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Kitt
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09-06-2000

Friday, February 04, 2011 - 6:28 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kitt a private message Print Post    
phil and jeff

I thought if these two ever met they would implode in a big bang and cancel each other out.... but apparently I was wrong!

Teachmichigan
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07-22-2001

Friday, February 04, 2011 - 8:50 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Teachmichigan a private message Print Post    
Dang - that is Too. Much. Hotness in one picture!

Mamabatsy
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08-05-2005

Saturday, February 05, 2011 - 10:16 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mamabatsy a private message Print Post    
Only having seen them separately, I would have said that Jeff was cuter but seeing them together, Phil wins the cuteness prize. Not that I'd say no to either one of them.

Babyjaxmom
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10-20-2002

Saturday, February 05, 2011 - 10:57 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Babyjaxmom a private message Print Post    
Saw a commercial for the new season on TV last night. Yay!!! Tried to set up the DVR, but it's still too far out. Can't wait. Love this show!!!

Teach, I totally agree with you. That is Too. Much. Hotness in one picture! Wouldn't you love to blow that up into poster size?

And didn't Kent & Vyxsin used to be "Kynt & Vyxsin"??? I agree with those of you who had enough of Margie and Luke the first go-round. She's a little bit hard to take.

Teachmichigan
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07-22-2001

Saturday, February 05, 2011 - 11:14 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Teachmichigan a private message Print Post    
Suppose my DH would mind if I put that poster up in the bedroom??

Kappy
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06-28-2002

Saturday, February 05, 2011 - 12:07 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kappy a private message Print Post    
Wow - I really liked most all of these pairs with the exception of Margie & Luke so I'll be rooting for at least half of them to win, lol!

Jag2000
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07-01-2009

Saturday, February 05, 2011 - 9:47 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jag2000 a private message Print Post    
I am so glad that the Globetrotters are back. They had soo much fun the last time they were on
and just made it very enjoyable to see a couple
that were not all stressed out and just having a
good time. I know they don't need the money like
some of the other contestants but they did try
hard to win with a lot of humor along the way.

Triciatoronto
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07-04-2010

Monday, February 07, 2011 - 7:22 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Triciatoronto a private message Print Post    
Thank you Kitt for the picture of my two favourite reality hunks. What a great way to start a Monday!

Roxip
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01-29-2004

Monday, February 07, 2011 - 8:29 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Roxip a private message Print Post    
Team Phil for me!

Lexie_girl
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07-30-2004

Monday, February 07, 2011 - 9:33 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lexie_girl a private message Print Post    
Waaaaaaaay. Too. Much. Hotness. in one poster

Bidasea
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08-04-2005

Monday, February 07, 2011 - 10:33 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Bidasea a private message Print Post    
Wow..That is a great picture. Yummy

Happymom
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01-20-2003

Monday, February 07, 2011 - 11:05 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Happymom a private message Print Post    
Great pic! I always thought Phil was a lot taller than Jeff. Guess not.

Tntitanfan
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08-03-2001

Monday, February 07, 2011 - 2:59 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tntitanfan a private message Print Post    
I don't dislike Luke and his mom, but then I was in the Spec Ed. field. It is very hard to see your kid get picked on for being different, so naturally many moms get over-protective. Do I think this is a good thing - nope! We all saw how easily Luke got frustrated with tasks. He needs more practice at dealing with frustration which I totally think Margie has prevented him from having. I understand her motivation, but disagree with what I think she has done in moving problems out of his path. Living is going to bring problems - duh! The earlier you learn how to deal with things in your life that you would far rather were not there, the better off you are.

Mamabatsy
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08-05-2005

Monday, February 07, 2011 - 5:27 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mamabatsy a private message Print Post    
My daughter works with Special Ed students and she says that most of the time, the parents are a lot more trouble than the students. She has parents who threaten to sue the school because they are giving their poor little (14-18 yo) baby too much work to do. There are kids that have never turned in a homework assignment because after all, they've been in school all day, they can't be expected to to extra work after school. When some parents are told about behavior problems or drug abuse, they absolutely refuse to believe the teachers who see the kids all day every day. They often accuse the teachers of disliking the student and making things up just to get the kids in trouble.

Tntitanfan
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08-03-2001

Tuesday, February 08, 2011 - 6:54 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tntitanfan a private message Print Post    
I don't think that is seen just in spec. Ed. situations - Many parents nowadays are so "child driven" that they have lost all sense of proportion. My best friend taught in a very exclusive private school (tuition at or about $12,000 a year) and felt very fortunate that the administration supported the teachers, not the students or parents, when conflict occurred!

Roxip
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01-29-2004

Tuesday, February 08, 2011 - 8:43 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Roxip a private message Print Post    
Perhaps we will all be pleasantly surprised...it has been several years hasn't it? Maybe Luke has matured, and perhaps the perspective of seeing their relationship on video has helped Margie also...of course if she truly is that co-dependent she might also blame it on the ubiquitous "editing."

Babyjaxmom
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10-20-2002

Tuesday, February 08, 2011 - 9:53 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Babyjaxmom a private message Print Post    
I have a child with special needs (he's 10), who absolutely HATES the whole idea of homework. He's very smart, but doesn't transition well between tasks. In his mind, school is school and home is home. He really resents bringing schoolwork home with him. His teacher has been really good to let him stay a few minutes after to finish whatever he hasn't completed in school. I can't say as I blame him, though. How many of us bring work home after having been at our jobs all day? Most of us just want to come home and relax. Why do we make our children do more work after having been in school all day? Don't they deserve some playtime? Just saying.

Roxip
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01-29-2004

Tuesday, February 08, 2011 - 12:40 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Roxip a private message Print Post    
My daughter who is ADHD tries really hard to get her homework done during her homeroom period and other times of the day where she isn't actively involved in current classwork. She's passing (although of course not making the grades that I want her to make and feel that she is capable of) so I just let her manage it on her own. Sometimes though I wish I had velcro on my lips so that it would be easier to keep them shut!

Teachmichigan
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07-22-2001

Tuesday, February 08, 2011 - 7:30 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Teachmichigan a private message Print Post    
Teachers bring home work almost daily, so maybe we're just sharing the love! :-) (***ducking and running***)

Serious answer - there is no way in heck I can cover the state mandated curriculum without giving homework. I try very hard to make it meaningful, though - not just busy work. My Spanish kids, though, do 10 to 15 min. every night just as practice otherwise I know they'll never look at it, and you canNOT learn Spanish in 62 minutes a day. :-)

ON TOPIC - I'm most looking forward to seeing the Globetrotters again - loved their attitude and jolly attitudes!

Tntitanfan
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08-03-2001

Tuesday, February 08, 2011 - 8:23 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tntitanfan a private message Print Post    
Jumping in to defend homework too! As a general guideline, I think kids should have about 10 minutes of homework per school year with it maybe picking up to more in the HS years.

Homework gives you, the parent, a chance to see what your kid does and does not know, so you can see where you need to help him/her more each night. One on one teaching is wonderful, but what teacher has the chance to do that in a classroom setting? That is something you can do with - and for - your kid!

As reading loads increase in English, history, social studies, etc. there just isn't enough time in the school day for that to be done. Yet reading and reading comprehension are essential skills for higher education goals.

Of course, every child should have time for active, physical, social playtime. I am not so excited that they have more time for electronic, solitary pursuits, but that is each parent's call.

Kids, as a rule, have Saturdays and, depending on the family's religious structure, most Sundays free for playtime.

For most of my working life, I brought work home every night. On the weekends, I did laundry, grocery shopping, errand running, and house cleaning. My playtime was dinner from a fast food restaurant and a movie on Friday or Saturday night!

Go Cowboys and Globetrotters! I am all about good attitude, and these two teams have it in spades!

Teachmichigan
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07-22-2001

Tuesday, February 08, 2011 - 8:51 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Teachmichigan a private message Print Post    
Good heavens -I think I brought TOO Much work home tonight - I couldn't even proofread my own post! That should be I loved the Globetrotter's ambition and their jolly attitudes. ***hangs head***

Likin' the Cowboys, too.

Tntitanfan
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08-03-2001

Tuesday, February 08, 2011 - 9:27 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tntitanfan a private message Print Post    
Somos muy amigas, Teach! Vamanos -

We're good frinds, Teach! Let's go ahead -

Teachmichigan
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07-22-2001

Wednesday, February 09, 2011 - 6:48 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Teachmichigan a private message Print Post    
:-) Estoy de acuerdo! Me gusta TAR - particularmente cuando estan en un pais en que se habla espanol! :-)

Juju2bigdog
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10-27-2000

Wednesday, February 09, 2011 - 8:23 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Juju2bigdog a private message Print Post    
Y yo tambien, Teach. Er, moi aussi! Et tu, Brutus. Sic transit gloria.



Teachmichigan
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07-22-2001

Wednesday, February 09, 2011 - 9:20 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Teachmichigan a private message Print Post    
LOL!!! Danke!