Karyn

Great Teachers

nobody@vox.com(Karyn) — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 20:53:15 -0600

I just heard about Martha today, I heard her tell her story on the radio.

Back in September of 2005, on the first day of school, Martha Cothren, a social studies school teacher at Robinson High School in Little Rock, did something not to be forgotten. On the first day of school, with permission of the school superintendent, the principal and the building supervisor, she took all of the desks out of the classroom.

The kids came into first period, they walked in, there were no desks. They obviously looked around and said, "Ms. Cothren, where's our desk?" And she said, "You can't have a desk until you tell me how you earn them."

They thought, "Well, maybe it's our grades."

"No," she said. "Maybe it's our behavior."

And she told them, "No, it's not even your behavior."

And so they came and went in the first period, still no desks in the classroom. Second period, same thing. Third period. By early afternoon television news crews had gathered in Ms. Cothren's class to find out about this crazy teacher who had taken all the desks out of the classroom.

The last period of the day, Martha Cothren gathered her class. They were at this time sitting on the floor around the sides of the room. And she says, "Throughout the day no one has really understood how you earn the desks that sit in this classroom ordinarily." She said, "Now I'm going to tell you."

Martha Cothren went over to the door of her classroom and opened it, and as she did 27 U.S. veterans , wearing their uniforms, walked into that classroom, each one carrying a school desk. And they placed those school desks in rows, and then they stood along the wall. And by the time they had finished placing those desks, those kids for the first time I think perhaps in their lives understood how they earned those desks.

Martha said, "You don't have to earn those desks. These guys did it for you. They put them out there for you, but it's up to you to sit here responsibly to learn, to be good students and good citizens, because they paid a price for you to have that desk, and don't ever forget it."

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Shinyface...ack!!

nobody@vox.com(Karyn) — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 11:33:21 -0600

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Here I am in all of my glory....I tried all morning to make the shiny spots on my glasses go away and after all was said and done. I gave up and decided that I really need to learn photoshop or some kind of program. I could play around all day with pictures. Fun. Anyway, this is me ... in my nest.

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Apple?

nobody@vox.com(Karyn) — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 10:28:51 -0600

So, I am seriously considering buying an Imac.

Seriously.

Can anyone tell me why I shouldn't...

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I am a mage.

nobody@vox.com(Karyn) — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 09:08:34 -0600

I AM STILL HERE.

Really I am.

I've been bitten by the World of Warcraft bug.

I am addicted. I play it all of the time.

HELP!

Haha...I hadn't logged in to vox for so long I forgot my password. How sad is that?

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Help

nobody@vox.com(Karyn) — Mon, 12 May 2008 19:33:18 -0600

Is anyone else having problems viewing their neighborhood?

I am....

strange?????

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Avocado...??

nobody@vox.com(Karyn) — Tue, 06 May 2008 15:01:42 -0600

Is that even how you spell it?

Anyway, I'm eating it. Anyone know what it is good with? SALT?

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Merry Christmas

nobody@vox.com(Karyn) — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 09:52:03 -0600

Spring 2008 010

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Life QotD: Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes

nobody@vox.com(Karyn) — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 10:19:43 -0600

What would you most like to change about your life?

Nothing really. I'm pretty happy right now. The only thing I could use is a larger house or a storage unit.

I need to make room for Laurissa...I am running out of time.

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Where's the HOT guys???

nobody@vox.com(Karyn) — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 22:59:22 -0600

Am I the only one or are you guys all getting sick of seeing Vannessa Hudsen (I'm pretty sure I didn't spell it right either) on the right hand side of the monitor?

I don't have a clue who she is.

I don't care if she did risque pictures.

I am pretty sure that neither she or Disney cares....they both make money off the publicity either way.

What makes them think I want to stare at her when I'm on vox?

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If I had to choose...

nobody@vox.com(Karyn) — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 07:34:58 -0600

If I had to choose between losing my hearing or losing my sight...it would be a tough choice. I would hate not being able to read and other things, but really. I would really hate not being able to hear the birds sing.

I just heard a ROBIN!

Yeah...first one. I am so happy.

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