To Test or Not To Test

I think we all agree that EOG tests are no fun. Not fun for kids who have a lot of pressure put on them to remember everything they’ve been taught in math all year, and every term from literature and poetry AND grammar as well. And in eighth grade, the science test covers all three [...]

Are Plastic Drink Bottles Needed?

What would happen if a law were passed outlawing plastic used for drinking bottles. You know, like Gatorade, Vitamin Water, not to mention all the bottled drinking water such as Desani or Deer Park.  Would your life be so terribly inconvenienced without these bottles?  Why were they invented in the first place?  Do a bit [...]

Explorers: Clean Up Your Links

From your dashboard, go to Manage and then Links. 
1.   If you have ”Edublogs” and/or “Edublogs campus” delete them. 
2.  Then check to see you have the correct link to my blog:  http://paisiespage.edublogs.org. 
3.  Finally, you are to have links to at least two other sites. They may be websites or pages that you like, maybe manga or sports teams, [...]

Bubonic Plague

That got your attention, I bet.  I don’t know where else to post this so those interested can see/read it, so I put it here. 
   I am currently reading a book about the Plague outbreak in England in the 1660s. I thought the book would be depressing, but it’s not AND I’m learning something new [...]

What Would You Attempt to Do, If You Knew You Would Not Fail?

Avoiding an answer like “I’d find a cure for cancer” (which is a noble cause, surely, but probably a common answer), I’m going to be selfish:
Parachute!  I do not like heights, but I love being in the air and looking around for miles and miles. I love skiing because I love the outdoors and the [...]