Gardening and Greenhouse

Do you think that the word laziness deserves a place in any language?

What is laziness to you? I can give you dictionary .com’s definitions:

Lazy (adjective):
1. averse or disinclined to work, activity, or exertion; indolent.
2. causing idleness or indolence: a hot, lazy afternoon.
3. slow-moving; sluggish: a lazy stream.

Laziness (Noun):
1. inactivity resulting from a dislike of work [syn: indolence]
2. relaxed and easy activity; “the laziness of the day helped her to relax”
3. apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins)

Of course laziness in a religious sense has more to do with a certain kind of selfishness and carlessness towards others. But is that really the intentions or the feelings of the individual who sleeps all day or goes through every measure to avoid work of any kind? The connotations of the word sloth certainly allude to this, as if laziness were a choice.
In reality, laziness is nothing more than a physical or mental state of inertia. A mode that the body and mind falls into and cannot for some apparant reason get out of. It is not necessarily a result of choice. At least not in my opinion. As a matter of fact, I think it is safe to say that laziness is nothing more than a symptom of something else; that something could be depression, chronic fatigue, or even avoidance. A deliberate avoidance can be the result of a phobia, social anxiety, or any other personal reason. Also, there could be other factors that keep us from work, or that monopolize our attention, such as addictions, obsessions, fears, etc. All of these things cause us to procrastinate.

Imagine a college student who has an essay to write in one class, and a research project that they’re supposed to be working on in another. The deadline is fast approaching for both and they haven’t even started on either. Instead they’ve been at their computer playing Everquest, or Madden, or some other virtual reality game. They keep saying that tomorrow they’ll start their assignments, yet tomorrow comes, and there they are back on their computer. They also avoid other responsibilities, such as cleaning up after themselves, appointments they’ve made, etc. Hell, they aren’t even showering or changing their clothes, because they’re so wrapped up in this game. They don’t even know where to begin with their assignments nor are they inetersted. Yet when they end up failing, they are disgusted with themselves, which makes them feel even worse, and they deal with it by logging back onto the computer and losing themselves once more in their game.

What is this student’s problem? Are they being lazy? If so, is it by choice? What do you think?
Also, do you think that laziness could be a behavior that results from a lack of patience and endurance? Do you think it has anything to do with positive reinforcement and immidiate gratification, or the inability to percieve the future?

Please could you help me I have interview for teacher to ask Q a bout rules in school? And if your answer is n

Did you explain to your student what is mean respect and how to be polite with all people? Yes no sometime
2. Did you explain to your student how important rules in school are in the beginning of the first day of school? Yes no sometimes
3. Did you explain to your student how its important to listen quietly when others speaking? Yes no sometimes
4. Did your student participation in rule setting?
5. did you agree for your student to remove any think from your desk or storage materials with out permission? Yes no sometimes
6. Did you collect common materials in storage such as (scissors, marleers, paper, rulers) in one storage, and other such as (dictionary, texts) in other storage? Yes no sometimes
7. Did you get your student to computer stations? Yes no sometimes
8. Did you agree for your student to pencil sharper in one time? Yes no sometime
9. Did you agree for your student to go to the restrooms with out permission? Yes no sometimes
10. Did you agree when you during presentation to have only the books or other materials need for the lesson on their desks? Yes no sometimes
11. Did you allow to your student to ask question?
12. Did you allow to your student to a discussion or receive help with other students? Yes no sometimes
13. Did you use classroom helpers? Yes no sometimes
14. Did you tell your students about playgrounds? Yes no sometimes
15. Did you make sure your students understand these procedures for (library, resource room, and school office? Yes no sometimes
16. At the beginning of the year books and supplies must be distributed to your students? Yes no sometimes
17. Did you expect behavior of students in the group? Yes no sometimes
18. Did you agree for talk among students? Yes no sometimes
19. Did you can control your student’s behavior in school rules? yes no sometimes

Pro Prop 8 supporters is this what you consider a good example?

LOS ANGELES, February 13, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Attorneys with the Alliance Defense Fund Center for Academic Freedom filed a lawsuit against officials of the Los Angeles Community College District Wednesday. The lawsuit comes after a professor censored and threatened to expel a student following a speech about marriage and his Christian faith during an open-ended assignment in a public speaking class.

On Nov. 24, 2008, Los Angeles City College speech professor John Matteson interrupted and ended Jonathan Lopez’s presentation mid-speech, calling him a “fascist bastard” in front of the class for speaking about his faith, which included reading the dictionary definition of marriage and reciting two Bible verses. Instead of allowing Lopez to finish, Matteson told the other students they could leave if they were offended. When no one left, Matteson dismissed the class. Refusing to grade the assigned speech, Matteson wrote on Lopez’s evaluation, “Ask God what your grade is.”

One week later, after seeing Lopez talking to the college’s dean of academic affairs, Matteson told Lopez that he would make sure he’d be expelled from school. Matteson’s treatment of Lopez during his speech follows an earlier incident in which Matteson told his entire class after the November election, “If you voted yes on Proposition 8, you are a fascist bastard.”

“Christian students shouldn’t be penalized or discriminated against for speaking about their beliefs,” said ADF Senior Counsel David French. “Public institutions of higher learning cannot selectively censor Christian speech. This student was speaking well within the confines of his professor’s assignment when he was censored and ultimately threatened with expulsion.”

“Professor Matteson clearly violated Mr. Lopez’s free speech rights by engaging in viewpoint discrimination and retaliation because he disagreed with the student’s religious beliefs,” concluded French.

To express concerns to the College contact:

A few English expressions that I can’t find answers for?

I’m a Polish student of English and I have some problems with the vocabulary (one phrasal verb and a couple of words) which are covered in our student’s book (the aim of the course at which the book is used, is to broaden your general vocabulary and grammatical skills – such a jumble of everything ). The expressions that I have problems with are as follows:

1. To pip off.
2. Starscape.
3. Kairology/kairological (I’ve found that this term refers to an ancient Greek god named Kairos who was the god of right or opportune moment. The quotation from Wikipedia says: “signifies a time in between, a moment of undetermined period of time in which something special happens.”, so I quite understand that it means something happening at a certain moment all by itself, not because of any “time for it” to happen. However, I wouldn’t mind any additional explanation ).

For 1-2, I would appreciate any Poles who could put it in Polish for me because I’ve looked it up in the Oxford Dictionary, searched it on the Internet and seem not to be able to find translations of these into Polish . However, if you are not Polish but know how to put these two in other words, please do as well

Please could you help me I have interview for teacher to ask Q a bout rules in school?

1.Did you explain to your student what is mean respect and how to be polite with all people? Yes no sometime
2.Did you explain to your student how important rules in school are in the beginning of the first day of school? Yes no sometimes
3.Did you explain to your student how its important to listen quietly when others speaking? Yes no sometimes
4.Did your student participation in rule setting?
5.did you agree for your student to remove any think from your desk or storage materials with out permission? Yes no sometimes
6.Did you collect common materials in storage such as (scissors, marleers, paper, rulers) in one storage, and other such as (dictionary, texts) in other storage? Yes no sometimes
7.Did you get your student to computer stations? Yes no sometimes
8.Did you agree for your student to pencil sharper in one time? Yes no sometime
9.Did you agree for your student to go to the restrooms with out permission? Yes no sometimes
10.Did you agree when you during presentation to have only the books or other materials need for the lesson on their desks? Yes no sometimes
11.Did you allow to your student to ask question?
12.Did you allow to your student to a discussion or receive help with other students? Yes no sometimes
13.Did you use classroom helpers? Yes no sometimes
14.Did you tell your students about playgrounds? Yes no sometimes
15.Did you make sure your students understand these procedures for (library, resource room, and school office? Yes no sometimes
16.At the beginning of the year books and supplies must be distributed to your students? Yes no sometimes
17.Did you expect behavior of students in the group? Yes no sometimes
18.Did you agree for talk among students? Yes no sometimes
19.Did you can control your student’s behavior in school rules? yes no sometimes
please im forget to tell you if your answer No explain why?

Is this normal or genious for a ten year old girl?

Now, remember this is a ten year old girl. She has a laptop and is on it twenty-four-seven. She has an email address, and loves to type on Microsoft Word. She can type very fast and without looking at the keyboard, and when she types in school and finishes quickly her teachers ask her to help others. But, the other kids ask her questions like “Where is the M?”. She thinks she is too smart! She also really likes playing school, dancing, and cheerleading. When she plays school, she really plays school! She prints & types IEPs, 504 Plans, letters to student’s parents, and even types like class lists to use every time she plays. She dances three times a week, but also enjoys playing dancing. She even types programs for her fake dance recital! Oh, and cheerleading, yes, she cheers and plays cheerleading. When she plays, she types team rosters and that kind of stuff. Lastly, she is obsessed with names & big families. She bought the two adult books “Multiple Blessings” from Jon & Kate Plus 8 and “20 & Counting!” from the Duggar Family (18 Kids & Counting). She also bought a baby name dictionary. She has a fake family with fifteen kids and knows there first & middle names by heart. One of her friends, also has a fake family with fourteen kids. So, is this normal, weird, super smart, or what for a ten year old girl?
She also has AMAZING grades in school and a 98% average.

Does American Sign Language (ASL) have different ways of signing the same word?

I teach French, but I’m having students learn the ASL sign that goes with each word, because gesturing helps students retain new vocbulary. I using ASL (intead of LSF – Langue des signes françaises), because I figured students might be more interested in picking up some useful ASL vocab. along with learning French).

I get the gestures from the online video dictionary at ASLpro.com. One of my students, whose grandmother is deaf and knows sign language, is constantly arguing that the signs shown there are not correct.

I don’t know a lot about ASL, so I’m wondering how much the signs actually vary from community to community. Do users adapt the signs and use them colloquially like we do with spoken English? Could this be why there is a difference between what we’re seeing on ASL Pro and what my student’s grandmother uses?