Turbo Tanski!

Ok everybody, I’m hosting a mini-saga contest. A mini-saga is a 50 word story, no more, no less. Ex.

A man took his shoes to a cobbler. Next day he was arrested and sent to prison for robbery. Twenty years later he was released, found the cobbler’s ticket and, just in case, took it to the cobbler’s shop. Examining it closely, the old man said, “Come back next week”

From http://www.britishcouncil.org/learnenglish-central-stories-mini-sagas.htm

That is a mini-saga. The contest starts Thurs. Mar 5, and ends on Mon. April 5th. Whoever writes the best mini-saga wins! If you need more information, leave me a comment. (The prize for winning is a ten dollar starbucks gift-card)

Leave your mini-saga as a comment!

I was shown the YouTube video Student/Learner today and I didn’t quite understand it at first. Check it out before you read anymore.

As I said earlier, I didn’t quite understand it at first, so I discussed it with some of my peers. I had the question- if the teacher can play the learner and the learner can play the teacher, can the student interchange with both of those or none at all?

I was answered with no and yes. No being that my peers thought the student couldn’t be a teacher because the student couldn’t teach–he was just the student. Also, they said a student “stays a student” until he wants to learn–then he becomes a “learner.” On the other hand, they said a student could be a teacher because he could tell others about what he knows. He can be a learner the moment he decides to learn.   I made this mental cycle in my mind.

Notice that the arrows start from teacher, go to student, and then learner, and it repeats. I examined this video for a while longer, and came to the conclusion that a student becomes a learner and learns things. When he is full of knowledge, he becomes a teacher (This doesn’t have to be a job, maybe one person talking to another person) and then the teacher becomes a student again and the cycle repeats. After I thought about this for a while, I realized you go from any one role to another, not exactly in the order I had. Its more like this:

Notice now the arrows go in both directions. So I conclude that you can go any direction in the cycle and you can always change. Remember to be like the girl on the right in the video and always be ready to learn and change!

Hey everybody! How are you all doing? Anyway, the topic this week is Chuck Norris jokes! Here they are

1) If you don’t succeed the first time, your not Chuck Norris.

2) Chuck Norris doesn’t breathe, he holds air hostage in his lungs.

3) Chuck Norris beat the sun in a staring contest.

4) Chuck Norris’s computer has no control key, Chuck Norris is always in control.

5) Chuck Norris puts the ‘terror’ in ‘terrorist’

IF YOU DON’T COME BACK, CHUCK NORRIS WILL HUNT YOU DOWN AND HURT YOU REAL BAD!

I’m over from Turbo Tanski and I was asked by Mister McIntosh to share my thoughts on the interview project. I think overall the interview was pretty fun! From my perspective, I loved it! I always liked blogging, but never really got into it until Mister McIntosh gave us this assignment. Mitch Edds says, “I think its a good way to put ourselves ‘out there,’ to maybe talk to someone we don’t know very well and learn about how they do things. All together, I thought it was pretty cool to learn about the person I interviewed. I think it should have been a little more open-choiced though for the person we interviewed. For example, someone our own age.”

Karl Van Ness had this to say about the project, “I didn’t really like the project because I feel like I’m not very good at blogging and since I’m not good at blogging, i got a B+, which ruined my all A streak. I think the project could have been better if he (Mister McIntosh) graded a little bit less strictly because it may have been some people’s first time using a blog and he may have graded a little bit more harshly because he has frequently used a blog before. I think he could grade easier on the amount of blogging required and the quality- it may be someone’s first time and they didn’t do very well because of it.”

I personally liked the whole aspect of blogging but maybe I say this because I have used one before. I think I have to agree with Karl in the matter of Mister McIntosh’s grading. Mister McIntosh has a large amount of posts and a fair amount of experience. I think this qualifies him as a senior blogger which may mean he has higher expectations of himself which possibly, without knowing it, means he may grade a little harsher because he has higher expectations of others. I do think you gave enough time on the interview and enough pre-warning for people to complete theirs so there is no reason for people not to finish on time. I think that this is a very smart idea for Mister McIntosh to give students a chance to experiment with blogs and blogging. Good job to Mister McIntosh!

By: Turbo Tanski

Hello again everybody! I’m back with more jokes that make you chuckle! This time, the topic is: Answering machine jokes! These funny jokes were from          http://digitaldreamdoor.nutsie.com/pages/quotes/answermach.html

1. Hello. You are talking to a machine. I am capable of receiving messages. My owners do not need siding, windows, or a hot tub, and their carpets are clean. They give to charity every so often and don’t need their picture taken. If you’re still with me, leave your name and number and they will get back to you.

2. Hi. I’m probably home, I’m just avoiding someone I don’t like. Leave me a message, and if I don’t call back, it’s you.

3.  Hi, I’m a burglar and I was just about to steal Troy’s answering machine. If you give me your name and number I’ll… Uh, I’ll post it on the fridge where he’ll see it. Uh… By the way, where did you say you live?

That’s all! We’ll  see you all next time on ‘Humor is Good!’