For some context, see my previous three “Words Mean Things” posts. Last time I wrote one of these posts, girls were too pretty to do math. I guess a lot has changed in the STEM world in the last two years, because now they get their own pretty pink telescopes:…
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Words Mean Things III
Over the course of some Memorial Day morning bargain-hunting, I came across this magnet for sale at my local Five Below store: In the last “Words Mean Things” installment, I wrote about the unintended signals our words sometimes send. At least this magnet doesn’t have that problem. I debated saying…
Words Mean Things II
Every so often I come across language used in such a way that makes me wonder what the intent behind the words is. As we all know, sometimes the words said and the message conveyed are two very different things. Recently, my son was playing with one of his birthday…
Words Mean Things
Seen on the front page of a test protocol this morning: two sections for collecting demographic information on a student. Section I (to be filled out by professional): Section II (to be filled out by teacher): I’ll just leave this here for you to do with what you will.