tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4184539467031647989.post668913592319453608..comments2023-10-07T02:42:10.642-07:00Comments on Coalition for Kid-Friendly Schools: How Many Handshakes?FedUpMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00951858601020687242noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4184539467031647989.post-15823208346198299492011-06-13T04:41:09.594-07:002011-06-13T04:41:09.594-07:00I think the party for this problem is more like a ...<i>I think the party for this problem is more like a boring political fundraiser. </i><br /><br /><br />LOLAnnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05033117202223821117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4184539467031647989.post-51845067846720578492011-06-12T02:44:36.194-07:002011-06-12T02:44:36.194-07:00I just discovered that the Handshake Problem is me...I just discovered that the Handshake Problem is mentioned in the Connected Math curriculum. Here's a good article about Connected Math, from Barry Garelick:<br /><br /><a href="http://npe.educationnews.org/Review/Essays/v5n2.htm" rel="nofollow">What is Discovery Learning?</a>FedUpMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00951858601020687242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4184539467031647989.post-43411367210539715832011-04-12T07:13:52.019-07:002011-04-12T07:13:52.019-07:00Plus, you don't usually give problems to schoo...Plus, you don't usually give problems to schoolkids that involve kissing.FedUpMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00951858601020687242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4184539467031647989.post-2279453233545025252011-04-11T20:22:29.596-07:002011-04-11T20:22:29.596-07:00Yeah, that was the old rule. I think men just had...Yeah, that was the old rule. I think men just had no idea what they were supposed to do with women in any kind of business setting, so the idea was to take your cue from the woman.<br /><br />There are three people at a party. How many kisses on the cheeks? I bet even your Head of School would admit that the answer to that question is "It depends."Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12919030671050831251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4184539467031647989.post-22159453153866172572011-04-11T20:15:40.165-07:002011-04-11T20:15:40.165-07:00Chris, I've never heard that men weren't s...Chris, I've never heard that men weren't supposed to initiate handshakes with women. What was that about? <br /><br />I agree, though, that handshakes have a basically masculine character. Shaking a woman's hand is a way of treating her as an "honorary man". That's why it's done in a business context.FedUpMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00951858601020687242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4184539467031647989.post-15890144209374232162011-04-07T06:50:40.486-07:002011-04-07T06:50:40.486-07:00And is there maybe a little gender bias in there, ...And is there maybe a little gender bias in there, too? If the three people were female, would we assume that they would all shake hands with each other at a party? (And it wasn't that long ago when men were instructed never to initiate a handshake with a woman.)Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12919030671050831251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4184539467031647989.post-54223129807558072372011-04-06T21:57:57.094-07:002011-04-06T21:57:57.094-07:00Wow, I want to go to your party!
I think the pa...Wow, I want to go to your party! <br /><br />I think the party for this problem is more like a boring political fundraiser.FedUpMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00951858601020687242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4184539467031647989.post-17153815651270236372011-04-06T20:35:28.647-07:002011-04-06T20:35:28.647-07:00It's a PARTY. Festive atmosphere. No handsha...It's a PARTY. Festive atmosphere. No handshakes. Two hugs, twenty, or zero... depending on how much alcohol is served. Unless... well, all that stuff you mentioned.Happy Elf Mom (Christine)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15047347624037697311noreply@blogger.com