History and My Story

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• 1    Lauren S // May 8, 2008 at 8:08 pm

  Happy Birthday Nora!

• 2    chris409 // May 18, 2008 at 3:46 pm

  Hi mary Lou,
  wow, I am giving you all the respect I can..raising 4 children, teaching high school, and updating a blog..that’s way too much work..Happy birthday to Nora…and good to see your blog getting bigger and richer..
  best

• 3    Allison Bruno // May 19, 2008 at 1:12 pm

  Since 5 is the best age…what age do you consider the worst age for Aggie, Nora, Veronica and Patrick to go through? If they haven’t already.

• 4    buell // May 19, 2008 at 2:48 pm

  Well, I find age 1-2 challenging because they are mobile and into everything, but they don’t have the memory to know that they bumped their head on that same corner yesterday and the day before. It’s also hard because you can’t explain things to them. Aggie will cry because she wants to sit and eat cupcake after cupcake after cupcake and I can’t explain to her why I am being mean and saying “no.” And it’s also frustrating because she can’t explain herself to me. Patrick and I may battle over what he is and isn’t allowed to do, but at least we both can explain our positions in a reasonable way.

• 5    vmurphy // May 19, 2008 at 8:16 pm

  Congrats Nora!

• 6    sam barrows // May 19, 2008 at 8:31 pm

  Happy late birthday Nora…… I think that ages 3-4 are the worst, but thats just with the kids I babysit.

• 7    dmillen4 // May 19, 2008 at 8:41 pm

  Happy Birthday Nora! Mrs. Buell I hope you enjoy it while it lasts!

• 8    chris whitten // May 19, 2008 at 8:52 pm

  i used to be 5 like 10 years ago
  good stuff
  enjoy.

• 9    Kevin Keohane // May 21, 2008 at 11:46 am

  When I turned Five I found out I was going to have a little brother. I feel all the kids who have had a younger sibling can relate to me when I say that I went from my dear child to a role I like to call “The Other Kid That Lives Here”!

• 10    Riley // May 22, 2008 at 10:10 pm

  Honestly i can’t relate to you at all kevin. Five is a cool age though.

• 11    Scott S // May 24, 2008 at 7:46 pm

  I think 15-19 is the best age brackett, we are at the age where we question whether or not you, as teachers and parents, have the right or power to tell us what to do, and if the answer is no, we rebel.

• 12    Scott S // May 24, 2008 at 7:47 pm

  And Kevin, not many people feel that way, and those that do just need to suck it up and do something that’ll get you on your parents good side again.

• 13    jgurney // May 26, 2008 at 7:32 pm

  five is good… i guess… i mean if you like that kinda stuff

• 14    Jessica Balzano // May 28, 2008 at 6:48 pm

  I agree with Scott but in a different way. I believe the age range of 14-18 are the most memorable years. Because this is when a child shows their personality. In the younger years of a child life their attitudes are formed by the things their parents tell them but by age 14 they start doing things on their own turf and truly become their own person.

• 15    Marc // May 29, 2008 at 10:46 am

  Now we have to comment about your kid’s birthday? It’s great your kid is 5 and all, but we don’t really care.

• 16    buell // May 29, 2008 at 1:43 pm

  Actually Marc it is a little disheartening to see that the most commented on posts on the blog are not the history ones. You don’t “have” to post on any particular thread….there are lots of topics to choose from….you just need to have 8 total comments so far this term.

  Scott, since you are all my guinea pigs (so-to-speak) in my first foray into blogging I am being pretty lenient. True there are a few of you who are taking advantage of this, but overall most students are leaving appropriate comments.

  I did have to delete a little bit of the Marc/Scott banter…..although I was happy to see you blogging during SIP You guys just a bit carried away with the insults and you crossed a line, even if your tone was supposed to be humorous.

  Earlier, Scott made an interesting point (and Jess expanded on his idea) about the best age being your ages right now! I agree that this a great time of your lives and hopefully you can step outside of all the teenage drama and angst to appreciate the wonderful stage that you are all at. Of course, it’s precisely because of all that rebelling that makes me, as a mother, vote for 5 as the best age…and I’m pretty certain your parents would agree.

  Lastly, as for it not mattering “unless her birthday has a historic reference or something….” I did put the NCSS standards at the top of the blog. I am not just teaching “history” but culture, geography, economics. What is history but a collection of stories about people who have lived longer than us—-you don’t need to learn history from a book…we all live history every day. I tell these stories to get you excited about hearing stories and to learn to listen to those older and dare I say wiser than you. It’s not just about who was president when and what year a certain war took place. Oh and the blog is called “History and My Story” for a reason

  And one more thing, did you notice how this topic is “debatable?” And how I gave reasons for my “thesis?” I am showing you that SD3R is a skill that transcends school and applies to things we do and say in life.

• 17    CBOYCE // May 29, 2008 at 9:29 pm

  I enjoyed being 5 it was my first trip to Florida. But i dont think Nora will remember that much of being 5 when she is 14 which is saddening.

• 18    T.O. // May 30, 2008 at 10:43 am

  happy late birthday to nora….i agree with scott and jess, anywhere in teenagehood is when a person begins to express themselves.

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