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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Thursday, October 28, 2010 - 12:27 pm
In California, at least here in San Diego, we never had to memorize the lord's prayer. In public schools, there was definitely a separation of state and church.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Thursday, October 28, 2010 - 12:33 pm
Tish, I hadn't read the Raven in a good 20 years and all I had to do was look over Caleb's copy and it all came back. How does that stick with you for so long?!? LOL, I remember also having to recite the opening of the Declaration of Independance my freshman year. Don't remember how much of it, but I clearly remember standing in front of the class, hands sweating, stomach fluttering and reciting the line, "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal..." then a big cheer going up, lol. Back then, we didn't have enough classrooms for classes and for the first part of the year, they blocked off part of the gym, seperated by some type of thin, cubicle like wall for several classes including my english class and just so happened that day the pe classes were playing basketball! Threw me off so bad I had to start over from the beginning.
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Thursday, October 28, 2010 - 3:21 pm
Memorizing is actually brain "aerobics" - it's not so much what you're memorizing but that fact that your exercising that muscle. Memorization is NOT easy for all kids (trust me - as a Spanish teacher I know this in spades), but those who can figure out how to remember items, whether it's vocabulary in Spanish or a poem in English, help their brains learn how to focus.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Thursday, October 28, 2010 - 5:01 pm
I have a perfect 24 hour memory. When I was in school and college, I had only to study the night before and exam and I'd ace the exam. Even now, all I have to do is write it down, and it's in there forever. Having a memory like an elephant is both a blessing and a curse.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Thursday, October 28, 2010 - 9:29 pm

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Christy358
Member
07-10-2007
| Thursday, October 28, 2010 - 9:53 pm
I think the memorizing is a way of learning how YOU learn.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Thursday, October 28, 2010 - 10:54 pm
Heh, I was looking at his class syllabus for English earlier and under class objectives it lists: "Demonstrate proficiency in memorization of poetry." Doesn't say why. But, looks like we'll be in for more study time. He did fairly well on it today, got a B. He made it through 7 stanzas, missed 2 or 3 words, and then got caught up on the 8th one and couldn't remember it. Which was really weird cuz yesterday he had a lot of trouble with the 7th one and for some reason they'd spent a lot of time going over the 8th and discussing it in class. The 8th was the one he was really confident about yesterday and kept reciting perfectly! Costa, I'm the exact opposite. I always had to start studying and memorizing as soon as the assignment was given or I wouldn't remember it. Caleb's somewhere in between, doesn't need as much time as I would, but does need a few good days studying it. Unless its science and then he needs to read it once and he has it down, but I think that's because he loves science and is very science-minded. Now, Dakota, with her reading comp problems, she can't read something and memorize it. But, if you read it to her, she knows it. I think it's because that's the way she studies. We read, we discuss, we quiz, then she knows the material, but if she were just to study out of the book she's having trouble with the reading comprehension part. So she's good at remembering things that have been read to her or discussed with her.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Friday, October 29, 2010 - 5:11 am
I was a good student but I hated memorizing stuff. I'd much rather analyze and interpret a poem any day instead of memorizing it.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Friday, October 29, 2010 - 6:27 am
I was a good student once I got out of high school. I hated high school, was bored silly, and never attended any classes. All I had to do was show up to take tests, or show up to argue for Jung with my Freud-fan psych teacher, and I got straight A's in my classes. Totally bored!
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Friday, October 29, 2010 - 7:09 pm

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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Saturday, October 30, 2010 - 1:03 pm
LOL Juju!!!
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Sia
Member
03-10-2002
| Monday, November 01, 2010 - 5:05 am
Dogdoc, I'm a day or two late in answering your post: to sanitize the chicken feathers from Grams's coop, I dabbed at them gently with a paper towel saturated with dilute bleach. I rubbed along the "grain" of the feathers, so as not to break apart the "ribs" (don't know the technical term for it, but I think they look bad when they're all broken apart). I have to admit to having played with LOTS of very dirty chicken feathers when I was a kid, and I never caught any dread disease--that I know of. I am sort of overprotective now, and whenever DD brings a bird's nest or some other unsavory thing into the house, I just lose control and freak out!! As a kid, I wasn't at all concerned about cleaniliness, LOL. My Grams had to take a BAT away from me that I found--alive--on a bale of hay; I wanted to make it a pet, and SHE had a fit about it!! She warned me that it might bite. Kids just don't think about things like that.
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Sia
Member
03-10-2002
| Monday, November 01, 2010 - 6:16 am
Finally caught up on reading this thread. First, Tishala, did you attend a Quaker school? Cool; they're aren't a lot of them, but there is one very close to where I live. As for memorization, up until this year, my kids attended a private Christian school & had LOTS of things to memorize: weekly Bible verses, monthly poems, etc. I remember having to memorize plenty of things in public school, & I always enjoyed it. I've always admired my 92-year-old grandmother's ability to recite multiple poems. She was required (in public school) to memorize much more poetry that I was ever required to learn. My late m-i-l also had lots of poems devoted to memory. I think it's amazing to be able to recite verses. I still have several poems from "Mad Magazine" memorized--that I learned when I was really young, LOL!
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Dogdoc
Member
09-29-2001
| Monday, November 01, 2010 - 5:00 pm
Thanks Sia. I have never worried about handling bird feathers. I think most birds have feather mites. That doesn't keep me from collecting them.
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Sia
Member
03-10-2002
| Tuesday, November 02, 2010 - 8:08 pm
I've come to the conclusion lately that I must be at least a little germaphobic. What a shock that realization was! It's not debilitation, though, so I think I'm okay.
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Ginger1218
Member
08-30-2001
| Thursday, November 04, 2010 - 4:49 pm
Just to update on the School Halloween party that I was furious about After everything I had done, they had the lawyers from the Department of Education at the school, they were being harassed from every side, they were told they cannot have the party for only some of the children. SOOOOOOO, a note and an email was sent to all parent that ALL the children were invited - and it was a very conciliatory message - and even if they could not make it at the time they were scheduled for, they could just come at any time. LOL. Well, on that day Gianni was playing outside with his neighbors and decided he didn't want to go to the party. So I did all that and he didn't go LOL. Well, I am glad that all the other children got to go. And the school will never attempt anything like that again
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Thursday, November 04, 2010 - 5:11 pm
LOL!!! All that and... pfft! But... you go girl! That was almost a form of discrimination. Can't you just imagine all the behind closed doors meetings? Hehehe!
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Thursday, November 04, 2010 - 9:53 pm
Ginger, even if he didn't go, you made it possible for kids who wanted to go, to go! Congratulations!
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Tishala
Member
08-01-2000
| Thursday, November 04, 2010 - 10:11 pm
Sia, just checked this. Yes, I went to Quaker schools from K-12. Friends Select at 17th and Ben Franklin Parkway in Center City Philadelphia.... It was a great education and I still have tons of friends from Friends.
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Pippin04
Member
10-26-2007
| Sunday, November 07, 2010 - 3:38 pm
Ok so here is my gripe. Silly as it may be. I went to the movies recently and asked for a diet coke. I was told that the movie theater no longer has diet coke but coke zero. Now coke zero tastes like regular coke (but zero calories). I do not like the taste of coke, it is too sweet. I like the taste of diet coke. I do not understand why coke has to change things. For years now we have become accustomed to the taste of diet coke. I do not want to drink regular coke. Is the plan to get rid of both diet and regular coke and only have coke zeor. Why do you need two drinks that taste the same? This nonsense reminds me of the whole new coke/coke classic fiasco. I think I will send them a letter and switch to water. It is better for me anyways.
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Serate
Member
08-21-2001
| Sunday, November 07, 2010 - 4:06 pm
Pippin don't blame Coke, it's the theater that decided not to sell Diet Coke. The theater that we go to sells Diet Coke. Not sure about Coke Zero. [Tho they sell wine and beer, so wouldn't surprise me if they sold Coke Zero too.] I like Coke and do NOT think that Coke Zero tastes like Coke. It doesn't taste like Diet Coke either. I don't think there is any plan to get rid of all but Coke Zero. All 3 types of Coke sell well. Coke Zero is supposedly a compromise between Coke and Diet Coke. I hate Diet Coke, but not as much as I hate Coke Zero. FWIW I'm a Diet Pepsi drinker [usually Caffeine Free]. Hate Diet Coke. Love Coke [is actually my favorite drink but can't handle the caffeine and don't like caffeine free Coke]. Hate Pepsi. 
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Sunday, November 07, 2010 - 4:12 pm
On sort of the same subject, Pepsi has a diet drink called "Pepsi Max". They named it "Max" instead of "diet" because studies show men do not like to order things called "diet". The funny thing to me is that every time I hear something called "Max", the first thing that comes to mind is "Maxi Pads", and that's probably the least manly product out there...LOL
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Serate
Member
08-21-2001
| Sunday, November 07, 2010 - 4:17 pm
The funny thing to me is that every time I hear something called "Max", the first thing that comes to mind is "Maxi Pads", and that's probably the least manly product out there...LOL lol love it! FWIW Pepsi Max doesn't taste like Diet Pepsi.
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Hukdonreality
Member
09-29-2003
| Sunday, November 07, 2010 - 4:24 pm
The funny thing to me is that every time I hear something called "Max", the first thing that comes to mind is "Maxi Pads", and that's probably the least manly product out there...LOL lol love it! FWIW Pepsi Max doesn't taste like Diet Pepsi. I'll bet it does...about 5 days a month
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Pippin04
Member
10-26-2007
| Sunday, November 07, 2010 - 6:06 pm
I love it. I will never be able to order pepsi max without of thinking of this, I spoke to the theater and they got a huge discount to go with the coke zero. I know the staff there very well. I told the manager I was not pleased.
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