Category Archives: Questions

The dumb questions that pop up in my day to day life that just make me scratch my head a bit.

Sure Spelling

26 October 2006, 10:52 am by Giggles
Categories: Education, Questions, Random

I distinctly remember writing in our journals in my fourth grade class and trying to remember how to spell the word “sure.” That word confused me a great deal. It starts with a “sh” sound, so I always spelled it … Keep reading →

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Remind me to never move to Georgia

4 October 2006, 11:07 pm by Giggles
Categories: Books, Education, Questions, Venting

This was a small story in the news today, but in its shortness, several things struck me as just wrong. Georgia mom seeks Harry Potter ban. I think I would be pretty flattered if I ever wrote a book that … Keep reading →

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Favorite Question of the Day

4 October 2006, 10:15 am by Giggles
Categories: Education, Happy Things, Questions, Work

I’m sure I’m going to get other silly questions today, but I think the one I was just asked will be my favorite. I showed a sixth grade class my infamous infomercial – “Home Row.” It’s a classic. Afterwards, someone … Keep reading →

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Silently Sick

27 September 2006, 10:07 am by Giggles
Categories: Health, Questions, Work

Considering my job, I find it amazing that I don’t get sick more often than I do. This year however, a cold is going around the school that has leveled several teachers already. Today I’m home sick, and I’m never … Keep reading →

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Fifth Graders – a never ending source of questions

13 September 2006, 1:50 pm by Giggles
Categories: Questions, Random, Work

Generally I wear a pair of slacks and a shirt (generally not one with buttons because those generally need to be ironed) to work. Today I am wearing a green shirt and a denim skirt. So what is it about … Keep reading →

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September 11th

11 September 2006, 8:20 pm by Giggles
Categories: Musings, Questions

What is it about this day that makes it unique from all the other days of the year? Why would this one day change our lives so much? Americans had been attacked before. Americans continue to die today. There is … Keep reading →

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A Question about Knowledge

3 September 2006, 4:10 pm by Giggles
Categories: Education, Learn Something, Questions

Three questions were posed in a class last week that started a very interesting discussion as we tried to determine the answers to them. They are questions that learning theorists have been trying to answer since before Plato. Books upon … Keep reading →

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