Classroom Science Initiatives

There was again no post yesterday because of the snail-paced speed of the net here in school.

It was frustrating when every few pages you load would get timed out, and several would not load correctly because it is not text intensive or even just contains one large image or some code.

@@ Today I would like to talk about reliable news. Just earlier I received a text from someone I know from one of the nearby provinces in the south that an earthquake happened there.

But checking all to-the-minute updated net sources, there was no such tremor. The closest they have is last Halloween, and that’s somewhere to the north of the capital. Most recent one is in Alaska.

I do not doubt the word of the person who sent me the notice. It’s just that there might be something more behind the sending of such a message, and that any type of reply would be expected.

@@ Small world: for the second time ever, I just received word that a student of mine has met up with a former classmate of mine, through golf. Before it was a high school chum, now it’s from college.

It speaks of the popularity of golf, at least among the circles that I have found myself in, though I don’t dip myself.

@@ And apparently it’s short topics today. It may be just the quality of the so-called news that I have to report, or it may be reflective of my state of mind that I can’t say anything lengthy about the happenings.

Not that it matters much in the long run. The important thing is to be able to post without resorting to recycled content.

@@ Rumors: it’s a matter of preparing for the worst and at the same time expecting the best. If we let ourselves get affected by everything negative that we hear, can we really still function effectively in this world?

Besides, there is also a reliance to be had on the system that is in place, that if ever there is anything important enough and big enough happening then word would trickle down from official sources to my desk.

@@ So it appears November 27 and 28 are not non-working holidays anymore. Does this mean the school will come out with another revised calendar moving the end of classes for this term back two days?

Well, it seems that the other campuses have not done anything about it, so maybe we won’t. In fact, there’s also the possibility that to ensure no more changing of the calendar, that the schedule as is will go on, with the holidays.

For this, just like everyone else, I’m just waiting for word, and not actively seeking it out or demanding resolution.

@@ Last song syndrome: if it’s really not something that you heard on the radio earlier, analyze it. What thought process led you to remember even slightly related lyrics now stuck in your head? Was it something you saw, or a recalled bit of conversation? It could be interesting to find out.

@@ Still no daily leadership lesson today. I’ll make up for it with three per day for the next entries.