February 16, 2005
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The Daily News
1 I've been getting into visual learning lately. Maybe it's the rain; I don't know. For example, I was checking the Merc News about the weather for the rest of the week. Didn't have to read a word. They had these charming little cartoon umbrellas, one right under the other, for each day of the week, with lots of raindrops if they expect a downfall, and six drops if it's just a chance of rain.
2 So inspired was I that I drew a raincloud with a page number on my whiteboard, and had raindrops coming out of the cloud. I told my class to turn to page 36, and when extreme bubbleheads would ask, "What page are we on?" I'd say, "For all you visual learners, the page we are on is inside the cloud on the board." It STILL took some of them three or four more tries, but most eventually got it.
3 Miracle of miracles...
4 I even put the assignment inside of another cloud that had arrows pointing to it.
5 When I was a kid, I always chose library books that had HUGE print and lots of pictures, even though peer pressure would often cause me to get thick books with small print and no pictures. The second the others weren't looking, I'd head for the big easy. You know, like The Big Book of Dinosaurs, and any Clifford.
6 Well, today is the day of auditions for the Spring Musical! Yesterday's flyer had a misprint, and so it IS today and tomorrow, with callbacks on Friday, as needed, my room, after school. The musical will be pretty flexible, but having LOTS of after school time really helps! Even if you're involved in FANTASTICS, I think we could still get you in, because you will be dividing into solos, duets, etc. I'm looking to getting a choreographer, and also bringing in some live music, so it should be a lot of fun, if we get it all going.
7 So it'll be wet for awhile here. So it goes; so it goes. But there's something magic about the warm weather, and the Spring Musical floating around FANTASTICS, baseball, two proms, dances, and all the other fun stuff this Spring. The songs I have chosen are REALLY good and fun!!!
8 So come on out and enjoy a change of pace. This has been one tough winter, and it's time to resurrect. What better way than singing, dancing, laughing, and being with great friends?
9 I hope you guys get out there and give it a bash!
10 It should be fun. We'll just do what we need, and try to just have a ball!
11 Okay, enjoy your Code Red day!
12 Peace.
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