Kathy Wilson wrote:
> 
> > > and she knows I won't touch the macaroni salad, and if she
makes potato
> > > salad she has to make the German kind (oil and vinegar) or
put some potato
> > > aside for me... picky, oh yes...
> >
> > I love German potato salad.
> 
> well, there you go... there's hope for you yet ;)

I coulda told you that. 

> > My mother is from Oklahoma and makes what many people call the
> > best pecan pie this side of the Rockies. I'm willing to take
> > their word for it. Pecans themselves are, imho, gross; corn syrup
> > is disgustingly sweet. *I* make a pretty good pecan pie, I'm
> > told, in fact; I just despise the stuff.
> 
> Wingling! Well, I shant beat you into it -- as others have said, just
leaves more for us :)
> My dad would actively discourage you... "You won't like it, I
better have yours..."

He's welcome to every gooey bit.  All the carrot cake he wants,
too.

 
> Anyway, one of her "Secrets" was in requiring students to
hand her a "ticket out" at the end of class as they left for
> the day. She told them she wanted some statement about what they
didn't understand that day, wanted more info on, were
> concerned about etc etc... which helped her determine if she was
keeping them all with her. "If more than one student
> had the same questions, obviously I missed a connection no matter how
brilliant I thought I was that day" 


That's a good idea.... not sure my kids (8th-graders, anyway)
would buy it, tho.  Grr... after today, I am SOOO ready to
drop-kick them all.

Oh well. Two weeks off!

Lissa GonnaGoSLEEP Wingling

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