tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4184539467031647989.post6475122812184328678..comments2023-10-07T02:42:10.642-07:00Comments on Coalition for Kid-Friendly Schools: Another Look at KIPPFedUpMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00951858601020687242noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4184539467031647989.post-15017040245815888792011-10-02T12:59:09.385-07:002011-10-02T12:59:09.385-07:00I think it's important to remember that she wa...I think it's important to remember that she was catering the lesson to her students. She found a way to reach them, and teach them, in a way that was engaging.<br /><br />It makes me a bit uncomfortable to see everyone saying how they "can't understand her" or "I don't do rap". You might not understand her or do rap, but her students performed well with her so she was clearly doing something right. Unlike the WBT weirdos, this was a natural teaching method born out of genuine responsiveness to the population of students she was teaching.<br /><br />I'm not sure why all the comments about not being able to understand her squick me out, but it feel a bit culturally insensitive and unfair to her and her teaching methods.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4184539467031647989.post-65824187172593553652011-08-30T06:20:25.232-07:002011-08-30T06:20:25.232-07:00OK, I'll buy that for "millimeter". ...OK, I'll buy that for "millimeter". For extra credit, what are they saying for "meter"?FedUpMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00951858601020687242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4184539467031647989.post-9237069547134845642011-08-29T18:20:35.344-07:002011-08-29T18:20:35.344-07:00I'm pretty sure they are saying "my new n...I'm pretty sure they are saying "my new nail growth"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4184539467031647989.post-59372544008829560922011-06-13T13:40:30.192-07:002011-06-13T13:40:30.192-07:00I can't make out the "millimeter" ex...I can't make out the "millimeter" example either.FedUpMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00951858601020687242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4184539467031647989.post-41213962616722295862011-06-13T13:37:19.812-07:002011-06-13T13:37:19.812-07:00Oh, I think you're right! 8 blocks is better ...Oh, I think you're right! 8 blocks is better than 8 miles, but it's still not precise.<br /><br />Since you got that one, what does she say after "how long is a meter?" Thanks.FedUpMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00951858601020687242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4184539467031647989.post-67053996537884757232011-06-13T12:55:43.268-07:002011-06-13T12:55:43.268-07:00I can make out most of what she's saying. I th...I can make out most of what she's saying. I think the kids in the class know what she's saying. This is her version of "School House Rock." And it sounds like she says McDonald's is 8 blocks away. McDonald's might be a landmark that all of these kids know. It's a normal part of most Americans lives.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4184539467031647989.post-76667221741507630702011-06-13T04:44:15.699-07:002011-06-13T04:44:15.699-07:00There's no room for sustained thought.
That ...<i>There's no room for sustained thought. </i><br /><br />That seems to be the point. Baby jack bootsAnnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05033117202223821117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4184539467031647989.post-7298178016652670862011-06-13T02:22:00.679-07:002011-06-13T02:22:00.679-07:00In the U.S., we don't use the metric system in...In the U.S., we don't use the metric system in our daily lives. We only encounter the metric system in the context of science.<br /><br />So it's really not helpful to give these very imprecise equivalents. A centimeter is not "a nail bed" -- it's a precise measurement which you read off a ruler that's been marked for it.FedUpMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00951858601020687242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4184539467031647989.post-89777360077344847062011-06-13T02:03:51.052-07:002011-06-13T02:03:51.052-07:00On further reflection, she's got the definitio...On further reflection, she's got the definition of kilometer wrong. She says "a kilometer -- to Mickey D's, about 8 miles away." That's flat-out wrong. A kilometer is about 0.6 miles. <br /><br />And how depressing is it to use McDonald's as your landmark?FedUpMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00951858601020687242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4184539467031647989.post-3741172409414350772011-06-13T00:31:37.195-07:002011-06-13T00:31:37.195-07:00I don't always understand her either. I'v...I don't always understand her either. I've watched this several times and I still don't get what she says after "a meter is ..."<br /><br />This goes back to our earlier discussion of dialects.FedUpMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00951858601020687242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4184539467031647989.post-75286692427352590222011-06-12T18:07:37.525-07:002011-06-12T18:07:37.525-07:00Nevermind her teaching, I CAN'T UNDERSTAND HER...Nevermind her teaching, I CAN'T UNDERSTAND HER at all. I literally DO NOT understand her. I watched it twice and I can get a few words here and there. *shrug* I would fail her classes and be a discipline problem to boot because I DON'T DO RAP. Horrid stuff, that.Happy Elf Momhttp://www.homeschoolnetc.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com