Monday, April 25, 2011
Animals
Watch the video Ostrich Attacks Kid on Pony. What was your most memorable experience with an animal, as a child or recently?
Ms. Davis's Answer:
My best animal memory was when a group of my friends and I took a road trip up to Oklahoma the summer after graduation. There were 2 cars full of us, and we went up to Turner Falls one day, and then to Arbuckle Wilderness, the drive-through petting zoo, the next day. We were in a small car, and our friends were in an open-top jeep behind us as we drove through the park. You could buy feed and the animals would come right up to your car and you could feed them. Mostly it was deer, ostriches, emus, and pretty docile animals, but there were signs everywhere about the zebras. "Do Not Feed The Zebras! They Bite!" They really were everywhere. About halfway through the park, there was a little hut where you could buy more feed if you already fed all the greed emus along the way, so as we are stopped, I lean out the window and yell back to my friend Jimmy in the Jeep behind us "This lady says the zebras are really sweet and we should try to feed them if we can!"
Fast forward to 3 minutes later when Jimmy gets nipped on his hand by a zebra. Hilarious. Why would he listen to me when there were signs everywhere? And the lady selling the feed didn't say anything even though she heard what I said. Ha ha.
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Art
Watch the video of Lil Buck improvising to world famous cellist Yo Yo Ma at an event to bring arts back into schools. Do you think this qualifies as 'art'? Sure, it is neat to watch, but what does this add to the quality of our lives? Some might say it doesn't put food on the table. Do you think arts should be emphasized more now in schools? Why or why not?
Ms. Davis's Answer:
I think that the benefits of arts education are not so easily quantified by "what does this add to our lives?" and "how will this pay the bills?" Watching the unbelievable motions the human body (something everyone possesses) is capable of is mind-altering in a way that learning the geography of the US is not, and vice versa. Since feelings and ideas and thoughts are not tangible, people can overlook their value, but it exists nonetheless.
Ms. Davis's Answer:
I think that the benefits of arts education are not so easily quantified by "what does this add to our lives?" and "how will this pay the bills?" Watching the unbelievable motions the human body (something everyone possesses) is capable of is mind-altering in a way that learning the geography of the US is not, and vice versa. Since feelings and ideas and thoughts are not tangible, people can overlook their value, but it exists nonetheless.
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Stealing
Watch the video of the President of the Czech Republic stealthily slipping the commemorative pen into his pocket. Pretty funny. It's only a pen, right?
Have you ever stolen something, and what did you steal? Do you think it matters how big the item is that you steal? Did you end up getting caught? If you got caught, what was your punishment? Do you regret that you stole?
Ms. Davis's Answer:
I stole a cookies 'n' cream ice cream sandwich in the lunch line in 2nd grade. When I got to the front of the line, the lunch lady asked me about it, and I gave it to her. I was SO embarrassed and super worried about what my parents would do. This was on a Friday, and the teacher sent home a note about it for my parents to sign, and I waited the whole long, worrisome weekend before finally confessing on Sunday night. I don't even remember what my punishment was. I think my mom probably knew that I had punished myself more than she ever could already. I do regret that I stole because I could have just asked my mom for a quarter for ice cream. I have no idea why not. I think that even though a thief is a thief, obviously the theft of something very valuable is worse than stealing an ice cream.
Have you ever stolen something, and what did you steal? Do you think it matters how big the item is that you steal? Did you end up getting caught? If you got caught, what was your punishment? Do you regret that you stole?
Ms. Davis's Answer:
I stole a cookies 'n' cream ice cream sandwich in the lunch line in 2nd grade. When I got to the front of the line, the lunch lady asked me about it, and I gave it to her. I was SO embarrassed and super worried about what my parents would do. This was on a Friday, and the teacher sent home a note about it for my parents to sign, and I waited the whole long, worrisome weekend before finally confessing on Sunday night. I don't even remember what my punishment was. I think my mom probably knew that I had punished myself more than she ever could already. I do regret that I stole because I could have just asked my mom for a quarter for ice cream. I have no idea why not. I think that even though a thief is a thief, obviously the theft of something very valuable is worse than stealing an ice cream.
Friday, April 8, 2011
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Best Friends Forever!
Watch the video Best Friends Forever about the orangutan and the hound dog who were instant best friends. Think about your best friend. It can be your current best friend, or someone you were best friends with a long time ago, and it doesn't even have to be a human being (remember, the orangutan and the dog weren't the same species). What is their name? How did you meet him or her? Tell 3 things you like about this person. Tell 3 things you like to do together. What is one way you wish you were more like them?
Ms. Davis's Answer:
Marcus was my best friend when I lived in Korea. We were instant best friends like the animals in the video. We met in Seoul on our first weekend in Korea at New Teacher Orientation. Marcus is from North Carolina and is really funny. He's a brilliant beat-poet and well-liked by everyone. He is great with a microphone in his hand. We did everything together (no - we were not dating at all), met up for dinners with friends, traveled to Thailand with another one of our friends, and we wrote his stand-up comedy routine together. I wish I was as bold and brave as Marcus is - he can command people's attention onstage and I have always had stage-fright. That's probably why I like him so much, because I admire him.
Ms. Davis's Answer:
Marcus was my best friend when I lived in Korea. We were instant best friends like the animals in the video. We met in Seoul on our first weekend in Korea at New Teacher Orientation. Marcus is from North Carolina and is really funny. He's a brilliant beat-poet and well-liked by everyone. He is great with a microphone in his hand. We did everything together (no - we were not dating at all), met up for dinners with friends, traveled to Thailand with another one of our friends, and we wrote his stand-up comedy routine together. I wish I was as bold and brave as Marcus is - he can command people's attention onstage and I have always had stage-fright. That's probably why I like him so much, because I admire him.
Monday, April 4, 2011
Scary
Watch the video Mommy's Nose Is Scary. The baby is adorably scared of the sound of his mom blowing her nose. What is something you were scared of as a baby? Maybe you had little brothers and sisters who are scared of funny things. If so, tell about those.
Ms. Davis's Answer:
When I was little, I can't remember being scared of much, but my little sister was deathly afraid of spiders. We had this rubber spider toy with wiggly legs, about the size of your hand, and we would torture her with it. She was only like 1 or 2 years old. How terrible! I hope she has forgiven me by now. :)
Ms. Davis's Answer:
When I was little, I can't remember being scared of much, but my little sister was deathly afraid of spiders. We had this rubber spider toy with wiggly legs, about the size of your hand, and we would torture her with it. She was only like 1 or 2 years old. How terrible! I hope she has forgiven me by now. :)
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