4 generations

happy birthday ben!

Stole some photos from your blog. Keep warm! Love you. Dad

something to do while working

So I took a child's shoe today. I feel, as I reflect, that it might not have been the most teacherly thing to do. But I think he won't be taking his shoes off in my class any more.

We were reviewing some phrases in the middle school novice class and Jonah, a sixth grader, decided it was time to take off his shoe and spin it by one shoelace. i asked him to put back on. He did.

I think he got it out again fairly quickly and continued to practice, because when I looked again he was confidently showing his little group of friend his newly discovered and honed shoe spinning skills. At this point I took his shoe and told him he could pick it up before his seventh hour p.e. class if he needed it.

He learned today that there is no shoe spinning in Mr. Abbott's Chinese class. None at all.


on another note I would love feed on the website I'm putting together for the language program here at Renaissance. click on the title and peruse. love you guys

Another Abbott Writer

Just found Ben's blog: Approximately Limitless

Check it out here for news about lawns and titanium and mineral-deficient parents:

http://moosedent.blogspot.com/

And be sure to check out Sam's new Father Earthy Pearthy post.

New Abbott Writers

Jake and Regan have been learning how to set up and write in blogs. I added their blogs to the good links page if you want to see what they are doing. They would love to have you leave comments. Check back often for added stories and posts!