Yes, dear, I can imagine it quite vividly! Interesting about the ways we change and the ways we don't!

Smiling,
Grinity

Yes, I was a mouthy teacher who was vitally concerned with truth even at that age. There are worse things to be, I suppose...

Hi 'Neato,
I loved this thread! Thanks for bringing in front and center! How are things in DDland?
Grinity

Hi Grinity,

Just read this one, must have missed it. How are things in DD land? Good, quiet. I realize I've been quiet on the forum.. I've been reading, but I get up in my head sometimes when I have a lot going on. Since DD7 doesn't want to skip, I've been busy trying to fabricate a reasonable learning environment afterschool and weekends. Also for DD5. They seem pretty happy right now, I think I have a few things right for now. I've enjoyed reading your blogs on the other forum. I have to get busy and order my for the grandchildren swag. I'm thinking of just buying the stuff and giving it to people for gifts with no explanation

Incog

Grinity has a blog? Where, if I may? What "other forum"?
Hope I am not being to nosy:-)

Oh Ania!
We've missed you.
Try this link. http://giftedonlineconferences.ning.com/profiles/blog/list?user=wd3g6vk7v4ig
you will probably have to join 'gifted on line conferences' Sally_L's group, but that's good too. I've been a busy person, creating a 'best of' blog, and figuring out how to use cafepress as well -
www.cafepress.com/Grinity

smiles,
Grinity

Boy, I do feel lost :-)
Why "for the grandchildren"? Am I missing something here....

How's this for a 'dark side'?
I came in on a conversation between GS8 and the librarian as she was saying, "Nooooo, we don't have those books in the childrens section". Turns out he was asking for books by Edgar Allen Poe.

Too Much OH!
Reminds me of a childhood memory, in the libray at age 8, sent in to pick up one of the "OZ" series for my brother.

Me: Where are the OZ books?
Librarian: But little girl, don't you know that you are too little for those?
Me: (slighted) They are for my 5 year old brother.
Librarian: Third stack on the Left.

((He taught himself at age 3, and got identified as 'the gifted one' every since.))

Smiles,
Grinty

What do you think of Obadiah Shoher's views on the Middle East conflict? One can argue, of course, that Shoher is ultra-right, but his followers are far from being a marginal group. Also, he rejects Jewish moralistic reasoning - that's alone is highly unusual for the Israeli right. And he is very influential here in Israel. So what do you think?