Comments on: Ideological Bubble

By: Todd

Todd — Sun, 17 Dec 2006 04:06:17 +0000

aladavlis, are you thinking this is some kind of forum? This is not the best place to post your issue. However, consider the following:

1) Try to use another browser (Netscape, Firefox, etc.) just to be sure it’s not a problem with your copy of Internet Explorer (IE).

2) Restart your computer and try again.

3) Turn off the DSL modem and router (if you have one) for 2 minutes. Then, turn them back on one at a time, starting with the modem. Restart your computer.

4) Call your Internet Service Provider (ISP) and see if they can help you.

By: aladavlis

aladavlis — Sun, 17 Dec 2006 03:10:01 +0000

Hello,
I am having trouble with my Internet explorer.It is doing some very odd things.Sometimes it will completely close the page i am visiting for no reason or it will be very slow loading pages and when i say slow i mean very very very slow for eg i tried to google something and after 10 minutes of the page trying to load i gave up.I thought that it was perhaps the topic i was searching so i tried putting in random things to see if that made any difference but it didn’t.Another problem i had was when i was on a forum and clicked on a link and nothing happened i tried to open a new tab and that wouldn’t work either and it would let me access any options that are in my tools menu.i had to restart my computer.Just to let you know i have high speed Internet connection.Thanks in advance to anyone that helps me with this problem.

By: k. laxmi

k. laxmi — Sun, 05 Mar 2006 07:29:00 +0000

no good interesting topics

By: Todd

Todd — Fri, 04 Mar 2005 20:14:00 +0000

Are you suggesting that interesting topics simply do not exist or that I just can’t pick ‘em? What do you think *are* interesting topics, Laxmi?

The problem I’m having over and over is that I’m dealing with a limited supply of stories. Within that supply, I’m struggling to get students into the stories. Sure, drugs may be an interesting topic and so might fashion. But within my supply of stories, there’s nothing about drugs or fashion. So does that mean that I can never get my students into the stories I have available? We start Siddhartha next week and we’ll see how it goes, the story of a teenager struggling to find his place in the world.

Another thing I realize about the Perspectives pieces I had them listen to is that I did no set up for the stories at all. It was just, “Here’s another one” and off we went. The euthanasia one that got some people’s attention was the one that I actually set up a bit, discussing what the term meant and whether some agree or disagree. So maybe this is about the power of the set up. Even something boring can become interesting with the proper introduction. In that way, teachers are set-up artists.