Team Reading discussion

Summers going well? I started my summer job and it is flying. The past two days have been AMAZING outside-work-days.

Mine sure is! Well, kinda. It's so busy with softball(I played 8 games just this past weekend...). And then this week I'm a CIT at the Spring Hill camp they're doing at my church from 8:30 -4:30 everyday. But to top all this off, I'm so sunburned that my face is starting to blister. I always forget to put on sunscreen till it's too late. But my farmers tan is looking mighty fine ;D

I've got a great farmers tan going on as well, but I remember the sunscreen.

What is CIT?

CIT stands for counselor in training. &I have sunscreen in my bag, I just don't exactly remember to put it on. lol

I've been taking a class at Bethel College that finished today. I haven't been able to spend a lot of time outside yet, but the topics in my class were amazing (from a teacher's perspective).

That's cool. What were some of the topics?

Remember to wear the sunscreen. :)

Topics included autism, English language learners, response to instruction, bullying... They were great seminars with excellent presenters.
(Now that I'm outside, I'll be wearing the sunscreen!!)

Mine is pretty good so far. It's been a little stressful. I'm learning a little Esperanto online and I have a few depressed friends and I've been helping them with that.

Esperanto, huh? What's that?

There's a girl I work with that has Aspbergers. I could have used that seminar.

Esperanto is a constructed language, made in 1887, designed to be an international language that anyone could learn with ease.

Jimmy, that's really interesting. You are an amazing young man. :)

No kidding, good luck.

Wow. I would prolly fail at doing that. So have fun!:)
ps; Jimmy are you in AP or honors classes?

Yeah, I am in honors Alebra II and honors Biology I. I decided not to take Honors English and AP world civilizations.

Ohh geez. I feel dumb because im taking all 4 of those classes and I only know of like 2 other people doing the same...

Or maybe... you are extremely smart. I didn't take honors English and AP world civilization because my ideal job, engineering, would take a lot less knowledge in English and Social Studies.

Not really! haha &got it.

Well you are still smarter than me for taking those classes. Well either smarter or more foolish. My money's on the first one though.

Idk which one. I'm just scared because some of the smartest people opted out of taking them because apperantly a couple years ago 50% of the kids failed those classes. Or at least that's what someone told me...

50%! Wow. But don't believe everything you hear.

I don't doubt that you'll both excel in all your classes. : )

They said Mrs.Seager, our consouler from 7th grade, told them that. But I still kinda doubt that it's true. &Thanks Mr.H!

Thanks too Habecker. But yeah, 50% seems too high to be possible. So don't be worried Brittney, you are one of the smartest soon-to-be-freshman, so you will probably do great.

... Probably? ... PROBABALY Jimmy? : )

...Touche

: )

haha thanks for the encouragment Jimmy!:)

No problem. That's what I do.

So is anyone going to parties or having parties for the 4th of July? By the time everyone sees this it may be over...

I am not. I have quite a blasé life when it comes to holidays. They are just like any other normal day.

I was in Florida, but no party. : (

You were still in Florida. Consider yourself lucky.

I do, though it was pretty hot.

What language is blasé from? &did you both at least get to see other peoples fireworks?

Blasé is from French. I've seen it written with and without the accent. And yes I did, they had a fireworks show during the 2nd at the campground I went to.

Nope. No fireworks, but I did go out on a boat and saw a sea turtle and some dolphins. And a stingray.

Also, a manatee, but that was at a manatee park, so it wasn't wild. ...Almost as good as fireworks.

Cool beans to both of you in that matter!

There's a new country today. South Sudan just seceded. There are now 204 countries now.

Well good for them. : ) I bet West Sudan follows.

Yeah, Darfur needs to secede, then maybe the genocide would at least slow down, and hopefully stop.