Posted on June 7 at 8:53 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Isn't there a difference between journalistic style usage for apostrophes and formal English? My old college text "insists" that only Zeus, Jesus, Moses (mythological or Biblical names) can use only an apostrophe after the "s" as in "Zeus' children were angry with him...". Any "commoner's" name should have both the apostrophe and the extra "s", such as "Mrs. Jones's friend...". A friend once told me she thought the apostrophe was dropped in newspapers to save on ink and space. Anyone know if this is true?
On Word Badger
Posted on June 3 at 2:42 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
My pet peeve in word usage is overuse of the reflexive pronoun "myself" as in "Give the documents to Robert or myself." There should be a first person pronoun "I" when one uses "myself" in a sentence;otherwise, we should say "Give the documents to Robert or me." Every time I hear that, especially in the work place, I grit my teeth...it just sounds so self-important! Hmmm...I feel better with that off my chest :)
On Republicans to ease up on school cuts
Posted on May 27 at 3:10 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
A hundred million out of nine hundred million is a drop in the bucket. Not impressed.
On Janesville School Board cuts high school position
Posted on November 23 at 11 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
So much for "discussion" of the item at the meeting. Clearly the board members had already made their decisions prior to the community comments - based on their own few comments prior to voting to move ahead with this switch. I too wonder about what special talents the new hires have that is so superior to Mr. Lehman's development as an AP over his years at Parker.
On Parker High School could lose assistant principal position
Posted on November 21 at 4:46 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
IF the board passes the recommendation, I hope the plan is to hire Dan Keyser as Parker principal and move Rick Lehman into Mr. Keyser's AP place. This would be the most respectable move and keep a few people in leadership positions that "know" Parker, the district, and work well within the school.
On Parker principal announces retirement
Posted on November 16 at 5:28 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Steve has been a dynamic, caring, and inspiring principal to work for. Just as a teacher can "make or break" the climate of a classroom, so does the principal for the entire school...and Steve definitely has made Parker a place that students and staff want to come to. I have worked for several administrators in my career, and no one has ever come close to displaying the leadership, morale boost, competence, exuberance, and concern for others as Steve. We will miss you dearly but are overjoyed for you and your family!
On Kindle has my nose buried in books
Posted on September 25 at 6:36 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
I borrowed a "true" Kindle from a friend to read a book recently. I don't know why it bothered me so much, but I hated not having page numbers! Isn't that bizarre? It gave me the percentage of what I had read, but I didn't really know "how much" much I had left to read when I was at 76%. Not a huge issue, but it was different! Other than that, I still enjoyed reading my book :)
Also, as a teacher, there have been interesting issues when students read books on Kindles and have to do page citation as required by an assignment. They have no page #s! I wonder when an association such as MLA or APA will make a new citation rule for electronic books! (Maybe they already have, and I am not yet informed of it? If anyone knows that there is a proper citation format, I'd be interested in knowing what it is...Thanks!)
On Wood carving show is gem of an event
Posted on September 20 at 5:07 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
I have gone to this show for the past three years. I love it! The Woodcarvers also have a display at Thresheree and some sell their items at the downtown farmer's market. Their skills are just impressive, and they are such nice people!
Posted on February 3 at 8:04 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
As teachers, we have a lot of these small town moments. Some of the best ones I have heard include a former student performing a mammogram on some former teachers of hers (can you say "awkward moment"?), and another teacher having a bagger boy (a current student)check out and bag her feminine hygiene products at the store! :)
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On What's in our names?
Posted on June 7 at 8:57 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Love how all the female names end with an "a". For awhile, popular female names ended in "ey" or "eigh" as in Haley and Kaleigh. What bothers me even more than non-traditional names is when parents use excessively non-traditional spelling!