Tuesday Tattle
Me (to student): "Let's use the letters A, B, C, D, E, F, and G. Can you play on the piano, the notes that spell the word ... 'age'."
Student: (plays A-G-E)
Me: "Cab".
Student: (Hesitates.) There ain't no "K"!
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Me: Now try "cabbage".
Student: Aw, that's too long. Can we do "Veg"?
Student: (carries on without waiting for a reply). Hang on, there ain't no "V" - that's a trick question! I knew it!
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5 miles this evening, 36:35. If 5 miles in 35:30 is a "10" effort, this one was more like an "8". I'm very pleased. I ran all the way concentrating on allowing my spine to lengthen naturally. My theory is a bit Alexandrian in nature - since the brain transmits signals down the length of the spine to the nerves, keeping the spine in a relaxed natural position (i.e. not arched or humped) would avoid unnecessary tension developing in the body. It works for me anyway.
7 Comments:
I would be pleased with that time for 5 miles as well.
6:46 PM
I can't decide if the thing with your student is funny or just scary. How old?
7:29 PM
Students are scary. But your jokes on post before are funny:) Gosh, you are fast, and I am slogging!
9:53 PM
LOL! Veg....oh boy.
Great run!
12:18 AM
ah...pleased you should be with that time, pig.
you get to teach every day, too.
2:58 AM
It is the dreaded C- E that is stumping them.
Sounds like time for some piggy spelling lessons also.
4:10 PM
How old are your students? In this moment I'd need a motorbike to run 5 miles in 35.30!
4:22 PM
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