, they find this amusing but they're willing to help. And the good news is, it turns out I kind of like emo and facebook doesn't really take up that much of your time. On an unrelated note, Tony, how did you end up in the athletic dorm?Brandi Snowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11836520615396898410noreply@blogger.com