Recent content by Varerii

I shudder at the thought of PE being an elective. My entire career has been built on Physical Education and training athletes. If kids aren't prompted to enroll into sports or at least get some physical activity, I can't see anything good coming from that. The health issues that result for low...

Warming up is essential for, well, everything we do in life. We need to oil our joints and minds prior to using them efficiently. I usually warm up by body before I dance or hit the weights with release technique practices and improvisational dancing. If find that when I teach little kids...

What an interesting idea for any classroom. My university has done something similar with teaching dancers (my major) about the spaces we dwell in and to be more perceptive to what surrounds us. We are asked to view every object in the room as something we've never seen before. How would we...

Ah, see, now when you look at it from that angle, email can certainly be considered an educational tool! Examples of what to do and what not to do--let's use your example of email marketing--can easily be sent around the classroom (physical or virtual) and displayed right within the actual...

Emails aren't learning tool unless you sign up for an educational newsletter. Anymore, emails are used for quick correspondence or the transfer of documents. Sometimes, we don't even need an email to do that. "Quick, hop on voice chat and scan me that doc with this here app!" There's also...

Life is entirely dependent on technology anymore. Even the simplest technology, like a ballpoint pen, as someone already mentioned, is now a part of our lives. We cannot escape technology, nor should be we want to. Sewage, showers, microwave ovens, refrigerators, telephones, internet, and...

(Necro'd the thread again, but it's worth it.) I feel like articles that promote body positivity like this one should go viral and be posted in every single magazine young girls read on a daily basis. My ladies are average sized, and I've never been self-conscious of them. I've been...

How is the Bible a reference book? I'd rather students read "A Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy," in that case. Dictionaries and thesauruses, though, are fundamental. One cannot build a vocabulary or hold colorful conversations if they are unable to comprehend and embellish on what they are...

What a purr-ty kitty. I love this. I love how the ear is right there, the perfect line guiding the viewer to the perfect dome of the amber-colored eye. It's a gripping composition. :)

This is great! It's kind of how I've always imagined Anubis: strong, regal, and unconcerned with those around him. I love how simple it is yet truly riveting. Maybe it's the colors. They're just blending so well and look tangible, like Anubis has been carved out of stone or something.

English has a rather expansive linguistic profile. While there are some more Indigenous sounding vocals (mainly from the laryngeal/glottal areas) that we cast off when growing up as English speakers, we can generally make every sound available to the human race. Languages with more constricted...

Well, my mother language is English. I'm rather invested in polishing my English and maintaining my silver tongue, albeit I'm living in Japan. Yet, I've studied Spanish and Italian in intermediate school, French and Japanese in high school, and Japanese in college. Now, my passions for...

Interesting thought. Most people don't think of Physical Education or even Fitness and Wellness based jobs as something you go to college for... although such lucrative jobs like Athletic Training and Occupational Therapy exist within those realms. There's also Exercise Physiology. No, most...

History to me can be both fascinating and predictable, depending on what history I'm learning about. I love learning about ancient civilizations and the great thinkers that existed within them. Ancient China and Japan are also always on my list for investigation. When I was a kid I ravenously...

I thought much like everyone else when I lived in the United States. When I was a tyke, I was always outside getting dirty. My mom hated how her little princess would come home covered in dirt and scabs. To this day, my favorite place is outside, doing outdoorsy things. My imagination runs...