tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post5346029829796576135..comments2023-08-14T10:44:59.007-04:00Comments on Novel Spaces: The Greased Pig contestKeVin K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14792797517571690942noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-9845850899884111992017-01-17T21:34:25.166-05:002017-01-17T21:34:25.166-05:00Love the story! A local entertainer holds a party ...Love the story! A local entertainer holds a party every Christmas and the highlight is the Greased Pig race. I think the winner gets to keep the pig. <br /><br />Linda, I've fixed the font to the Blogger default. Copying the post from some other application and pasting into Blogger can be problematic, which is why I recommend dropping it first into Notepad which removes all formatting, then pasting into the Blogger "compose" box. Eliminates myriad issues.Liane Spicerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05035607144500219524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-56369104939325491962017-01-15T14:57:52.758-05:002017-01-15T14:57:52.758-05:00LOL. This definitely had to be in a rural area. Th...LOL. This definitely had to be in a rural area. The students in most urban areas only see pigs as bacon on their plates. <br /><br />Many years ago back in the tiny developing country of St. Kitts, education was geared toward academics. One very smart headmaster decided to try some thing new. He determined that those who were considered "dumb" and failed at academics, could be good at things with the hands like carpentry, auto mechanics, plumbing etc. He offered those courses and proved successful as those who did not excel academically excelled at the more hands on technical stuff. To this day that man is credited with overhauling the school system and has a high school named after him. You remind me of him. When you give students who think outside the box the leeway to explore their own path,they accomplish great things.Jewel Amethysthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14813773386476356666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-81894181071815815902017-01-14T07:34:47.891-05:002017-01-14T07:34:47.891-05:00Most animal rights activists have swiss cheese for...Most animal rights activists have swiss cheese for brains to begin with. Kudos for you to not quite bending to the whims of the stupid and allowing the kids to what they want when they wanted to.G. B. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09783331838434598963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-46088226344267965162017-01-11T20:39:00.995-05:002017-01-11T20:39:00.995-05:00A greased a pig fund raiser? Now, that's uniqu...A greased a pig fund raiser? Now, that's unique. I enjoyed the story. The font was a little small. Might just be my trifocals, but I've started using the font marked large when I post.<br />Thank you. authorlindathornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02605805996356003012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-29865602500039419922017-01-10T13:01:44.345-05:002017-01-10T13:01:44.345-05:00Mr Callan - That 4D class was so lucky to have exp...Mr Callan - That 4D class was so lucky to have experienced at least a year of schooling with you. You were always open minded and knew how to work with your students to allow and encourage them to learn in a way most effecrtive for them. You channeled their energies. Thank you for the specialness you gave to them and for sharing their story with us; I sure hope some of them are connected and reading it now, too. Thank you also for the same kind of specialness and opportunity you brought to my cohort at Stockard Jr. High in Oak Cliff, Dallas, Texas.<br />Thanks, Happy New Year & All th' e-Best<br />Franz "Rusty" Tyson<br />EPTAC Certified IPC Specialist<br />Electronic Manufacturing Yellow Belt<br />Electromagnetic Spectrum Technologist, DCSE, MCSA with Messaging, Net+, A+, CPA, Member of NSA, Member of AICPA, ... xyz<br />Rustyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05671392177022660036noreply@blogger.com