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From Pauline Lerner
Posted from 70.108.139.225 on October 10, 2007 at 3:30 AM (GMT)
Behavior matrices for students and teachers, indeed! Can you explain briefly what a behavior matrix is? I'm glad you have some gigs to enjoy in contrast to your teaching. Enjoy them to the max, and think about them sometimes when your students are...your students.
From Patricia Baser
Posted from 64.12.116.66 on October 10, 2007 at 9:32 AM (GMT)
A "behavior" is a plan that is followed in an attempt to control behavior, with incentives for following the rules and consequences for breaking them. It's a mystery as to why teachers need one, as the teacher evaluation process should be sufficient.
From Patricia Baser
Posted from 64.12.116.66 on October 10, 2007 at 9:40 AM (GMT)
should say "behavior matrix"
From Anne Horvath
Posted from 71.8.14.130 on October 10, 2007 at 1:05 PM (GMT)
Here are some nifty tunes for your next quartet gig:

John Brown's Body
Marching Through Georgia
Battle Hymn of the Republic
Tramp! Tramp! Tramp!
The Battle Cry of Freedom

That medley should get an interesting reaction...

From Stephen Brivati
Posted from 210.172.213.190 on October 10, 2007 at 10:30 PM (GMT)
Greetings,
you think you have bug problems?
Last night a ferocious looking bug fell from the ceiling onto my finger board and then got trapped uner the strings.
Sheesh, need more prunes.
Cheers,
Buri
From Pauline Lerner
Posted from 70.108.139.225 on October 11, 2007 at 5:23 AM (GMT)
Buri, yuk!
From Anne Horvath
Posted from 71.8.14.130 on October 11, 2007 at 5:11 PM (GMT)
The bugs here in the Southeast are really something special. We have giant cockroaches, politely called "Waterbugs". The biggest I have seen is 2 1/2 inches long. They fly too. They also have a fondness for book spine glue.

When I was in Grad School down in Florida, my old tuxedo cat would hunt waterbugs. She would carry them around in her mouth, their little buggy legs helplessly wiggling, and the cat would make her impressive hunting noises. "Mee-oooow, Look What I Got, Mee-ooow". Then she would eat them. Then she would upchuck. Now THAT was gross!