by Jill Tomey | Nov 22, 2024 | No Matter How You Say It
No Matter How You Say It: Trustworthiness Word Origin Trustworthy is being worthy of trust. The origin of the word trust is from Middle English < Old Norse traust trust (cognate with German Trost comfort); Can you see how you can be comfortable with something you...
by Jill Tomey | Nov 22, 2024 | Curriculum Connection
Trustworthiness Curriculum Connection – Science This lesson will relate the concept of trustworthiness to measurements. Begin by asking what the temperature of the room is. Then ask them how accurate that measurement is. Have a small thermometer ready so that...
by Jill Tomey | Oct 27, 2024 | Curriculum Connection
Tolerance Curriculum Connection – Science We walk all over it, sit on it, drive on it and it still bounces back! GRASS! Do you ever consider how much abuse it takes and yet it still manages to bounce back straight and tall? This is the object lesson for...
by Jill Tomey | Sep 23, 2024 | Curriculum Connection
Orderliness Curriculum Connection – English Whether you are writing a term paper or a letter to a friend, your writing should be orderly in both content and presentation. If not, the document will create more confusion than communication. From the individual...
by Jill Tomey | Aug 24, 2024 | Curriculum Connection
Thoroughness Curriculum Connection – Language Arts Proofreading The Importance of Proofreading: In his State of the Union address on December 5th of 1870, President Ulysses S Grant mentioned a tariff adjustment that would put a duty on certain imports and bring...
