Etikettarkiv: #Elvis

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The three hundred and eighty-eighth åsic- Kids vs Adults, a comparison shows that FAQ are very different

A recycled blogpost from my visit in Pitman New Jersey 2014!

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Today I visited a few new classrooms where I haven’t been before. It was very interesting to again note that kids and adults do not ask the same kind of questions. Generally speaking I would say that kids like to know, for real, what it might be like to live in Sweden. They ask personal questions formed from their own point of view and seem happy to get an answer.

Some adults may have a real interest, too, BUT the interesting thing is that they tend to repeat each others questions. Check what adults have asked me the last week:

  1. Are you Irish?
  2. Is this your first time in the US?
  3. For how long will you be here?
  4. Have you visited other states in the USA?
  5. When does school start in Sweden?
  6. How many school days are there?
  7. What subjects do you teach?
  8. How many students are there in each class?
  9. What kind of grades do you use in Sweden?
  10. What American singer would be THE most famous, Elvis or Michael Jackson?

There have been a FEW more questions, but the above questions have tended to come back. Now look at the questions kids have asked:

  1. Do you celebrate Halloween?
  2. What cellphones brands do you have in Sweden?
  3. What clothes do you wear in Sweden?
  4. How far from China is Sweden?
  5. What does the Swedish national anthem sound like?
  6. What do the houses look like in Sweden?
  7. How old are your daughters?
  8. What music do you listen to in Sweden?
  9. What famous Americans are popular in Sweden?
  10. Are there IKEA:s all over Sweden?
  11. What sports do you do in Sweden?
  12. Do you eat the same food as we do?
  13. What kind of farms are there in Sweden?
  14. What do you grow in Sweden?
  15. What does the trees look like in Sweden?
  16. Does The Swedish House Mafia really come from Sweden?

Kids tend to want to know about things out of school more than the teachers do.Teachers tend to ask about school related topics. I find that most interesting. Another thing I find interesting is the way no lesson where I have been involved has been at all like the other. I have asked the kids what they wanted to know and that has lead to lessons that differed very much from each other. Being in a situation where I can choose what to share or not from what the students like to know, has thus been just like I prefer to work, i.e in a group oriented manner. I will miss this school and all the kids next week when I go home. They are all very open and welcoming and I have a great time learning more about this NJ school.

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The eightyeighth åsic- Kids vs Adults, a comparison shows that FAQ are very different

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Today I visited a few new classrooms where I haven’t been before. It was very interesting to again note that kids and adults do not ask the same kind of questions. Generally speaking I would say that kids like to know, for real, what it might be like to live in Sweden. They ask personal questions formed from their own point of view and seem happy to get an answer.

Some adults may have a real interest, too, BUT the interesting thing is that they tend to repeat each others questions. Check what adults have asked me the last week:

  1. Are you Irish?
  2. Is this your first time in the US?
  3. For how long will you be here?
  4. Have you visited other states in the USA?
  5. When does school start in Sweden?
  6. How many school days are there?
  7. What subjects do you teach?
  8. How many students are there in each class?
  9. What kind of grades do you use in Sweden?
  10. What American singer would be THE most famous, Elvis or Michael Jackson?

There have been a FEW more questions, but the above questions have tended to come back. Now look at the questions kids have asked:

  1. Do you celebrate Halloween?
  2. What cellphones brands do you have in Sweden?
  3. What clothes do you wear in Sweden?
  4. How far from China is Sweden?
  5. What does the Swedish national anthem sound like?
  6. What do the houses look like in Sweden?
  7. How old are your daughters?
  8. What music do you listen to in Sweden?
  9. What famous Americans are popular in Sweden?
  10. Are there IKEA:s all over Sweden?
  11. What sports do you do in Sweden?
  12. Do you eat the same food as we do?
  13. What kind of farms are there in Sweden?
  14. What do you grow in Sweden?
  15. What does the trees look like in Sweden?
  16. Does The Swedish House Mafia really come from Sweden?

Kids tend to want to know about things out of school more than the teachers do.Teachers tend to ask about school related topics. I find that most interesting. Another thing I find interesting is the way no lesson where I have been involved has been at all like the other. I have asked the kids what they wanted to know and that has lead to lessons that differed very much from each other. Being in a situation where I can choose what to share or not from what the students like to know, has thus been just like I prefer to work, i.e in a group oriented manner. I will miss this school and all the kids next week when I go home. They are all very open and welcoming and I have a great time learning more about this NJ school.

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Etthundratrettioförsta åseriet- En färgglad ledighet önskar jag dig!

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Förra julen hade jag anledning att tillsammans med mina dåvarande elever diskutera de många färger som finns inblandade i vårt julfirande utan att vi närmare kommenterar uttryckens egentliga betydelse. Nu menar jag faktiskt först och främst på det lingvistiska planet. Jag fascineras av ord och deras betydelse och speciellt intressant tycker jag att det är när det blir tvetydigt, för just den typen av uttryck får jag flest frågor om från elever i mitt klassrum. Vi går ut lite lätt här, med sakernas tillstånd här i Ludvika… Det är en grön jul! För mig och just i år, så innebär det att julen är snöfri. Det är ganska logiskt. Men om man är en person som är rabiat motståndare till djurförsök eller kanske av religiösa eller etiska skäl tycker att det är fel att slakta djur, så kan ju en grön jul snarare innebära att den är vegetarisk. Någon annan skulle kanske hävda att om man genomgående satsar på att hålla sig hemma på hemadressen i stället för att flyga till Thailand, äta nyckelhålsmärkt närproducerat, värma sig med en kofta i stället för att elda i oljepannan firar just en grön jul…för att man värnar om miljön. Många satsar på gran, en äkta…grön… Den vita julen är för den ena personen länkad till mängden snö. Men för sällskapet Länkarna går kopplingen snarare till att medverka till att så många som möjligt får uppleva en alkoholfri jul. För mig personligen, så finns det en tredje betydelse! Jag har hemma hos mig en ganska omfattande blandning av färger och träslag och mönster, men där jag ska fira jul i år, är färgskalan ganska begränsad och vitt är den mest framträdande färgen av dem alla. Vitt är inte så färglöst som det verkar om jag tänker på hur det ser ut i det hemmet. De hade ljust och fräscht långt innan #Scyffert och #Lindström gjorde pengar på att snacka om det på en scen.

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Om vi pratar om julrött eller tomterött, så vet de flesta vilka kulörer vi menar. När vi säger att det kommer att bli en svart jul, så har vi troligen sett på nyheterna om någon tragisk olycka med dödlig utgång eller kanske en storm slog ut elen, så att vi inte kunde tända lamporna?A Blue Christmas är kopplad till Elvis Presley och jag anser att det inte finns någon vettig motsvarighet till det uttrycket i svenska språket som innehåller en färg.

Oavsett vilken färg du föredrar eller om du firar jul eller inte, så hoppas jag att du får en välförtjänt ledighet där du kan hämta kraft och inspiration så att det nya året, 2015 blir ditt bästa någonsin!