The Chit Chat Chit Chat Thread

Songbird76

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Yeah. And they act like we declared independence and automatically had our ducks in a row after the war. Well, no.

And then now when people argue politics and they bring the founding fathers in the mix about what they would have wanted and what they set up. The founding fathers couldn't agree on anything either, and some of their ideas, namely if the states had more powers, would have ultimately been detrimental, and if we didn't have the banking system that Hamilton wanted, which Thomas Jefferson, who is idolized, really didn't, then we'd have an entirely different economy. Not to mention many of them were in favor of slavery. Yeah, don't idolize them.
Exactly. And the whole Tar and Feathering thing...we were taught that it was an act of patriotism because the people deserved that for being royalists, but it isn't that simple. A lot of innocent people were tarred and feathered just because they ran businesses that also benefitted the English aristocracy. They didn't necessarily do anything wrong. And not all the American patriots were really in it for freedom,etc...some just wanted an excuse to destroy property, or to steal from those who had more. It's not as cut and dry as the history books would have us believe....I learned a LOT from the Outlander series by looking up which events were real and what really happened. It was not what I learned in school!!
 

Songbird76

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I’m sorry. :(

My mom is really upset over their cancelled trip. She’s so glad that the kids didn’t know, so they aren’t disappointed, but she’s taking this really hard. She knows in the grand scheme that it’s low on the totem of what’s going on, but she’s hurt nonetheless. They don’t know if this trip will come to fruition now. She wanted so badly to “say goodbye” to Disney, and have the experience with her grandkids.. and for them to have the memories.

I wasn’t a fan of this trip originally, but my heart is breaking for her too.
I hope that they'll be able to go later, but then in a way that works for you, too. I know the timing was really bad for you guys and T was going to have to miss things and you couldn't go. Maybe now things will fall into place for everyone!
 

Songbird76

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Well I watched the movie Trolls, Frozen, Frozen 2 called the granddaughters talked about the movies. The oldest age 7 her and I have a solve the riddle So far out of 10 riddles I have guessed only 1 --Bad showing for popa John but I did get her on one yesterday Why is the number 6 afraid of the number 7 times up ----number 7 8(ate) number 9 Anyone have riddles they can post So I can improve my score Ha Ha I'd appreciate it
Why doesn't Cinderella get to play soccer? Because she runs away from the ball.
Why shouldn't you let Elsa hold a balloon? She'll always let it go.
What's always tired no matter what time it is? A car (or a bike has tires, too)
What has a face, but cannot see? Clock (also: face but no eyes, hands but no arms)
 

Songbird76

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Well I watched the movie Trolls, Frozen, Frozen 2 called the granddaughters talked about the movies. The oldest age 7 her and I have a solve the riddle So far out of 10 riddles I have guessed only 1 --Bad showing for popa John but I did get her on one yesterday Why is the number 6 afraid of the number 7 times up ----number 7 8(ate) number 9 Anyone have riddles they can post So I can improve my score Ha Ha I'd appreciate it
I forgot one. What is the scariest plant in the jungle? BamBOO!
 

ajrwdwgirl

Premium Member
@ajrwdwgirl and @SteveBrickNJ ,

T’s teachers (all teachers at the school) are having an inservice day both Monday and Tuesday. They’re going to be taking a class on Zoom and Google Classroom, and also determining how to best move forward with their lesson plans.

Has your principals organized anything like this? I know some of our teachers were struggling more than others with the technology. It’s tough on the parents because we have to look so many different places for assignments right now, and also the kids really need more online video classes with the teachers and classmates.

They will be addressing this and streamlining it after their workshops.

That's good that your teachers are getting some support and guidance. We haven't had anything formal, but we start the virtual (paper packets for non-internet kids) learning on Monday the 6th. So we have had all of this time to explore different platforms and decide what we wanted to use and plan our lessons accordingly. While I wouldn't mind the inservice learning I like how our district went about it and gave us so much time on our own to decided what we felt comfortable using. There have been a lot of emails and some chats going on with teachers though giving tips and sharing resources.
 

ajrwdwgirl

Premium Member
I’m sorry. :(

My mom is really upset over their cancelled trip. She’s so glad that the kids didn’t know, so they aren’t disappointed, but she’s taking this really hard. She knows in the grand scheme that it’s low on the totem of what’s going on, but she’s hurt nonetheless. They don’t know if this trip will come to fruition now. She wanted so badly to “say goodbye” to Disney, and have the experience with her grandkids.. and for them to have the memories.

I wasn’t a fan of this trip originally, but my heart is breaking for her too.

It is sad but maybe they can reschedule at a time that works out for you and T this time, life actually ask you if the time period is workable. My sister texted me told because they would have been leaving for WDW today, I really feel bad for her and the family and a little guilty because I was able to still take my trip.
 

BuddyThomas

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@BuddyThomas , just checking in to see how you and Phil are dealing with the staying inside (for the most part), for the past number of weeks. Must be even more stressful for you two, living in NYC, where it's a hot spot (not that MA is much better, but just smaller in size, only). Hang in there.
Thanks. You hang in there too. We are both well and haven’t killed each other yet, so I guess that’s a good thing. Also, our livers have miraculously not fallen out yet, so that’s also a plus. I’ve seen more tv in the past two weeks than I’ve seen in the past 10 years. Running out of Netflix shows to binge. How are you?
 

ajrwdwgirl

Premium Member
I am in my 3rd day of teaching with Zoom. I learned by watching a tutorial on YouTube. It's not hard.

Just be careful about what you are doing and what's in the background. We got two emails from administrators warning/reminding us to be mindful of what can be seen on the Zoom calls. Our school nurse shared a story of a friend of hers in another district that apparently did a Zoom call with students while she was in the bathtub and "accidentally" had the phone so it was upside down or something so they weren't seeing her face for a little bit. Luckily for her the bubbles covered everything. I wanted to ask why her friend thought it was a good idea to talk to anyone while in the bathroom/bathtub, but I didn't.
 

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