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From: Dover-Sherborn High School <doversherhs@igc.apc.org>
Newsgroups: k12.ed.math
Date: 12 Dec 92 12:59 PST
Subject: Re: FACILITATION?
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Jerry - The Geometry Supposer is published by Sunburst Communications, Inc.-
39 Washington Avenue-Pleasantville, N.y. 10570 (800-431-1934.

It is copyrighted.  We have a computer lab and the computers are linked 
together so my students go to the lab, log on and they are ready to go.

We go to the lab about once each week, collect data.  Then when we return
to class, we form conjectures, prove them, and apply them to problems. 

It's not as smooth as that, but that's the general idea.  My students like
it alot.  They are always asking to go to the computer room.

Let me know if you need additional information.

Keith
From: Judy.Sneed@f70.n147.z1.fidonet.org (Judy Sneed)
Newsgroups: k12.ed.math
Subject: DOING HOMEWORK IN SCH
Date: Sun, 13 Dec 92 08:29:16 PDT
Organization: FidoNet node 1:147/70 - The Teacher's Pet, Oklahoma City OK


 SK> Well, I can't think of anything else to say about this right now.
 SK> However, I do have some ideas about positive incentives for homework.

I have been following this homework discussion with interest. Even as much as 10 years ago, teachers were not requiring a lot of homework from my own children....and rarely anything interesting. I think homework needs to be interesting...at least sometimes. However, one of the best incentives to actually do homework was used by college algebra teacher. For every 20 problems worked from any section of the current test coverage (this was sometimes 8 sections), he would add 1/2 point to the test score. If you
 did 20 problems in each section you could rack up quite a little help for the next text. Of course, if you have worked twenty problems (and that meant with every step written out...and he graded and returned promptly, too!) on a particular topic, you probably won't need the extra points on the test! Another thing he did that made tests less terrifying (I am not one of those people who looks forward to test day!) was provide a sample test that contained problems exactly like the real test. These were all w
orked in class and any last minute questions answered. He *never* put a type of problem on the real test that we had not already covered in the sample test. I learned more math from him in one semester than I learned in six in high school.

Judy



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From: Gunter.Kirchhoff@f128.n134.z1.fidonet.org (Gunter Kirchhoff)
Newsgroups: k12.ed.soc-studies
Subject: a true story...
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 92 16:37:00 PDT
Organization: FidoNet node 1:134/128 - Genesis BBS, Calgary Alta

                  St. Nicholas * The Real Gift-Giver
                             (Final Part)

        The poem "Twas the Night Before Christmas" further shaped
the American Santa.  Another popular poem, originally titled, "A
Visit from St. Nicholas," was penned by New York Professor Clement
Moore in the 1800s and created a word picture portraying a round-
bellied Santa with a huge pack on his back.  Picking up on this
image, cartoonist Thomas Nast added a North Pole toy workshop in his
cartoons for "Harper's Weekly" magazine.  In 1925 a large corpora
-tion ran an advertising campaign of Santa Claus further defining him
as a large man with a red and white fur suit, black boots and a long
flowing beard-the closest depiction of our present-day Santa.

        The American Santa Claus, like America itself, came from a
melting pot of Old World cultures and characters.  He is the Dutch
Sinter Klaas and the Lutheran Kris Kringle who brings gifts to child
-ren. His red garment is lined with fur like the German version of
Nicolaus and he spreads merriment and cheer like Father Christmas.
And a team of reindeer, borrowed from a Russian legend, accompanies
Santa Claus on his journey through the night.

        The tragic part in all this is how the devil has contorted
the man and the ministry of St. Nicholas-the man who had such fulness
of God that even the dead were raised!  He was popular because of his
reputation of honor, his godly ways and his giving nature,  But it's
just like the devil to twist the ministry of such a powerful man until
it is hidden in the tales of a little fat-bellied, pipe-smoking pie
eater.

        The story of the true St. Nicholas is a beautiful picture of
the giving that Christmas is really about-instead of the fretting
and getting that the American Santa now represents.  St. Nicholas
represents the giving heart of our Heavenly Father, Who doesn't
give switches and rods but Who always gives only good gifts.

        The greatest gift of all is the gift of Jesus Christ to us
from God the Father.  Jesus is our hope, redemption and victory.
He is our advocate with the Father, our blood covenant friend Who
will never leave nor forsake us. In him, we have the joy of liv-
ing a heavenly life on earth.

        He is the meaning of Christmas. "Christ mass" means "anoint-
ed celebration". It's the celebration of "How God anointed Jesus of
Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power..."  It's a celebration
of how the anointed Jesus  "...went about doing good and healing, all
those who are oppressed of the devil..." (Acts 10:38) It's the story of
our triumphant Savior, Jesus the Christ, the LORD of LORDS and KING of
KINKS!

        Now that's a Merry Christmas!

                           (by Kenneth Copeland - with permission)


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From: Perry.Howland@f680.n260.z1.fidonet.org (Perry Howland)
Newsgroups: k12.ed.soc-studies
Subject: Cooperative Learning in Middle School Social Studies
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 92 18:43:00 PDT
Organization: FidoNet node 1:260/680 - Gananda Central Sch, Walworth NY

I am trying to integrate cooperative learning strategies into my 
middle school social studies classes. If you have any tried and true 
strategies, references or hints, please send them to: Perry 
Howland, Wayne Central Middle School, 6076 Ontario Center Road, 
Ontario Center, New York 14520.

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From: Gunter.Kirchhoff@f128.n134.z1.fidonet.org (Gunter Kirchhoff)
Newsgroups: k12.ed.soc-studies
Subject: a study on Santa Claus. 1 of 4 parts.
Date: Sun, 13 Dec 92 13:41:16 PDT
Organization: FidoNet node 1:134/128 - Genesis BBS, Calgary Alta

            St. Nicholas * The Real Gift Giver.
                         (part 1)

        St. Nicholas should be an inspiration to us all.  He was
a godly man whose reputation for giving to people caused him to
be revered example of what compassion and giving are all about.
He was not a jolly fat man who climbed down chimneys, and he did
not have flying reindeer.

        Stories of his life - a life full of Christmas beliefs
and values - are the real background for today's mythical Sant
Claus.  So much of what Nicholas was-and what Santa Claus
has become-has been distorted by Satan.  What has been done to
weaken and contort the testimony of this godly man is pathetic.

        I am not necessarily against Santa Claus, as such.  But
I am against lying.  I don't believe anybody should lie to chil
-dren (or anybody else for that matter). Telling children wild
tales about a man who visits malls and gives gifts is a lie.

        The real story of Christmas is the story of Jesus-God's
precious gift to us.Our Heavenly Father is the real Gift_Giver.
Nicholas grew up knowing the real Gift-Giver.

        Nicholas and his parents lived in Turkey in the 3rd cen-
tury and were Christians.  Nicholas's parents had prayed and asked
God for a child, much as Abraham and Sarah had done.  From the time
Nicholas was born in about A.D. 280, they considere hin a gift from
God.  Dilligently they taught their young son devotion to God and
to be very generous to the poor.  Although they both died when
Nicholas was in his teens, their heritage of living for God and
giving followed Nicholas.

                                              to be continued...


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From: Michael.Moynihan@f19.n267.z1.fidonet.org (Michael Moynihan)
Newsgroups: k12.ed.soc-studies
Subject: EXCHANGE
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 92 02:59:20 PDT
Organization: FidoNet node 1:267/19 - QMS Connection, Queensbury NY

 > Hi, everybody. I am a student of economics in New Zealand.
 > Are there any students and/or teachers of economics out
 > there who would like to begin an international discussion
 > in this area? I have more of a bent for the micro side of
 > things, in particular  w.r.t. the consumer.
 > Next year I will be doing some advanced training in the
 > statisitical side of economics. I would be interested in
 > hearing of any projects going on out there ( e.g. in the
 > K12 project areas) concerning economics, at whatever level.
 > Thanks,
 >         Andrew
 > --- Maximus 2.00
 > [37m * Origin: IBM NZ Ltd Gateway - Auckland, New Zealand (3:772/20)
 >
Hello Andrew I ama seventh grade social studies teacher in a small city upstate New York called Glens Falls. My students have shown great interest in your country and would love to share any information they can with you. They Know very little about economics however they are very curious. if you can think of a small experiment that would introduce our countries I would love to see you exchange information with them. Maybe a gross national product comparison our somthing more interesting if you can think o



f it. Please return my message if interested thanks.



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From: Michael.Nelson@f315.n103.z1.fidonet.org (Michael Nelson)
Newsgroups: k12.ed.soc-studies
Subject: INT. HISTORY PROJECT... A
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 92 17:02:00 PDT
Organization: FidoNet node 1:103/315 - Castle of the Four , Diamond Bar CA

Hello,
        I read the message about your project and it sounds very
interesting. Let me explain myself first. I am a nineteen year old
sophomore at Whittier College, out in Southern California. I am a
history major, but am planning on getting a socal studies teaching
credential. Anything else you could tell me about your project would be
most appreciated. I would like to get involved with it.

     Michael Nelson
                                                                                           

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From: Dave.Casselman@f20.n3402.z1.fidonet.org (Dave Casselman)
Newsgroups: k12.ed.soc-studies
Subject: Test
Date: Thu, 10 Dec 92 21:44:02 PDT
Organization: FidoNet node 1:3402/20

noecho
Test


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From: Gunter.Kirchhoff@f128.n134.z1.fidonet.org (Gunter Kirchhoff)
Newsgroups: k12.ed.soc-studies
Subject: Santa Claus 2 of 4
Date: Sun, 13 Dec 92 13:43:44 PDT
Organization: FidoNet node 1:134/128 - Genesis BBS, Calgary Alta

                  St. Nicholas, The Real Gift Giver
                               (part 2)

        Ordained as a young teenager, Nicholas entered the priest
-hood at 19.  His uncle, the bishop who ordained him, prophesied
that Nicholas would offer guidance and consolation to many people,
that he would eventually become a bishop, and that he would live a
life of enlightenment.  Eventually he did become the bishop of a
small coastal village, and his influence spread into many nations.

        Many accounts have been written about the life of Nicholas.
It was said that he would spent all night studying God's Word to
bring it to the people. He was known for helping the poor, for
praying, fasting and standing steadfast in faith and goodness.
Many miracles were brought about thru' his prayers. Included among
the accounts of his ministry, is the report of twin brothers who
were raised from the dead.  It was written that one could hardly
keep count of the virtue and goodness he spread around him.

        One particular story of St. Nicholas' goodness is the rea-
son many pictures shoe him with three golden spheres.  These repre-
sent the three bags of gold that he gave to a poor man so his three
daughters could be married.  The man was so poor that his daughters
had no dowries, and he was so disparate that he was planning to sell
them into what we would call white slavery.

        To keep that from happening, Nicholas threw a bag of gold
pieces thru' the man's window in the night so no one would know who
had done it.  He wanted God to get the credit for it.  Because of
this, the eldest daughter had a dowry.  She was no longer an out-
cast and could be married.

        Not long after that, Nicholas did the same thing for the
second daughter, saving her from a similar fate. When he did it for
the third daughter, the father caught him. He made the father swear
on an oath that he would never reveal who was responsible for those
gifts, as long as Nicholas was alive.

        When Nicholas died on December 6, A.D. 343, he is said to
have quoted Psalm 11 with his last breath: "In the Lord I put my trust."

        In the Greek language, the name Nicholas means "victorious" or
"hero of the people," and he did, indeed, become a very popular figure
in the centuries that followed his death. Stories of Nicholas spread
throughout Greece and into Russia. He became the popular patron saint
of Russians, who called him "Nikolai, the wonder-worker."

                                         to be continued...


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From: tlong@rvgs.vak12ed.edu (Tom Long)
Subject: penpals
Organization: Virginia's Public Education Network (Roanoke)
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 92 01:07:07 GMT

Jeremy and friends:

I know you are looking for pals along the Mexican border but is
Virginia close enough?  I'm a high school teacher and I'd like
to get a couple of students involved with e-mail, etc.  If your
interested let me know.

Tom Long
From: Jeremy.Freeman@p0.f45.n342.z1.fidonet.org (Jeremy Freeman)
Newsgroups: k12.ed.soc-studies
Subject: Social Studies
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 92 14:56:22 PDT
Organization: FidoNet node 1:342/45.0 - SPQR, Edmonton AB

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        Hi! Our  names are Kim, Carla, Ryan, and Jeremy. We go to Holy Family school
for our education. In school we are doing a project on Canada's links with
other country's in the world. We are looking for a penpal that lives by the
boarder to Mexico. We live in Edmonton, Canada. We are interested about what
people in Mexico do for fun and recreation. We also would like to know what
they do for a living, and what kind of clothing they wear. Do they get any
prouducts from Canada there? 
        There is also a free trade agreement  between Canada and Mexico. Do you know
anything about it?
        The weather is very cold here! Yesterday the high was 7 degrees celcus! What
is the weather like there?
        Hope to hear from you soon!              



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From: Roland.Gesthuizen@p3.f155.n633.z3.fidonet.org (Roland Gesthuizen)
Newsgroups: k12.ed.soc-studies
Subject: Int. History Project... anybody interested?
Date: Wed, 02 Dec 92 14:44:22 PDT
Organization: FidoNet node 3:633/155.3 - SECAP BBS, Clayton Vic


               Do you teach History or Social Studies?


   What do we teach our students about another country or culture?


Are the conclusions we reach about other people's history valid, or are their notions about what happened in their past different to what we believe happened ?


The International History Exchange project seeks to link students around the world to share the views they have about the history of the countries and cultures they study.  It enables students to gather resources not normally available to them via communication with their peers.   From the initial opinions about an area of study, through development of theories, right up to conclusions, students can actively consider and compare the views of local people...living History!


Timing and content of the communications are negotiated between participants. Students will have obligations to the people they are communicating with, providing opinions and facts to help their friends   overseas.


Everyone benefits from the information gathered, especially the extra input from a unique resource, which may well challenge first thoughts.


We have some great ideas that we would like to develop but it needs more than just us! You can also become part of an International History  Exchange by contacting Ramsey Imam on this echo or dropping me a line. We  are excited by this project and invite any expressions of interest!


Look forward to hearing from you.




Roland Gesthuzien              Ramsey Imam
Roland@csource.oz.au           Syndal Campus Glen Waverley SC 3;633/155.3                    Melbourne, Vic. Australia


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From: James.Keller@p0.f45.n342.z1.fidonet.org (James Keller)
Newsgroups: k12.ed.soc-studies
Subject: Racism?
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 92 22:55:33 PDT
Organization: FidoNet node 1:342/45.0 - SPQR, Edmonton AB

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Hello, my name is James and yes, I would be very interested to see it.
 I am a student in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, you may contact me through  this message base.  I hope to hear from you



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From: Gunter.Kirchhoff@f128.n134.z1.fidonet.org (Gunter Kirchhoff)
Newsgroups: k12.ed.soc-studies
Subject: a true story...
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 92 11:15:58 PDT
Organization: FidoNet node 1:134/128 - Genesis BBS, Calgary Alta

                    St, Nicholas- The Real Gift-Giver
                                 (Part 3)

        In 1087 the remains of St. Nicholas' grave were trans-
ported from Turkey to Barui, Italy where a basilica was built in
is honor.  Soon after, his popularity spread throughout Italy and
across Europe.  December 6, the day of his death, became St.
Nicholas Day on the Roman Catholic calendar and the custom of
gift-giving on December 6, began in France, and spread across all
Europe.

        You can see similarities between the better characteristics
of the Santa Claus character, who gives gifts at night-not to be seen
by anyone, and St. Nicholas' gold piece throwing.  But how did the
story of such a man of God get turned into a story of an elf work-
shop at the North Pole?

        With the Protestant reformation of the 1500s, the worshipping
of the saints was denounced, and so St. Nicholas Day was no longer
observed in England.

        When this happened, the role of gift-giver was assigned to a
mythical character named Father Christmas, who was patterned after
the pegan Roman god Saturn, known as the god of peace and plenty.
Father Christmas was a large man, clothed in scarlet or deep green
robes lined with fur, who came bearing good food and wine, joy and
revelry. The day of gift-giving in England was changed from Decem-
ber 6 to December 25, to coincide with the date that the church had
chosen to celebrate the birth of Jesus.

        In Holland and Belgium, the traditional day of December 6 was
still celebrated, but there Sinter Klaas rode through the streets on
a white horse rewarding good children with treats and toys and giving
rods or switches to bad children (the author neglected also to mention
Sinter Klaas's Negro slave - called Back Peter who had to do all the
"dirty work".)  In Germany, the saint was referred to as "Nicholaus -
dressed in fur and also left sweets for good children and rods for
the bad ones.

        In Scotland, John Knox put an end to the Christmas
celebration in 1552. (It was not revived until television re-introduced
St. Nicholas in the 1950s.)

        Christopher Columbus brought the first celebration of
St. Nicholas Day to the New World when he landed in the West Indies,
December 6, 1492, and named the harbor Port of St. Nicholas, in honor of
the patron saint of sailors.

        All those traditions blended with immigration to the New World.
As the English and the Dutch came and intermarried, Father Christmas
and Sinter Klaas blended into one figure. Dutch Americans eventually
adopted December 25 as their day of celebration and by the end of the
Civil War, St. Nicholas the bishop, was generally known a in the
United States, as Santa Claus.

                                               to be continued...

          Gunter

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From: Sharon.Napshin@p0.f126.n137.z1.fidonet.org (Sharon Napshin)
Newsgroups: k12.ed.soc-studies
Subject: Religion????
Date: Sat, 19 Dec 92 01:05:15 PDT
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I wonder if it is entirely appropriate for religious doctrine or 
intrepretation be directed to this bb?  Perhaps a discussion of how 
broad interpretation of religious teaching for students in a real world 
situation would be of great interest to teachers.  Perhaps how we would 
teach certain kinds of religious lessons, etc. might, and I say might, 
be appropriate here also, and of interest to public and private school 
teachers, but quite frankly -- I feel that if this bb become cluttered 
with religious information, it would be something of interest to a 
select few.  You can guess that I am interested in education of a more 
secular nature and find it not appropriate for religious doctrine to 
appear here.  Just my opinion!



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From: Harriett.Rubins@f680.n260.z1.fidonet.org (Harriett Rubins)
Newsgroups: k12.ed.tag
Subject: Information Source
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 92 17:34:00 PDT
Organization: FidoNet node 1:260/680 - Gananda Central Sch, Walworth NY

Sharon, Hi!  Am an Enrichment Coordinator for Gananda Central School 
in Western New York.  My 5th grade students are doing an ecological 
study on Herons of Gananda and water.  I'm sure they'd love to 
compare notes with your students.  Let me know if this would suit 
your students as well.  Harriett

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From: Judi.Coons@f218.n321.z1.fidonet.org (Judi Coons)
Newsgroups: k12.ed.tag
Subject: HOME EDUCATION           
Date: Thu, 10 Dec 92 09:08:40 PDT
Organization: FidoNet node 1:321/218 - K12Net Mail Server, Lanesboro MA

Hello Sheila King,
 
 SK> Maybe someone else will also see your message and respond!
 
I have some other messages here.  Thank you for writing me.
 
Are there many homeschoolers in the Los Angeles area? Do you have any organized support systems?   What is it like to homeschool in California? What is involved in the approval process? Are you subject to having your children tested using Standardized testing ?  I am interested in learning about the homeschooling situations in other states. Thank you for responding.   
 
Judi Coons


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From: ghasting@vdoe386.vak12ed.edu (George Hastings)
Subject: Re: You can do REAL Cosmonaut Training!
Organization: Virginia's Public Education Network (Richmond)
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 92 12:42:41 GMT

The place to get detailed information about participation in a
week of real cosmonaut training, also trips to Baikonur to see
russian space launches is:
  Aerospace Ambassadors
  P.O. Box 12663
  Huntsville, AL 35815
or call 208-883-9922

George Hastings
Educator-In-Space Candidate
ghasting@vdeo386.vak12ed.edu


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