As many of my readers are aware, I have attended three different "types" of schools. I was homeschooled from Pre-K-8, attended a private school from 9-11, and am currently attending a public school for my senior year.
All of these schools are different, all of these schools have different pros and cons, as illustrated in these posts: Pros and Cons of Homeschooling and Private Schooling, Pros and Cons of Public Vs. Private Schools. Of course, these schools have all benefited me in different ways, and that is what I am going to talk about now.
Homeschooling
While I was homeschooled, my mother also worked a part time job. As I mentioned in my previous post, "My Hero", my mom is indeed my hero. She homeschooled me and spent time with me, so I wouldn't be raised by teachers and daycare workers. I don't know if any of you are familiar with the phrase, "Children who are loved at home go to school to learn, but children who are not, go to school to be loved". It's not that my mother wouldn't have loved me...but I would have probably been able to spend three hours...if that...with my mother, instead, I got to spend my days with her.
I was able to learn in methods that I learned from easily and I was able to do this without the distraction of other children. I was able to learn without being picked on constantly (which, there was a family we would visit, whose children did typically pick on me....) or being tempted to talk to my neighbor instead of listening to the teacher.
Basically, I was able to focus on my learning and, when I went to the private school, the only thing I was behind in was math. But math has always been a struggle for me...so.... I was able to learn who I was on my own, without constantly feeling the need to fit in with those my own age...as a result...I rarely fit in with those my own age.
Private Schooling
While I attended the private school, I was introduced to a brick-and-mortar school, on a smaller scale. While I can teach myself many things, this school gave me the teachers to help me. Without this school, I would not have had a wonderful choir teacher who managed to teach me how to project and sing loudly and helped me discover my nice sized range.
While I was homeschooled, I didn't have grades, at this school, I got my first grades and felt the thrill of getting As...now it's a bit of a requirement and if I don't get an A, I flip out and do everything I can to get my grade up, which of course, should be a natural thing for all students to aspire to...but alas is not. Of course, I understand that some people just aren't book smart...some people are hand smart. They can do amazing things with their hands, but just can't pass tests...and they aren't any more smart or stupid than someone who can ace tests no problem.
Public School
While I currently attend my public school, I've learned how to navigate an iPad (I hate them with a burning passion), how many things you can actually do without paper (I still prefer paper). I have so many more options here than I had in any of my previous schools. There is an in school counselor--two, actually, but I believe that one is in training--I was in a musical, which has been one of my dreams ever since I was little, the choir is huge and I can audition for solos, instead of them just being assigned to me or someone else.
There are so many more options for me and I love it. It is, of course, a smaller public school, but it's still a public school. There are clubs and classes that we couldn't have at the private school and of course can't have in a homeschool consisting of one.
Quite frankly, each of these schools have been a stepping stone or stairway for the next school, and honestly, each time I've changed schools, it has been for the better, for one reason or another. I am a staunch supporter of homeschooling...whether I support a private school depends on the private school, but they are a good idea...and not all public schools are bad.
~Katie
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Wednesday, December 2, 2015
Sunday, November 1, 2015
IBS vs. FHS Teacher Showdown...part 2...
This is continued from IBS vs. FHS Teacher Showdown, which you can find...here.
Announcer: We have returned after a day long break for cookies, ice cream, and Netflix to continue our IBS vs. FHS teacher showdown. From IBS, we have the music teacher, Mr. Miller; the science/history teacher, Brother Todd; the former English teacher, Miss Montgomery; the former English teacher Mrs. B., the former English teacher Mrs. Weinand; and last but not least, the P.E. Teacher, Brother Steve!
*audience claps politely*
Announcer: And from FHS, we have the music teacher, Mrs. Fischer; the science teacher, Mr. Weilert; the English teacher, Ms. Schlabach and last but not least, the weights/P.E. teacher, Mr Barnett!
*audience claps politely*
Announcer: Last time, Mr. Miller and Mrs. Fischer tied...Mr. Weilert and Brother Todd tied...and now, we're ready for the English teachers! English teachers--my goodness there's a lot of you.... Would it be 'a' university or 'an' university? Write your answers on the white boards provided, then hold them up for the audience to see.
Miss Montgomery: *a university*
Mrs. B: *an university*
Mrs. Weinand: *a university*
Ms. Schlabach: *a university*
Announcer: I'm sorry, Mrs. B, you are incorrect. It would be 'a' university, because although it starts with a vowel, it makes a consonant sound. BUT you are not disqualified. We will continue with our next question. Have you, as an English teacher, made your students write at least one essay a year?
Miss Montgomery: Yes, ours was about what actually swallowed Jonah, they did research and everything.
Mrs. B: Yes, they chose their own topic and wrote about it using the internet and practicing using note cards for their citations.
Mrs. Weinand: Yes, they chose their own topic and wrote about it using the internet, books and any other sources they found, but they had to have books as a source as well. I let them keep track of their citations how they wanted, but they still had to cite them with MLA format.
Ms. Schlabach: Yes, they're actually in the process of writing an essay comparing two different translations of Sophocles' Antigone, MLA format, as expected.
Announcer: Very good! A tie! And now...the students will be the ones deciding your fate.... Miss Montgomery...your students say that you taught well and they knew they better work. Mrs. B, a note from one of your students says that they didn't particularly like you as a teacher, but when they were able to just talk to you, they enjoyed it. Mrs. Weinand, your students completely loved you and they said something about...apple pie? Ms. Schlabach, And again, no complaints for you! It's a three way tie, between Miss Montgomery, Mrs. Weinand and Ms. Schlabach! Mrs. B...I'm sorry. BUT you get a consolation prize of a $100 gift certificate to spend however you like, wherever you like!
*audience claps politely*
Announcer: And now...for the final two...Mr. Barnett and Brother Steve, please step forward. What are your workout regimes for your students like.
Brother Steve: Well...we mostly just play games. *laughs* Volleyball when it's cold, softball when it's warm, sometimes we play softball when the girls are complaining that it's too cold, but they can live with it.
Mr. Barnett: We play games on Wednesdays and the rest of the time, we're in the weights room, lifting and doing other workouts.
Announcer: Well, either workout regime sounds fun and of course, we all understand that IBS does not have sufficient funds for a weights room, so the weights room does not play into whether or not a teacher is disqualified or not. Annnd...again a tie! But, how do the students feel about these men? Of Brother Steve... "Brother Steve is a kind hearted man and I greatly enjoyed his P.E. class. My only complaint is that he constantly picked the same people to be the team captains.". Of Mr. Barnett... "Mr Barnett is an easy going, fun loving guy, who even at a public school is still a very good Christian influence.". Again with the ties! What was the point of this even? Why have a battle! They all tied! *flips desk over, muttering about wasting life away* That's it, I quit! I WANTED BLOODSHED! I WANTED FIGHTS!
*audience watches with odd expressions*
Announcer: I WANTED THERE TO BE A FIGHT AND BE BIASEDNESS! WHY CAN'T I HAVE BIAS HERE? IT'S NOT FAIR! *begins flailing arms and legs, kicking and hitting the floor* I WANTED A FIGHT! WHY COULDN'T I HAVE A FIGHT? WHY DO THE TEACHERS ALL HAVE TO BE EQUAL?! WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!
Katie: And this draws to a conclusion the IBS vs. FHS Teacher Showdown.... Now excuse me while I take care of our announcer....
~Katie
Announcer: We have returned after a day long break for cookies, ice cream, and Netflix to continue our IBS vs. FHS teacher showdown. From IBS, we have the music teacher, Mr. Miller; the science/history teacher, Brother Todd; the former English teacher, Miss Montgomery; the former English teacher Mrs. B., the former English teacher Mrs. Weinand; and last but not least, the P.E. Teacher, Brother Steve!
*audience claps politely*
Announcer: And from FHS, we have the music teacher, Mrs. Fischer; the science teacher, Mr. Weilert; the English teacher, Ms. Schlabach and last but not least, the weights/P.E. teacher, Mr Barnett!
*audience claps politely*
Announcer: Last time, Mr. Miller and Mrs. Fischer tied...Mr. Weilert and Brother Todd tied...and now, we're ready for the English teachers! English teachers--my goodness there's a lot of you.... Would it be 'a' university or 'an' university? Write your answers on the white boards provided, then hold them up for the audience to see.
Miss Montgomery: *a university*
Mrs. B: *an university*
Mrs. Weinand: *a university*
Ms. Schlabach: *a university*
Announcer: I'm sorry, Mrs. B, you are incorrect. It would be 'a' university, because although it starts with a vowel, it makes a consonant sound. BUT you are not disqualified. We will continue with our next question. Have you, as an English teacher, made your students write at least one essay a year?
Miss Montgomery: Yes, ours was about what actually swallowed Jonah, they did research and everything.
Mrs. B: Yes, they chose their own topic and wrote about it using the internet and practicing using note cards for their citations.
Mrs. Weinand: Yes, they chose their own topic and wrote about it using the internet, books and any other sources they found, but they had to have books as a source as well. I let them keep track of their citations how they wanted, but they still had to cite them with MLA format.
Ms. Schlabach: Yes, they're actually in the process of writing an essay comparing two different translations of Sophocles' Antigone, MLA format, as expected.
Announcer: Very good! A tie! And now...the students will be the ones deciding your fate.... Miss Montgomery...your students say that you taught well and they knew they better work. Mrs. B, a note from one of your students says that they didn't particularly like you as a teacher, but when they were able to just talk to you, they enjoyed it. Mrs. Weinand, your students completely loved you and they said something about...apple pie? Ms. Schlabach, And again, no complaints for you! It's a three way tie, between Miss Montgomery, Mrs. Weinand and Ms. Schlabach! Mrs. B...I'm sorry. BUT you get a consolation prize of a $100 gift certificate to spend however you like, wherever you like!
*audience claps politely*
Announcer: And now...for the final two...Mr. Barnett and Brother Steve, please step forward. What are your workout regimes for your students like.
Brother Steve: Well...we mostly just play games. *laughs* Volleyball when it's cold, softball when it's warm, sometimes we play softball when the girls are complaining that it's too cold, but they can live with it.
Mr. Barnett: We play games on Wednesdays and the rest of the time, we're in the weights room, lifting and doing other workouts.
Announcer: Well, either workout regime sounds fun and of course, we all understand that IBS does not have sufficient funds for a weights room, so the weights room does not play into whether or not a teacher is disqualified or not. Annnd...again a tie! But, how do the students feel about these men? Of Brother Steve... "Brother Steve is a kind hearted man and I greatly enjoyed his P.E. class. My only complaint is that he constantly picked the same people to be the team captains.". Of Mr. Barnett... "Mr Barnett is an easy going, fun loving guy, who even at a public school is still a very good Christian influence.". Again with the ties! What was the point of this even? Why have a battle! They all tied! *flips desk over, muttering about wasting life away* That's it, I quit! I WANTED BLOODSHED! I WANTED FIGHTS!
*audience watches with odd expressions*
Announcer: I WANTED THERE TO BE A FIGHT AND BE BIASEDNESS! WHY CAN'T I HAVE BIAS HERE? IT'S NOT FAIR! *begins flailing arms and legs, kicking and hitting the floor* I WANTED A FIGHT! WHY COULDN'T I HAVE A FIGHT? WHY DO THE TEACHERS ALL HAVE TO BE EQUAL?! WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!
Katie: And this draws to a conclusion the IBS vs. FHS Teacher Showdown.... Now excuse me while I take care of our announcer....
~Katie
Saturday, October 31, 2015
IBS vs. FHS Teacher Showdown!
So, I've been thinking recently about what would happen if there was a contest between the teachers at my old school and the teachers of my new school...who would win??? Here is how I believe the showdown would look....
Announcer: From IBS, we have the music teacher, Mr. Miller, the science/history teacher, Brother Todd, the former English, now Bible teacher, Miss Montgomery; the former English teacher, Mrs. B.; the former English teacher Mrs. Weinand; and last, but not least, the P.E. teacher, Brother Steve!
*audience claps politely*
Announcer: And from FHS, we have the music teacher, Mrs. Fischer; the science teacher, Mr. Weilert; the English teacher, Mrs. Schlabach; the art teacher, Mr. Houghton; and last but not least, the weights/P.E. teacher, Mr. Barnett!
*audience claps politely*
Announcer: To begin, we will have the music teachers stand up... Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Miller, come forward.
*they come forward willingly*
Announcer: Please, lead your choirs in warm-ups. Mrs. Fischer...ladies first.
Mrs. Fischer: *leads choir in the 'bottle pop' round*
*audience claps politely*
Announcer: Mr. Miller, can you and your choir upstage her?
Mr. Miller: *leads choir in 'Ho-ho-ho Hosanna'*
*audience claps politely*
Announcer: Excellent! You both have done very well. Mr. Miller, you appear to have a smaller choir, but despite that you've trained them well. Mrs. Fischer, your choir is larger, but you have also trained them well. We collected polls from students that have "served" under these teachers and out of three of Mr. Miller's students...previous or current...all three have stated that he is an excellent teacher and that they enjoy being in his class and doing choir tour with him. However...for Mrs. Fischer...out of three of her students...they also enjoy class with her! Congratulations! It's a tie! Now for the science teachers....
*they step forward*
Announcer: Please, demonstrate how you teach your students about the metric system.
Mr. Weilert: *condensed and fast forwarded* We use the English system which not even the English use. Here, look on these crackers...English AND metric. *tosses behind* Can of peas? English AND metric. *tosses behind* Cereal? English AND metric! *tosses behind*.
Brother Todd: *looks throughly stunned* I think something might get broken if he keeps doing that.... *condensed and sped up* The English and metric systems of measurement are both listed on everything except for--
Mr. Weilert: What?? There's no English measurement. That's because the scientific measuring system is the metric system.
Announcer: Perhaps we should have taken turns...it appears that while Brother Todd is a more laid back person--
Mr. Weilert: What now, Katie? You're sucking me dry girl!
Announcer: *clears throat* BROTHER TODD IS A MORE LAID BACK PERSON...however, though they have different methods of teaching are both good teachers. There appears to be a bit more chaos in Brother Todd's room...we have live footage of a stepfather of one of the students coming into the room with a whale puppet singing a song about...about...saving whales...I don't even know... HOWEVER...this tie, again...will be broken by the students...and again...unanimous on both sides! Congratulations, gentlemen.
Announcer: You notice that we only have four teachers that are competing...this is because some of the teachers Katie had at IBS, she only took those classes while attending IBS, such as math and others she's only taken at FHS, such as art. As such, these teachers automatically win against the ones from the opposing schools. Principals are disqualified as they are not technically teachers, but administrators.
...to be continued...
~Katie
Announcer: From IBS, we have the music teacher, Mr. Miller, the science/history teacher, Brother Todd, the former English, now Bible teacher, Miss Montgomery; the former English teacher, Mrs. B.; the former English teacher Mrs. Weinand; and last, but not least, the P.E. teacher, Brother Steve!
*audience claps politely*
Announcer: And from FHS, we have the music teacher, Mrs. Fischer; the science teacher, Mr. Weilert; the English teacher, Mrs. Schlabach; the art teacher, Mr. Houghton; and last but not least, the weights/P.E. teacher, Mr. Barnett!
*audience claps politely*
Announcer: To begin, we will have the music teachers stand up... Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Miller, come forward.
*they come forward willingly*
Announcer: Please, lead your choirs in warm-ups. Mrs. Fischer...ladies first.
Mrs. Fischer: *leads choir in the 'bottle pop' round*
*audience claps politely*
Announcer: Mr. Miller, can you and your choir upstage her?
Mr. Miller: *leads choir in 'Ho-ho-ho Hosanna'*
*audience claps politely*
Announcer: Excellent! You both have done very well. Mr. Miller, you appear to have a smaller choir, but despite that you've trained them well. Mrs. Fischer, your choir is larger, but you have also trained them well. We collected polls from students that have "served" under these teachers and out of three of Mr. Miller's students...previous or current...all three have stated that he is an excellent teacher and that they enjoy being in his class and doing choir tour with him. However...for Mrs. Fischer...out of three of her students...they also enjoy class with her! Congratulations! It's a tie! Now for the science teachers....
*they step forward*
Announcer: Please, demonstrate how you teach your students about the metric system.
Mr. Weilert: *condensed and fast forwarded* We use the English system which not even the English use. Here, look on these crackers...English AND metric. *tosses behind* Can of peas? English AND metric. *tosses behind* Cereal? English AND metric! *tosses behind*.
Brother Todd: *looks throughly stunned* I think something might get broken if he keeps doing that.... *condensed and sped up* The English and metric systems of measurement are both listed on everything except for--
Mr. Weilert: What?? There's no English measurement. That's because the scientific measuring system is the metric system.
Announcer: Perhaps we should have taken turns...it appears that while Brother Todd is a more laid back person--
Mr. Weilert: What now, Katie? You're sucking me dry girl!
Announcer: *clears throat* BROTHER TODD IS A MORE LAID BACK PERSON...however, though they have different methods of teaching are both good teachers. There appears to be a bit more chaos in Brother Todd's room...we have live footage of a stepfather of one of the students coming into the room with a whale puppet singing a song about...about...saving whales...I don't even know... HOWEVER...this tie, again...will be broken by the students...and again...unanimous on both sides! Congratulations, gentlemen.
Announcer: You notice that we only have four teachers that are competing...this is because some of the teachers Katie had at IBS, she only took those classes while attending IBS, such as math and others she's only taken at FHS, such as art. As such, these teachers automatically win against the ones from the opposing schools. Principals are disqualified as they are not technically teachers, but administrators.
...to be continued...
~Katie
Monday, October 26, 2015
Pros and Cons of Public/Private Christian Schools
I meant to do this a long time ago, so I'm sorry this took so long! Awhile back, when I switched from being homeschooled to going to the Bible school, I made a pros and cons list. I thought...well, why not do the same for private Christian school and public school? We'll start with what I left....
Private Christian School
Pros:
Private Christian School
Pros:
- Everyone knows everyone.
- Higher levels of freedom to worship God without being told to take it elsewhere..
- You don't have to worry about having Evolution crammed down your throat as a fact, instead of a theory, which is what it is.
- Smaller student to teacher ratio, so more one on one help.
- Christian songs and pretty hymns in choir.
Cons:
- Everyone knows everyone.
- Hypocrites (yes, you'll see them everywhere and it is a con everywhere).
- Strict dress codes.
- At the school I just left, being forced to wear your hair in a bun at school.
- If your doctrinal beliefs are different, you're looked at oddly.
Public School
Pros:
- A larger selection of electives.
- More opportunities to take the same class.
- Clubs! For example, I am in FCA (Fellowship of Christian Athletes).
- Dancing is actually allowed....Psalm 149:3a.....it should be allowed in Christian schools too....
- A looser dress code...and yes, you can still be modest. No, not everyone will choose to, but you can be.
Cons:
- There's always that chance that you'll get told that Evolution is the only way the earth could have come into being.
- People may not always understand when you pray over your food or why you dress how you dress.
- Cuss words every day.
- A bigger student to teacher ratio (although my school is actually pretty small for a public school, so we do have a pretty good ratio)
- Having to awkwardly ask your Weights teacher if it's alright if you wear a skirt for your class instead of the required shorts...thankfully, he's also the sponsor of the FCA and understands why I wear skirts, why my mom wants me to wear skirts and why that's what I feel comfortable in, so he just nodded and said that it would be fine, so long as I had shorts underneath so no one would see my undies...actually, he didn't say so no one would see my undies, but it was implied.
So, as you can see, there are pros and cons to both schools...at least both of the ones I've attended.... And yes, I did, in fact, put 'everyone knows everyone' as both a pro and a con...because, honestly it is. Everyone knows everyone, so you don't have to worry about talking to strangers...but also...everyone knows everyone, so if there's something going on in your life...it's gonna be pretty dang easy for everyone to find out about it....
~Katie
Monday, July 30, 2012
Grrrrrowling!
Okay, no I'm not mad! I just like going grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr, it makes me feel like such a tough girl! Oh yeah, I'm tough! Sooo tough! Haha, don't take me seriously on that, even if I don't cry often, I'm still not totally tough. It's true. I'm not tough. I also rarely cry. I'm not sure why though. It's strange. Guess too much time playing the tough girl.
Alright, so, I found something out. I get more views if I post my posts on facebook! It's amazing! I go from like 0 views to like...14! One of my blog posts had like forty some! That would be my interviews one. These are just individual posts though, not the whole blog.
Now, I have a topic on my mind. (no, it's not procrastinating, though that's on my mind too.) It's judging. Everyone seems to know that Bible verse that says, "Judge not lest ye be judged," and the one that says, "To every man who judges, let him be judged likewise." Now, hardly anyone seems to see the verses that say to judge rightly. (I'll find them for ya later, but they will be found!) To judge rightly means to judge the persons actions, but not the person. The Bible does say to judge actions. In fact Jesus even did that! He judged the Pharises actions, and called them what they were. Whitewashed tombs. (pretty on the outside, yucky on the inside. Much like that popular girl y'all know who is very pretty, but is mean to everyone not in her cliqe)
So no, don't judge the person, and don't gossip about them. Don't go to your friend Susie, and tell her all these bad things about a person.
If you see someone doing something that doesn't seem right, talk to them about it. If they say that you're judging them, and get all up in your kool aid, then that's their problem.
The Bible also says to listen to advice. If it's bad advice, don't listen to it though. Advice like, "Oh yeah, you should have a drink of beer, it tastes wonderful, and when you're drunk you are a perfect angel!" < That is bad advice.
Advice like, "You wait for your prince okay? God will bring him along someday, don't worry!" <That is good advice, and as far as I'm concerned it's very true.
Also, listen to your aunt if she advises you not to kiss on those metal slides at the park that are fun to surf down. Considering she's done it before and it tasted like a 9 volt battery she probably knows what she's talking about.
Or better yet, wait till Christmas when you make him chase you around trying to get you under the mistletoe.
I've always wanted to get kissed under the mistletoe...and dance in the rain...and eat two pickle splits in a row...okay, snapping out of it now!
Don't be too worried about me, kay? Kay, good.
Noowwwww, anyway, I was just gonna say that judging a person's action, (realizing, and pointing out that the action was bad, and should not be repeated, or done by anyone else) is different from judging a person. (Looking at a persons actions and saying, "dude, you're so messed up, and everything you do is wrong and bad! Quit it!" and completely unlovingly saying it.) Although you should tell the person that what they're doing is wrong.
Now, does everyone want to know a fun craft idea?
Of course you do!
Well, all week at VBS (the one at my church) the older kids (10-12) were working on decorating three ring binders. They were all the big ones, and the cloth that they all used was denim, (hey for once I spelled it denim first instead of tiepoing it demin!) and they were pretty awesome.
What they did was they cut the cloth (the denim) into one inch (approximately) thick strips, and took craft glue, and glued them horizontally across their binders. There was one boy who did them vertically, and they all looked pretty awesome.
After they did that they decorated them with pockets, and decals, (well, most of them did, Norma chose to leave hers with only the pocket) and it was all in all a wonderful craft.
I didn't do that craft however. I was given permission to, but I politely declined, as I thought it would be better if I helped out the crafters with their cutting and stuff.
I did however make one at home! Today! So far I have the cloth (not denim) cut out, and glued onto my binder. No decals yet though. No pockets or anything. Would you like to see a picture?
Too bad, I left my camera in the other room, and I'm too lazy to go get it! Haha, I'm kiddin', I'll get them to you tomorrow.
I was kidding about the no pictures, but you can't have them right now. Remind me later ;)
Later than now....Yes I know, I know, it's later, but, I mean later like, much much later!
Thank you....
Okay, now I'm gonna talk about Prince Charming vrs Knight in Shining Armor. Who would you rather have?
For me I would rather have a Knight in Shinning Armor. I mean, seriously, think about it, what is the mental image you get when you think Prince Charming. You got that in your mind? Okay good, keep it there. Now think of a Knight in Shinning Armor. What's that mental image?
When I think of a Prince Charming, I think of a handsome man, who lavishes his princess with whatsoever her heart desires, and can give her anything she wants. Handsome, winks at her across the room, smiles at her, wraps his arms around her, and gives everyone a big movie grin. Not really wrong persay, but...well, when I think of a Knight in Shinning Armor, I think of a man who's strong, and brave, and can protect me against practically anything. A handsome guy, who will give his princess hugs, and make her feel like a treasure. Maybe he can't give her every single thing that she wants, but when you think about it, you don't even want half the stuff you want!
(for example, if I had a TV, I'd spend all my time watching TV, and none doing stuff like blogging, and talking to people, and reading books, and stuff like that.)
So for me, I'd rather be protected, and feel like a treasure than getting whatever I want, and having a prince with a film star grin.
The next order of "business" otherwise known as my crazy ramblings, is my book!
The Unnamed Legend. I started it when I was...twelve? I may have been ten. I know I was ten when I started writing. Granted, my work was a bit confusing, and the grammar was atrocious, the spelling made no sense whatsoever, but I still wrote. I think I was ten or eleven, maybe twelve when I started it, but no older than.
See it started out as being typed up in a whatchamicallit with no spell check, and I started writing it. Back then it had no name. It was in fact titled, "Ha Ha Kayden." Don't ask me why, I really don't know!
It had the worst grammar and spelling in the world I would think.
Thankfully I knew how to use quotation marks, and capitalization, but my spelling was awful!
I had my their, there, and they're's all mixed up! Not to mention that half the time "their" was spelled, "thier."
Thankfully I've gotten a lot better at spelling. And grammar. And all that stuff really.
I think that sometimes I've turned into a Grammar Nazi!
I'm going to set up a blog just for my book, and I'd love for you to go check it out when I get it up!
Anyway, that's all for now!
~Katie
Alright, so, I found something out. I get more views if I post my posts on facebook! It's amazing! I go from like 0 views to like...14! One of my blog posts had like forty some! That would be my interviews one. These are just individual posts though, not the whole blog.
Now, I have a topic on my mind. (no, it's not procrastinating, though that's on my mind too.) It's judging. Everyone seems to know that Bible verse that says, "Judge not lest ye be judged," and the one that says, "To every man who judges, let him be judged likewise." Now, hardly anyone seems to see the verses that say to judge rightly. (I'll find them for ya later, but they will be found!) To judge rightly means to judge the persons actions, but not the person. The Bible does say to judge actions. In fact Jesus even did that! He judged the Pharises actions, and called them what they were. Whitewashed tombs. (pretty on the outside, yucky on the inside. Much like that popular girl y'all know who is very pretty, but is mean to everyone not in her cliqe)
So no, don't judge the person, and don't gossip about them. Don't go to your friend Susie, and tell her all these bad things about a person.
If you see someone doing something that doesn't seem right, talk to them about it. If they say that you're judging them, and get all up in your kool aid, then that's their problem.
The Bible also says to listen to advice. If it's bad advice, don't listen to it though. Advice like, "Oh yeah, you should have a drink of beer, it tastes wonderful, and when you're drunk you are a perfect angel!" < That is bad advice.
Advice like, "You wait for your prince okay? God will bring him along someday, don't worry!" <That is good advice, and as far as I'm concerned it's very true.
Also, listen to your aunt if she advises you not to kiss on those metal slides at the park that are fun to surf down. Considering she's done it before and it tasted like a 9 volt battery she probably knows what she's talking about.
Or better yet, wait till Christmas when you make him chase you around trying to get you under the mistletoe.
I've always wanted to get kissed under the mistletoe...and dance in the rain...and eat two pickle splits in a row...okay, snapping out of it now!
Don't be too worried about me, kay? Kay, good.
Noowwwww, anyway, I was just gonna say that judging a person's action, (realizing, and pointing out that the action was bad, and should not be repeated, or done by anyone else) is different from judging a person. (Looking at a persons actions and saying, "dude, you're so messed up, and everything you do is wrong and bad! Quit it!" and completely unlovingly saying it.) Although you should tell the person that what they're doing is wrong.
Now, does everyone want to know a fun craft idea?
Of course you do!
Well, all week at VBS (the one at my church) the older kids (10-12) were working on decorating three ring binders. They were all the big ones, and the cloth that they all used was denim, (hey for once I spelled it denim first instead of tiepoing it demin!) and they were pretty awesome.
What they did was they cut the cloth (the denim) into one inch (approximately) thick strips, and took craft glue, and glued them horizontally across their binders. There was one boy who did them vertically, and they all looked pretty awesome.
After they did that they decorated them with pockets, and decals, (well, most of them did, Norma chose to leave hers with only the pocket) and it was all in all a wonderful craft.
I didn't do that craft however. I was given permission to, but I politely declined, as I thought it would be better if I helped out the crafters with their cutting and stuff.
I did however make one at home! Today! So far I have the cloth (not denim) cut out, and glued onto my binder. No decals yet though. No pockets or anything. Would you like to see a picture?
Too bad, I left my camera in the other room, and I'm too lazy to go get it! Haha, I'm kiddin', I'll get them to you tomorrow.
I was kidding about the no pictures, but you can't have them right now. Remind me later ;)
Later than now....Yes I know, I know, it's later, but, I mean later like, much much later!
Thank you....
Okay, now I'm gonna talk about Prince Charming vrs Knight in Shining Armor. Who would you rather have?
For me I would rather have a Knight in Shinning Armor. I mean, seriously, think about it, what is the mental image you get when you think Prince Charming. You got that in your mind? Okay good, keep it there. Now think of a Knight in Shinning Armor. What's that mental image?
When I think of a Prince Charming, I think of a handsome man, who lavishes his princess with whatsoever her heart desires, and can give her anything she wants. Handsome, winks at her across the room, smiles at her, wraps his arms around her, and gives everyone a big movie grin. Not really wrong persay, but...well, when I think of a Knight in Shinning Armor, I think of a man who's strong, and brave, and can protect me against practically anything. A handsome guy, who will give his princess hugs, and make her feel like a treasure. Maybe he can't give her every single thing that she wants, but when you think about it, you don't even want half the stuff you want!
(for example, if I had a TV, I'd spend all my time watching TV, and none doing stuff like blogging, and talking to people, and reading books, and stuff like that.)
So for me, I'd rather be protected, and feel like a treasure than getting whatever I want, and having a prince with a film star grin.
The next order of "business" otherwise known as my crazy ramblings, is my book!
The Unnamed Legend. I started it when I was...twelve? I may have been ten. I know I was ten when I started writing. Granted, my work was a bit confusing, and the grammar was atrocious, the spelling made no sense whatsoever, but I still wrote. I think I was ten or eleven, maybe twelve when I started it, but no older than.
See it started out as being typed up in a whatchamicallit with no spell check, and I started writing it. Back then it had no name. It was in fact titled, "Ha Ha Kayden." Don't ask me why, I really don't know!
It had the worst grammar and spelling in the world I would think.
Thankfully I knew how to use quotation marks, and capitalization, but my spelling was awful!
I had my their, there, and they're's all mixed up! Not to mention that half the time "their" was spelled, "thier."
Thankfully I've gotten a lot better at spelling. And grammar. And all that stuff really.
I think that sometimes I've turned into a Grammar Nazi!
I'm going to set up a blog just for my book, and I'd love for you to go check it out when I get it up!
Anyway, that's all for now!
~Katie
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