You know the only thing I really remember about the Gettysburg Address is that we had to memorize it. That experience has not helped me in any way at any point in my life. It's funny what I actually remember about my K-12 education. In 5th grade, we had to memorize those 200-some words. I didn't have a clue how people were supposed to do that. I still don't know what memorizing something like that is supposed to do for your educationally.
Of course, this means that I'm still working on this Gettysburg lesson plan. I found
a demo from a software company, which I think is useful for vocabulary. Makes finding the definitions very easy.
Other than that, it may not have been my best day. I seemed to crash or mess up every computer I touched. I got locked out of Outlook and the office network because my old laptop wouldn't let me login. I eventually figured out that the problem was the keyboard on the machine. It sometimes just stops working properly, and you have to press down on it with your flat, full hand. I know. That sounds crazy. As I said, not my best day.
Posted Sunday, 24-Aug-2008 15:17:56 PDT
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