tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post6711245577358177901..comments2024-03-29T03:27:40.072-07:00Comments on Blaine's Puzzle Blog: NPR Sunday Puzzle (Sep 27, 2015): Greek and Italian HeritageBlainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.comBlogger181125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-51425637232925239332015-10-04T09:01:16.008-07:002015-10-04T09:01:16.008-07:00At last I finally got it. Fun puzzle.At last I finally got it. Fun puzzle.Lorenzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08116815111532628378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-408920286940513872015-10-04T07:48:04.737-07:002015-10-04T07:48:04.737-07:00Cheers to Will on this throwaway puzzle. Cheers to Will on this throwaway puzzle. Snipperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756899374006781682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-64703700262656134282015-10-04T07:16:06.272-07:002015-10-04T07:16:06.272-07:00Got it. It helps if you see the puzzle in 3-D. ;-)...Got it. It helps if you see the puzzle in 3-D. ;-)Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-33190962359674235862015-10-04T06:09:18.475-07:002015-10-04T06:09:18.475-07:00Yes, I wonder what's up with that? Not that th...Yes, I wonder what's up with that? Not that they'll ever call. . .<br /><br />As more of a morning person than a night owl, I'm a bit perplexed by the puzzle so far. Are there dayclubs (Are those nine-irons?)?Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-17138304038481827932015-10-04T05:49:46.570-07:002015-10-04T05:49:46.570-07:00And, despite what it says on the NPR Sunday Puzzle...And, despite what it says on the NPR Sunday Puzzle web page, Rachel said on air that the deadline this week is <b>Wednesday</b>, not Thursday.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-50799914362769567812015-10-04T05:08:03.735-07:002015-10-04T05:08:03.735-07:00Next week's challenge: This week's challen...Next week's challenge: This week's challenge comes from listener Dave Shukan of Los Angeles. Think of a two-word term for someone who might be working at a nightclub. The second letter of the first word is a consonant. Move that letter so it's the second letter of the second word, and phonetically you'll get a made-up, two-word term for someone else who might work at a nightclub. What persons are these?janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-37348974078618032292015-10-03T23:14:30.698-07:002015-10-03T23:14:30.698-07:00eco:
"Hitting bottom" you say. Who infor...eco:<br />"Hitting bottom" you say. Who informed you I used to be a headmaster at a strict boy's school? These leaks must stop now!skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-59230810093261762732015-10-03T23:04:49.009-07:002015-10-03T23:04:49.009-07:00SDB: for you I think it's hitting bottom; you...SDB: for you I think it's hitting bottom; you seem to do it regularly. We'll tell you when to stop.<br /><br />WW: congratulations, and good for you. No small child is interested in the formulas and books. Your activities impart stronger memories, and more importantly instill a love and interest in science, math, biology, etc. The "common core" should be put in the rubbish heap.<br /><br />I hope you use vegetarian marshmallows (you don't want to think too much about what they're really made of).ecoarchitecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02824602705492756728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-20639027202668519572015-10-03T20:45:08.932-07:002015-10-03T20:45:08.932-07:00eco:
We like to think of it as gently touching dow...eco:<br />We like to think of it as gently touching down. We never say hit the ground.skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-24229585963095436662015-10-03T20:14:07.576-07:002015-10-03T20:14:07.576-07:00I work with kindergartners doing hands-on science ...I work with kindergartners doing hands-on science on Fridays; these kids play A LOT. This week, we made molecule models with marshmallows (atoms) and toothpicks (bonds). One kid who has been mostly disengaged all year spoke up to tell me he had a brother named Adam (pretty good connection to atom) and he then constructed a chain molecule model by himself. It was a great morning. I wish parents could see that all the focus on reading scores, blah, blah, blah is <i>nothing</i> compared to what they learn from playing together (cooperation, kindness, trust, measuring, constructing, building, planning, and so much more).Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-56619139692808029272015-10-03T19:51:10.842-07:002015-10-03T19:51:10.842-07:00no stopping you 'til you hit the ground, eh?no stopping you 'til you hit the ground, eh?ecoarchitecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02824602705492756728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-6773137553010935212015-10-03T19:24:36.404-07:002015-10-03T19:24:36.404-07:00eco:
Just a quick question here. Back when you wor...eco:<br />Just a quick question here. Back when you worked with the Waldorf Schools; was that in your salad days?skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-77239215959810995162015-10-03T19:20:54.979-07:002015-10-03T19:20:54.979-07:00thanks for the link WW, it nauseates me to see how...thanks for the link WW, it nauseates me to see how much absolute structure is being instilled, especially with the little kids. Our minds have so little time to roam freely, why stifle it more?<br /><br />I've worked with some Waldorf Schools both here and back east, and while I can't agree with all their pedagogy I do like the mix of structure and play, their insistence on staying away from TV, and not introducing computers until much later. I used to find their notion of not pushing reading and writing until much later odd, but a friend told me their emphasis is on learning to love the story, reading is just a means to that. He would join your list of bad spellers.ecoarchitecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02824602705492756728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-27117716509807403262015-10-03T11:51:55.198-07:002015-10-03T11:51:55.198-07:00Here is what is truly shocking: GVAHere is what is truly shocking: <a href="http://www.gunviolencearchive.org/" rel="nofollow"><b><b><b>GVA</b></b></b></a>ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07302749761931016101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-53846315055669897202015-10-03T07:22:49.227-07:002015-10-03T07:22:49.227-07:00eco, my approach to joyful learning, no matter wha...eco, my approach to <a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2015/10/the-joyful-illiterate-kindergartners-of-finland/408325/" rel="nofollow">joyful learning, no matter what age. . .</a>Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-45326343337974270022015-10-03T00:17:56.428-07:002015-10-03T00:17:56.428-07:00I was shocked!I was shocked!skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-9364253197594144492015-10-02T22:58:55.809-07:002015-10-02T22:58:55.809-07:00Puzzleria! is uploaded. Three names-in-the-news ch...<a href="http://puzzleria.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Puzzleria!</a> is uploaded. Three names-in-the-news challenges plus one pretty tough math puzzle this week. Even Euclid might have trouble solving it… and Il Duce definitely would!<br />(I apologize to Blaine and Blainesvillians for that bad link. I am working to fix it so it will not happen again.)<br /><br />LegoIlDuceWasPrettyGoodAtRisk,Though<br />legolambdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18081014756741740081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-35083605275748692232015-10-02T19:14:23.788-07:002015-10-02T19:14:23.788-07:00LOL! How did that happen? I would not have click...LOL! How did that happen? I would not have clicked on it had you not pointed this out. Now I am all corrupted. ---RobRobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13161465143677561592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-48773965016347689692015-10-02T19:09:50.203-07:002015-10-02T19:09:50.203-07:00Unknown - Thank you for pointing this out.
Unknown - Thank you for pointing this out.<br />SuperZeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08024610786525654860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-61990089817086416842015-10-02T18:39:43.954-07:002015-10-02T18:39:43.954-07:00Poor Il Duce. He didn't get the hang of it unt...Poor Il Duce. He didn't get the hang of it until the very end.skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-73856311541745098762015-10-02T16:45:43.518-07:002015-10-02T16:45:43.518-07:00Blaine (or LegoL) Could you please remove LegoLamb...Blaine (or LegoL) Could you please remove LegoLambda's post above, and have him replace it with a message with a less risque link? Thanks!<br />--Margaret G.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00300548354365201244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-51708846728149892382015-10-02T14:31:22.921-07:002015-10-02T14:31:22.921-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.legolambdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18081014756741740081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-15730296313601719912015-10-02T11:52:56.472-07:002015-10-02T11:52:56.472-07:00We need to talc, before any removal of topaz we wa...We need to talc, before any removal of topaz we want to maintain Blaine's PG rating.SuperZeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08024610786525654860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-2506235701673596522015-10-02T08:55:20.430-07:002015-10-02T08:55:20.430-07:00WW: getting off the rocky road and back to math c...WW: getting off the rocky road and back to math class, I think one of the problems in teaching math is most kids get bored by the abstraction of numbers. I think math teachers could get students more engaged if they approached math as a means to an end, not an end in itself. <br /><br />Present a problem they would be interested in, and show how math is a tool to solve that problem. Maybe you already do that, they certainly didn't when I was in school.ecoarchitecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02824602705492756728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-5069842012203041592015-10-02T08:05:32.745-07:002015-10-02T08:05:32.745-07:00marbleous.marbleous.ecoarchitecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02824602705492756728noreply@blogger.com