life's pretty things.

aww.

Fri, 30 Mar 2012 22:17:15 +0800

aww.

I love berries in fresh salads!

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 21:02:40 +0800

I love berries in fresh salads!

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Sat, 24 Mar 2012 20:40:59 +0800

the-iridescence: A Finger-painted Mural Made with Charcoal Dust...

Sat, 24 Mar 2012 20:28:21 +0800

the-iridescence:

A Finger-painted Mural Made with Charcoal Dust by Judith Braun

TREE POSE yeaaaaaa :D kissmyasana: This is me. I tree pose...

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 22:23:32 +0800

TREE POSE yeaaaaaa :D

kissmyasana:

This is me. I tree pose EVERYWHERE - ALL THE TIME. People think it’s weird…but it is COMFY! reblog if you’re a yogi who does the same thing unconsciously.

xoxo kissmyasana.tumblr

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Wed, 21 Mar 2012 22:19:56 +0800

up dog!

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 22:19:41 +0800

up dog!

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Wed, 21 Mar 2012 22:16:45 +0800

Who would I be today if my dad had not read to me every night 20...

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 21:30:01 +0800

Who would I be today if my dad had not read to me every night 20 years ago?

lifetoheryears:

266. Read to her. Often. According to some studies, girls with fathers who regularly read to them typically show greater verbal skills and academic prowess later in life.

(photo: Jemma Roe)

You drive me insane when you type ‘hi’ into the chat window, then disappear. Can you not...

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 23:03:00 +0800

You drive me insane when you type ‘hi’ into the chat window, then disappear. Can you not tell that I’m interested in what you have to say, despite the fact that I can no longer stay up till the wee hours of dawn with you?

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Mon, 19 Mar 2012 22:46:31 +0800

Especially when it’s written on the task sheet!

englishteachingtoolbox:

silentlyjudgingyou:

I am SO TIRED of answering the question “how long does this essay have to be?”

AGREED

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Mon, 19 Mar 2012 22:45:51 +0800

Advice on Writing From Writers

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 22:44:11 +0800

Advice on Writing From Writers:

amandaonwriting:

“Finish each day before you begin the next, and interpose a solid wall of sleep between the two. This you cannot do without temperance.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Begin with an individual and you find that you have created a type; begin with a type and you find that you have created—nothing.” ~ F. Scott Fitzgerald

“Don’t ever write a novel unless it hurts like a hot turd coming out.” ~ Charles Bukowski

“Breathe in experience, breathe out poetry.” ~ Muriel Rukeyser

“A short story must have single mood and every sentence must build towards it.” ~ Edgar Allan Poe

“You never have to change anything you got up in the middle of the night to write.” ~ Saul Bellow

“Immature poets imitate; mature poets steal.” ~ T. S. Eliot

“Fiction is a lie, and good fiction is the truth inside the lie.” ~ Stephen King

“Good fiction is made of what is real, and reality is difficult to come by.” ~ Ralph Ellison

“The problem with fiction, it has to be plausible. That’s not true with non-fiction.” ~ Tom Wolfe

“You cannot write well without data.” ~ George Higgins

“Listen, then make up your own mind.” ~ Gay Talese

“Find a subject you care about and which you in your heart feel others should care about. It is this genuine caring, not your games with language, which will be the most compelling and seductive element in your style.” ~ Kurt Vonnegut

“Write without pay until somebody offers pay; if nobody offers within three years, sawing wood is what you were intended for.” ~ Mark Twain

Survey: Teachers work 53 hours per week on average

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 22:40:00 +0800

Survey: Teachers work 53 hours per week on average:

infoneer-pulse:

A new report from Scholastic and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, called Primary Sources: America’s Teachers on the Teaching Profession, finally quantifies just how hard teachers work: 10 hours and 40 minutes a day on average. That’s a 53-hour work week!

These numbers are indicative of teachers’ dedication to the profession and their willingness to go above and beyond to meet students’ needs. It never was, and certainly isn’t now, a bell-to-bell job.

The 7.5 hours in the classroom are just the starting point. On average, teachers are at school an additional 90 minutes beyond the school day for mentoring, providing after-school help for students, attending staff meetings and collaborating with peers. Teachers then spend another 95 minutes at home grading, preparing classroom activities, and doing other job-related tasks. The workday is even longer for teachers who advise extracurricular clubs and coach sports —11 hours and 20 minutes, on average. As one Kentucky teacher surveyed put it, “Our work is never done. We take grading home, stay late, answer phone calls constantly, and lay awake thinking about how to change things to meet student needs.”

» via Washington Post

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Mon, 19 Mar 2012 22:33:21 +0800

aseaofquotes: Carson McCullers, The Ballad of the Sad Café

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 22:33:01 +0800

aseaofquotes:

Carson McCullers, The Ballad of the Sad Café

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Mon, 19 Mar 2012 22:23:01 +0800

askingtherightquestions: Love this!

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 00:46:10 +0800

askingtherightquestions:

Love this!