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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Steve,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>A question was asked about projects that a shop teacher
could use with 5th graders. My reply was to first decide which skills the
students needed to learn and then create projects that develop those
skills: sawing in a straight line, using a square, smoothing with a plane, using
a coping saw, etc. Additionally, the shop teacher has an opportunity to
integrate the other skills the students are learning into his teaching: reading
directions, measuring, math, 45 and 90 degree angles, working in
groups on a project, etc. I editorialized, however, if there are
more students than stations, it will be a challenge. I climbed higher on
my soapbox and expressed my admiration for those teachers who, in spite of
issues of overcrowding, dealing with the diversity of students and their
development, somehow make it work.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>I'm personally not into blaming a single entity for our
problems, educational, political or otherwise. We're all in this
together. The guy in the mirror is as much to blame as anybody else. He
also deserves some credit, because, in spite of our problems--and we'll never be
without them, we're all doing a pretty good job of plugging away with what we've
got.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Now off the soapbox and back to making chips.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Tahoma>Ivan Whillock Studio<BR>122 NE 1st
Avenue<BR>Faribault, MN 55021<BR>Visit my website at<BR><A
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Tahoma>Kings of Swing: <A
title="http://whillock.com/swing/ CTRL + Click to follow link"
href="http://whillock.com/swing/">http://whillock.com/swing/</A></FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A
title="mailto:springer1424@msn.com CTRL + Click to follow link"
href="mailto:springer1424@msn.com">STEVE SPRINGER</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, November 01, 2009 10:15 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=woodcarver@carverscompanion.com
href="mailto:woodcarver@carverscompanion.com">[Woodcarver]</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Woodcarver] Congress cuts/ yea right
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<DIV>Merrille,</DIV>
<DIV>Please submitt all else that was included in your comments about
the Congress. My computer must be having an old age problem as I am
having right now. I must say your comment about the "Soo" got my attention.
Not knowing what you are baseing your comments on I must say that this is the
first bad thing I have herad about the Congress. Ivan Please repost so I can
understand where you are coming from. I have been a member (lurker) of this
group for many years and have not ever heard of something like
this.</DIV>
<DIV>Regards,</DIV>
<DIV>Steve Springer</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>From:</B> <A
title=mailto:merrihat@hotmail.com
href="mailto:merrihat@hotmail.com">Merrilee Johnson</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
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got my attention</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, November 01, 2009 9:02
PM</DIV>
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Good idea Ivan! I wonder if Congress would consider it.... That
unfortunately won't happen because they are sooo much more important than
teachers and children.<BR> <BR>> From: <A
title=mailto:molarwkr@charter.net
href="mailto:molarwkr@charter.net">molarwkr@charter.net</A><BR>> To: <A
title=mailto:woodcarver@carverscompanion.com
href="mailto:woodcarver@carverscompanion.com">woodcarver@carverscompanion.com</A><BR>>
Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2009 06:59:05 -0400<BR>> Subject: Re: [Woodcarver] wood
shop project ideas chat<BR>> <BR>> Friends in Carving: Please support
our List - visit carverscompanion.com/List/Support.html to donate.<BR>>
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