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Anglish – English without all the borrowed words

Written on January 15, 2012 – 10:40 pm | by Imogen Fahey

The English language has historically borrowed words heavily from other tongues (known as loanwords), and is part of the reason why we have such a rich vocabulary compared with every other language on the planet. England had cultural contact with many other races and tribes throughout its history for example the Roman, Viking and Norman invasions brought Latin, Norse and French to Britain, respectively.

The Angles (where we get the word English) were originally a Germanic tribe hailing from Denmark, and they inhabited the British Isles after the fall of the Roman Empire. The Saxons joined them later, and the Anglo-Saxon language later flourished, but it was not finished there.

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FAMU band member says he was verbally harassed

Written on January 15, 2012 – 7:34 pm | by Christopher Tulloch

TALLAHASSEE — A Florida A&M band member says he was verbally harassed by another member for not joining a subgroup of the band’s trombone section known as “Thunder.”

That’s according to a letter obtained by the Tallahassee Democrat that was forwarded to trustees and university officials.

The letter was written by a band staff member and assistant professor to the music department. It says the trombone player said he was repeatedly subjected to verbal harassment and decided he needed to report the incidents “before the situation became violent.”

The newspaper reports that the student was encouraged to notify the FAMU police department and inquire about the need for a restraining order.

The report follows the death of drum major Robert Champion after a hazing ritual last November.

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With EKG technician training you will get a solid job

Written on January 11, 2012 – 2:20 pm | by admin

With an EKG technician training there are many opportunities out there once you have the certification. ECG stands for electrocardiogram, a test in which the technician needs to collect the patient data that will be used by physicians for analysis. It also includes ultrasound. It’s really an interesting job because you feel like you help people manage their disease and also, if you like making friends, you can have a lot because patients come in and out of the hospitals and clinics and they never run out.

These are some intangible rewards you could gain by pursuing this field. There are no age boundaries for the ECG technician, as long as you have the capacity and skills to handle and manage the task. Read more…

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Chaotic scene for parents following Cummings Middle School shooting

Written on January 11, 2012 – 1:06 pm | by Imogen Fahey

The scene outside Cummings Middle School in Brownsville was chaotic earlier wednesday morning after reports of a fatal shooting on campus.

Police blocked roads and parents desperately trying to figure out what was happening and if their children were ok.

But inside the classroom, many students tell us their experienced teachers helped to keep them calm and safe.

“My teacher turned of the lights and locked the door,” said Rudy Sandoval. “Everybody got to the ground.”

Sandoval, a 6th grader, says  she was nervous but thanks to her teacher she didn’t feel she was in danger.

A parent said although it was a long agonizing wait to see her child after the shooting, she feels teachers did their job to keep the students safe.

“I believe so,” said Dina Coronado. “They seem to be well organized. We didn’t see a lot of chaos outside.”

Teachers we spoke to said they were just doing their job but are trained to always “expect the unexpected.”

  

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Tax break for students sought in Calif. bill

Written on January 10, 2012 – 12:46 pm | by Christopher Tulloch

As tuition steadily climbs at California’s public universities, low-income students turn to financial aid for help and high-income students to the family bank account.

But middle-class students, who do not qualify for financial aid, often have nowhere to turn and simply don’t enroll.

A state lawmaker is hoping that a tax break of up to $500 per year for each student from a family earning $80,001 to $140,000 would help.

“It won’t cover their entire costs, but it’s a positive step in the right direction to put more cash in the pockets of the working middle class,” said Assemblyman Jim Beall, D-San Jose, who introduced AB1441 to benefit students at the University of California, California State University and the state’s community colleges.

If signed into law, the bill would allow a tax credit of up to $500 a year for each eligible student for such college expenses as tuition, fees, books and school equipment. Students could receive no more than $2,000 in credits over the course of their education, and the bill itself would expire after 2016.

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Joel Naatus – We Need More Teacher-Centered Solutions in ICT for Literacy

Written on January 2, 2012 – 12:02 am | by Imogen Fahey

I’m not convinced that the challenge of promoting literacy ICT is a market failure, a human constraint, or a technological constraint. It’s a bit more nuanced than that. The tech capabilities are there, teachers will use good literacy tools, and the market exists. But what is lacking is the connection between all three of these things.

What I’ve observed during my short time in this whole ICT realm is that people who design ICT tools for literacy have never really gotten into the brain of a child learning to read and have probably never taught a child to read. I think what we need are more teacher-centered solutions in ICT. We need to mimic what REAL human beings already do well while teaching our children. And we need to make it as simple and as useful as possible.

Teaching a child to read is no easy task.

What continually amazes me is that the more years I spend teaching, the more styles of reading acquisition I see with children. One o

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