Comments on: Top Priority http://www.toddseal.com/rodin/2007/06/top-priority/ Challenge The Status Quo Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:57:06 -0800 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Todd http://www.toddseal.com/rodin/2007/06/top-priority/comment-page-1/#comment-14601 Todd Sun, 01 Jul 2007 07:11:25 +0000 http://www.toddseal.com/rodin/2007/06/top-priority/#comment-14601 <strong>Joni</strong>, my point is that health and beauty should never be a priority of a hotel since that's not what hotels are in the business of providing. My slogan? <em>Thinking On Paper</em>? Hmmm... <em>Improve Your Thinking Through Reading And Writing</em> or maybe <em>Writing And Reading Can Be Fun (If You Want Them To Be)</em>. Something like that. I suppose my kids would think <em>Endless Work Your Teacher Is Never Satisfied With</em> or <em>Projects You <strong>Might</strong> Learn Something From (If You Want To)</em>. That's the sense I get. I'll write more on that when I read those end-of-year surveys. Thanks, <strong>Laurie</strong>. Glad to be back and glad to see you're reading. And I'll be honest, I had to look up <em>inveigle</em>. Nice one. Joni, my point is that health and beauty should never be a priority of a hotel since that’s not what hotels are in the business of providing.

My slogan? Thinking On Paper? Hmmm… Improve Your Thinking Through Reading And Writing or maybe Writing And Reading Can Be Fun (If You Want Them To Be). Something like that.

I suppose my kids would think Endless Work Your Teacher Is Never Satisfied With or Projects You Might Learn Something From (If You Want To). That’s the sense I get. I’ll write more on that when I read those end-of-year surveys.

Thanks, Laurie. Glad to be back and glad to see you’re reading. And I’ll be honest, I had to look up inveigle. Nice one.

]]> By: Joni http://www.toddseal.com/rodin/2007/06/top-priority/comment-page-1/#comment-14597 Joni Sun, 01 Jul 2007 04:56:05 +0000 http://www.toddseal.com/rodin/2007/06/top-priority/#comment-14597 Reading your post reminded me of something we are doing in class about assumptions. There is ALWAYS another view. Perhaps "Health and Beauty" really are their priority because appealing to vanity is a for sure shot when they know they have your comfort and safety already taken care of, an assumption by them which is clearly supported by your continued stay in their establishment. Just a fragment of a thought. Of course I understand where this entire topic took you and I think you ask a valid question. So what would your slogan be? Reading your post reminded me of something we are doing in class about assumptions. There is ALWAYS another view. Perhaps “Health and Beauty” really are their priority because appealing to vanity is a for sure shot when they know they have your comfort and safety already taken care of, an assumption by them which is clearly supported by your continued stay in their establishment. Just a fragment of a thought. Of course I understand where this entire topic took you and I think you ask a valid question. So what would your slogan be?

]]> By: Laurie http://www.toddseal.com/rodin/2007/06/top-priority/comment-page-1/#comment-14595 Laurie Sun, 01 Jul 2007 04:32:20 +0000 http://www.toddseal.com/rodin/2007/06/top-priority/#comment-14595 Welcome home by the way. Welcome home by the way.

]]> By: Laurie http://www.toddseal.com/rodin/2007/06/top-priority/comment-page-1/#comment-14594 Laurie Sun, 01 Jul 2007 04:31:59 +0000 http://www.toddseal.com/rodin/2007/06/top-priority/#comment-14594 I think about this quite a bit actually. I think my motto would read something along the lines of: This Enlgish classroom is where students learn to read what they like and to figure out how to like what they read. And "Think with your pen." (In my end of year surveys many students remarked that I use this phrase to inveigle students to give voice to their ideas only by using their pen and paper. I can't quite figure out if they like it or hate it or both, but they sure do remember it.) I think about this quite a bit actually. I think my motto would read something along the lines of:
This Enlgish classroom is where students learn to read what they like and to figure out how to like what they read.

And “Think with your pen.”

(In my end of year surveys many students remarked that I use this phrase to inveigle students to give voice to their ideas only by using their pen and paper. I can’t quite figure out if they like it or hate it or both, but they sure do remember it.)

]]> By: Grapas http://www.toddseal.com/rodin/2007/06/top-priority/comment-page-1/#comment-14588 Grapas Sun, 01 Jul 2007 00:09:25 +0000 http://www.toddseal.com/rodin/2007/06/top-priority/#comment-14588 Not to hijack your post with something only marginally related, but I love looking at engrish.com I sometimes wonder if Asian countries who struggle with english have similar sites for Westerners who struggle with Japanese, or Mandarin... P.S. Not sure if technical trainers count as teachers, but it's too late now, I've posted all the same. :) Not to hijack your post with something only marginally related, but I love looking at engrish.com I sometimes wonder if Asian countries who struggle with english have similar sites for Westerners who struggle with Japanese, or Mandarin…

P.S. Not sure if technical trainers count as teachers, but it’s too late now, I’ve posted all the same. :)

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