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New Posting Schedule
I’ve started a new posting schedule here on Silent Cacophony. I will post entries on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday every week. That’s not to say that I won’t post additional entries either, but that will be my regular schedule for the time-being. You can still look forward to these regular features . . . Teaching…
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Our Classroom Rules Apply to the Teacher as well.
These are the classroom rules that I expect everyone in my class to follow, myself included. That is one of the reasons I decided to write these in the first person. I didn’t write “Do Your Best,” I wrote “Do My Best.” This is a subtle distinction but I hope it communicates that these are rules…
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Breathtaking Sidewalk Art
David Zinn magically transforms the sidewalk and immediate environment into breathtaking works of art. And he does it in chalk. Absolutely incredible! I love how he makes three-dimensional drawings that are fully immersed in reality and fantasy at exactly the same time. This piece might just be my favourite. It really looks like Sluggo is…
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Two Back-to-Back Scrabble Wins
I played two games of Scrabble with my mom this week and something really unusual happened. I got the exact same score at the end of both games. Here’s the proof . . . The first two columns are the score card for Game 1. You can see that I won with a total of…
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That Hurt! Ninjaz Take Out the Zombie (I mean, me)
Ninja Vs Zombie game from Y8.fm When I work with kids, I always ham it up. I run and jump and am very active. This summer, I am working at a theatre arts camp and it gives me the chance to do some physical acting and comedy. I absolutely love it. Yesterday, I was playing the…
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Don’t Let Silent Cacophony Slip Away
It really is a shame that Google Reader is shutting down on Monday. I have relied on the service to keep track of all of my favourite blogs and websites for years now. It’s the first thing I open in the morning. I love having all of my favourite sites available to read in one…
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30 Things Wrong With Star Trek Into Darkness
The latest Star Trek film is a train-wreck from beginning to end. There were only a few moments in the film that were actually tolerable. I’ve already written about my disappointment with Star Trek Into Darkness, but I decided to shed a little more light on the situation. This truly is a dark day for…
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30 Disappointing Moments from Star Trek Into Darkness
Why is the Enterprise in the Ocean? See # 2 We are going through Star Trek Into Darkness and looking at the 30 Disappointing moments in the film. Here are the 30 Things Wrong With Star Trek Into Darkness. 11) Weird Photon Torpedoes Scotty didn’t want these new weapons being loaded onto the ship. He…
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10 More Embarrassing Things Star Trek Into Darkness
We are going through Star Trek Into Darkness to illustrate just how dark a day this is for Star Trek fans everywhere. I cannot believe that they’ve made two horrible films in a row. And as bad as the 2009 reboot was, this sequel is even worse. It is practically unwatchable. Here’s why . .…
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Star Trek Into Disappointment
I was really hoping that the second film in the Star Trek reboot could capture the essence of the original movie franchise. I also wanted to enjoy a new Star Trek adventure. As such, I avoided all spoilers and promotion for Star Trek Into Darkness and watched the movie tonight with an open mind. My…