Jul 14

Staycation added to the dictionary

Posted in Travel

I just love it when jargon makes its way into the dictionary. Although, I don’t think it has really made its way into the computer until freaking Microsoft Word stops putting squiggly red lines under it. But, hey a new version will probably come out soon.

It has been announced that the word staycation will be added to the Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary. A staycation is when a person stays at home during their vacation time to explore their local culture. Basically it is taking your holiday at home instead of spending money flying all over the world map.

It is a telling indication of how jargon is changing the way that Americans converse with each other. Some other words that were added to the dictionary include vlog, which is a video blog and locavores, people who only eat locally produced foods.

Staycation is an important word for the summer and should be added to the dictionary. More people are using their vacation time for the staycation. While other s are picking up a road map, and heading out on a summer road trip.

The staycation is becoming a more important part of American culture because it is required of many American families this summer. With the economy the way that it is, families cannot afford to take lavish vacations spanning the world globe. And that really is fine, there is so much that we can discover right in our own backyards. We may have just been too busy to notice or running errands to take the time to do so.

Keep in mind that no matter what, we all deserve a little vacation time to relax and unwind. Get yourself something to do or nothing at all and make your vacation what you want it to be. Oh, and keep it on the cheap!

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Jul 14

The Differences of Boys and Girls in the Classrooms of Independent Schools in Northumberland

Posted in Education

Boys and girls see, hear and experience the world differently, literally. This has come into play in the schoolroom as teachers are now looking for ways to enhance the way that individuals learn, rather than the traditional old school ways of teaching the classroom as they were just one individual, instead of a group of many. In some public and independent schools in Northumberland and throughout Scotland, have noticed the improvement in the overall grades and education of the students when they are divided based on gender for some subjects such as math, social studies and science. There is no politics involved in the decision, just simple medical and social technology. The differences between boys and girls are not absolutes, just tendencies. But the evidence provided by scientific studies, and the evidence that it being shown in the classroom, is pointing towards the fact that these tendencies are very strong.

Many schools throughout the world have been working in this way, with some of the classes attended coed, and some of the classes being all-girl and all-boy. Different schools in the United States have begun to operate in this manner as well, with incredible results. It is different, the way the two genders perceive and look at the world, literally. The anatomy of the eyeball of a boy and girl differs. While the biology of a boy’s eye is set for direction and motion, and the girl’s eye is set for color and texture. This alone will have an impact on the style of teaching, whereas a teacher in the boys’ class should move around the room as they lecture, a teacher in a girls’ classroom would not need to move around at all. Boys in art class will generally make pictures of moving objects such as jets, or trucks or speedboats, while a girl will tend to focus on the face of a subject. It is just the very simple tip of the iceberg as to how we all differ in the classroom and how important it is for teachers today to cater to each individual, in order to make the whole as strong as possible.

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